How powerful of a PSU will I need for my new system?


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Hey guys,

I'm building a new PC at the moment, here are the vague specs:

AMD Athlon XP 1800+

Entry-level mobo that supports DDR

512 DDR RAM

Geforce 4 Ti4200

Hercules Muse XL (salvaged from current PC)

7200rpm 40 gig HD

Lifeview Flyvideo 98 II (salvaged)

Pioneer DVD-ROM (salvaged)

Diamond Data 30x6x4 burner (salvaged)

Good ol' retro floppy drive

What kind of PSU am I looking at here? I'm looking for the minimum, but not too minimum, if that makes any sense. Betterly phrased, what kind of PSU am I looking at if I want to keep the cost down but still want to be in a safe area where issues won't rise due to power supply problems. My guess was about a 350w, but I'm not basing this on any actual experience, just an educated guess, so I figured it might be a smart idea to ask.

Thanks guys!

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Originally posted by Beast_4thHM

I agree go with 400+ PSU , especially those with dual-fans (intake-outake) like enermax

The enermax dual-fan PSU's are expensive, but I noticed some other cheap dual-fan PSU's, especially one by atlas, only $110 AUD (400w). What's the advantages of a dual-fanned PSU? Cooling isn't critical to me since I don't plan on overclocking or doing anything else colourful with the PC (eg. case mods), is a dual-fanned PSU still useful over a single fan PSU?

Thanks again!

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Good cooling is good not only for overclocking but also for system stabilty , U have a fast CPU and good amount of memory which cuz lots of heat and dont forget that heat goes up so a dual-fan CPU will help alot

btw enermax are just an example , I would choose the cheaper one too

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