Would a P35 with an E2180 and 2GB DDR2...

[Jax Omen]

Would that take more power than an old socket 754 mobo with 2GB DDR1 and an Athlon 64 3200+? Everything else will be roughly equal.

My friend doesn't have as much money as she thought she would, so we're hoping that I can just give her Kitty's old 350W PSU (no idea about rail amps) and case.

 

[Roguestar]

350W is more than enough for that, but it depends largely on the video card. An E2180 and 2GB of DDR2 and a 9800GTX is a bit different from an E2180 and 2GB of DDR2 and a 6800GS. Nonetheless, it should be good as long as it has all the right connections.

 

[Jax Omen]

videocard would be a 7600GS.

I really just needed to know if P35 + C2D had significantly different power requirements from the older setup. Hence why I said "everything else would be roughly equal".

 

[sutahz]

My vote is you will be ok. Does the PSU have a 20pin or 20+4pin ATX12V connector?

 

[Jax Omen]

I'm fairly sure it's 20+4pin, but thanks for reminding me of something to check!

 

[JackMDS]

I run a similar system (OC to 3GHz) using an good old 350Watts PSU with 20 pins and its works very well.

 

[nerp]

I find that the Antec EA380 is more than enough power for some suprisingly loaded p35 systems with a bunch of drives. So a basic configuration should be all set with a decent 350+ drive.