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Article #286Re: Putting together a new PC - Advice needed ASAP Pls
From: larrymoencurly
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 07:40
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 07:40
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"Adam SLATER \(H0llyw00d H0gan\)" <slattery@tig.com.au> wrote in message news:<bluk43$7ms$1@lust.ihug.co.nz>... > Intel Pentium๏ฟฝ 4 2.8GHz > Generic DDR400512MB-AT1681 512MB PC3200 > Sony DRU510 DVD writer > Sony CD writer > ATi Radeon 64mb TV out VIVO capture card video > 3 1/2 inch floppy drive > Creative soundcard > > Also will my current 300watt power supply and my Aopen case > suffice ? (Been running my Athlon 1.2g CPU and Abit motherboard ok) It depends on how powerful the PSU really is because labels aren't always accurate, as Tom's showed ( http://tinyurl.com/q4q8 ), and at Overclockers.com Larva, who's knows tons and has built thousands of systems, finally reached the limit of a very high quality Fortron 350W PSU with a Pentium4 overclocked just above 3.4 GHz ( http://tinyurl.com/q4xq ). So my guess is that even the best 300W PSU could be marginal at 2.8 GHz, and I'd want to play it safe and get a 350W. Directron.com and NewEgg.com have 350W Fortron/Sparkle PSUs for under $40, and one of them would be a safer choice than a cheapo 500W, which will probably look wimpier inside than even a 300W Fortron/Sparkle.
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