power supply

[ebbe103]

how do u check power supply specs ie what watt ur computer is?

[ebbe103]

how do u check power supply specs ie what watt ur computer is?

[fabulouscoops]

you need to open the case and look at the label The specs page from where you bought the computer should also have that data.

[CrushedHead]

I second the Open the case and read the lable..if your looking to see what your watts are, look at watts, but more important look and see who makes it..Not all Power supplies are created equal...

XP3200 @ 220x11
Abit NF7-S v2
Sapphire 9800Pro 256mb XP Bios
2 10k Raptors in Raid-0
Audigy2 sound
430watt Antec TruePower
Water cooled GPU/CPU

[Supr]

The most important is the amps. Cheap supplies advertise alot of watts but have no amps.

[ValleyFly]

The wattage is located on the label of the power supply itself normally inside the PC (the label). neither amps or watts is as important as the quality of the PS meaning - does it have overcurrent protection, short circuit protection, and can handle the rating of wattage it advertises. One good maker is Aurora. They cost around 70 bucks and it's top of the line! Just remember one thing when buying a PS, if you owned a $22,000 motorcycle - would you buy a 10 dollar helmet http://ubbxforums.ubi.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[Ex0d]

I have a
Pentium 4 HT 3 Ghz
Asus P4C-800 Deluxe ( I875P-chipset )
Asus Radeon 9800 XT
2 x Corsair 512 DDRRam (running in dual)
Maxtor 120 GB SATA
and only a 300 Watt silent power supply from AOpen, should I buy a new one.
I'm thinking of a ThermalTake Silent PurePower 410 Watt.

[CrushedHead]

Well from what i've just read on aOpen power supplies, theye seem too be a good PS..theye maintain nice rail voltages, and perform good under load ..albeit, i only read about 5 reviews and never actually owned one, but theye ranked up with Antec...So i would look at what you run from your PS, like how mant HD's, cd-rom dvd, GPU how much memory and CPU...300watts isnt bad, but a nice 430, 450 or 480 is better... http://ubbxforums.ubi.com/images/smiley/16x16_smiley-wink.gif

XP3200 @ 220x11
Abit NF7-S v2
Sapphire 9800Pro 256mb XP Bios
2 10k Raptors in Raid-0
Audigy2 sound
430watt Antec TruePower
Water cooled GPU/CPU

[fabulouscoops]

Just found this site to do a rough calculation of power needs. Remember that it is just an estimate though.

http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply

P4 3.0 GHz, Win XP Home
Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB, 256 bit (378/338)
Plextor 52x CDRW, Audigy 2ZS
Intel 865PERL Chipset
WD 37 GB Raptor, 120 GB Caviar
2048 MB PC3200 DDR 400 RAM
19" flat screen CRT
3DMark03 rating 5844

[ValleyFly]

http://www.fortron-source.com/proddetail.asp?linenumber=79

This is a 400 watt PS made by Fortron (Aurora Series)
- stainless case
- over-voltage protection
- short circuit protection
- ps designed to not blow fuse - but shut down and reset
- avg price $70.00

I'm running:
Pentium 4 3.0e Ghz
Gigabyte GA-IK1100 M/B
1 GB PC3200 Ram
Geforce 4 TI 4800SE w/ 128 MB Ram
Plextor 48x24x48 USB 2.0 External Burner
Pioneer DVDR/ DVDRW Internal
Iomega USB 100MB Drive
Maxtor 40GB & Western Digital 80GB
2 fans in PS - 3 lighted smart fans - chipset & cpu fan - digital thermostat (for cpu)