Which power supply in which system??

[teiresias]

In the neverending saga of my current upgrade cycle I realized if I'm going to keep my old system running as a linux box (might end up a win98 box, not sure) I need an extra power supply.

The PS in my current rig is an Enermax EG451P-VE. I believe it's rated at 430W, and this is the rail info:

+3.3V: 35A
+5V: 44A
+12V: 15A
-5V: 2A
-12V: 1A

Now, I know I have to buy another supply, and I'm leaning toward the Fortron FSP350-60PN. The only thing I don't like about it is it only has an intake and no real exhaust fan, but I'm wondering which supply I should use in which system (and recommendations on the new supply to buy).

Anyway, the makeup of my two systems are going to end up being this:

Linux/Win98 Box (not my main use PC):
Athlon Thunderbird 1.2Ghz
Iwill KK266 mobo
384MB PC133 RAM
10Gig IBM HDD (DTTA-371010)
Original Radeon 32MB Vid Card
Using onboard sound on the mobo
Netgear Ethernet card
Toshiba 4x DVD-ROM drive
ASUS 32x12x40x CDRW
floppy drive
4 80mm case fans

Main/winXP Box (the system I'm building now):
AMD AthlonXP 2400+ Mobile (being a mobile, it's overclocking bound)
ABIT NF7-S
512MB OCZ PC3200 RAM
120Gig Maxtor HDD
20Gig IBM HDD
Radeon 9500 Pro
SoundBlaster Live!
Linksys Wireless-G card
Lite-On Black 52X32X52X16 Combo Drive
floppy drive
3 80mm Case Fans

I'd imagine the Linux box has less power requirements despite the fact that it has two optical drives (which are rarely ever used at the same time), while the new "main" will have 2 HDD, and an externally powered vid card.

So what do people think? Which rig should the enermax go in, and what should I get to power the other rig?

I am trying to keep the noise down in the new rig, and since my current system is pretty noisy anyway, I've never gotten a clear picture of how noisy the enermax supply actually is. So that may be a concern.

Thanks for any opinions guys!

 

[Xemus]

Technically, the 350W Fortran should be fine in your new XP system. You don't seem to be running anything that required more watts than that.

 

[psiu]

Either or.

The new one looks to be fine, although with the old one you have the advantage of knowing it works...

 

[screw3d]

The Fortron has no exhaust because its target audience is silent PC enthusiasts. I do think it's a good power supply!

 

[teiresias]

I went ahead and ordered the Fortron. I am trying to keep noise down in this rig, though I probably will do some overclocking too. Everything I read pointed to the Fortron being a good unit, so I'll give it a shot! Thanks guys.

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: screw3d
The Fortron has no exhaust because its target audience is silent PC enthusiasts. I do think it's a good power supply!

I agree, get this power supply! Even if it does only have one fan it does an excellent job at venting heat!