Is this PSU good enough?

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  1. couzo

    couzo What's a Dremel?

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    First of if this should go in the electronic forum please move it!!
    This is my system spec:

    XP2100+ Alpha 8045 with a Ys-tech fan
    Radeon 8500LE 280/280
    Soyo Dragon Ultra Platinum
    Ricoh CDRW
    LG 50x cdrom
    2x 30cm Cathodes
    2x 4.5 inch cathodes
    1x ccm baybus
    1x external power supply mod (with a glow pad on 12v)
    1x 40gb IBM Deskstar
    I am soone getting 2 7200rpm Mators to put in raid 0 (I know there won't be a major performance boost all you raid nuts out there!!)

    Will my enermax 350w PSU be ok with this or should I get a more powerful one if so which is the best to go for and where from?

    Thanks sorry this is soooooooo long!!

    Couzo
     
    couzo, 25 Jun 2002
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  2. eddie_dane

    eddie_dane Used to mod pc's now I mod houses

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    an enermax 350 should do just fine with that setup...
     
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  3. jamiesurfs

    jamiesurfs Boom Boom, Cha Cha Cha!

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    A 350 watt Enermax shoul be great for that setup. Do you have any other PCI cards or fans that could draw a lot of power though? Mind you, you should still have enough watts left over for most things anyway and the power regulation on the Enermax should easily be able to cope.
     
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  4. couzo

    couzo What's a Dremel?

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    Yes I have 3 80mm fans and one 120mm fan
     
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  5. jamiesurfs

    jamiesurfs Boom Boom, Cha Cha Cha!

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    No worries really. Just looking at mine, I have a 350 watt Enermax with a fair amount of stuff and it's great, so you should be well ok!;)
     
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  6. Vittorio

    Vittorio What's a Dremel?

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    I am running a 400 Watt P/S and i am running the following off it with no problems:

    4 x HD's
    1 x CDRW
    1 x DVD

    3 x 80mm case fans
    1 x 8000 Rpm CPU fan

    12" Cold Cathode

    I have never had any power porblems, I am going to add a SCSI HD later this week too.
     
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  7. couzo

    couzo What's a Dremel?

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    I am having a few problems with my enermax such as the comp is not sutting down properly and when I have a few things on one of the lines my hard rive powers down would getting a higher voltage psu make these problems go away??
     
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  8. Vittorio

    Vittorio What's a Dremel?

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    When you say its not shutting down properly, do you mean it is not switching itself off?

    What version of windows are you running?

    Do you have any power saving options switched on in windows or in your bios?
     
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  9. couzo

    couzo What's a Dremel?

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    Basically when windows XP shuts down it goes to the windows shutting down screen then freezes and I hear the hard drive turn off but the cathodes and fans stay on?? Then I have to hold the power button for 4 seconds then it all turns off. There is an option to have instant of or 4 second delay but on both settings the outcome is the same as the above???
     
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