430 watt power supply

twitchtwice · 02-21-2008, 03:50 AM

Will that support

AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000+
2 gigs gskill ram
8600gt xxx

PC eye · 02-21-2008, 03:54 AM

Under powered! is the key word there. The newer 8000 series cards look for a 450w minimum if you are planning any gaming or mulmedia playback. The supply seen listed in your sig however would be more then adequate. You would have to run only the basics to avoid problems with no ocing or heavy demand for graphics to slide by with anything less then their recommended wattage minimum.

Cleric7x9 · 02-21-2008, 04:43 AM

430 watts is plenty for that system assuming you dont have fifty harddrives or tons of lights or anything. it also depends on what company, can it deliver 430 watts of power constantly?

PC eye · 02-21-2008, 04:51 AM

Antec has some good 430w models for the basics. Their TP2 model was replaced by the 3 models seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ame=401+-+450W

Kesava · 02-21-2008, 08:24 AM

the 8600GT requires a minimum 300 watt psu.

so 430 is more then enough. even the much better 8800 GT only needs 400 watts. so your safe in that way... only problem could be the quality of the psu...

PC eye · 02-21-2008, 09:21 AM

What else besides the cpu, memory, and video card will be going into it? The Asus wattage calculator shows 400w or a little more for the build here while no 400w supply would see 6 sata power connectors or the additional molex type for the Antec 900's four 12v case fans. http://support.asus.com/PowerSupplyC...Language=en-us

Gee? I'm glad I went with the OCZ 700w model for the two optical and three(1 ide) hard drives installed along with the case fans. You first have to know what will be going into a build so those things can be accomidated for. The small supplies too often lack the additional connectors you need.

**ceewi1** · 02-21-2008, 09:46 AM

430W is plenty of power for a system like that, provided of course it is realistically rated.

twitchtwice · 02-21-2008, 08:08 PM

Well its an antec, it was something sitting in my old computer and i was going to give it to him so he wouldnt have to waste his money on it. Its quite old, so i told him if he's going to get a new pc he may as well go with a new psu as well

so i told him to go with the 600 watt version of mine for future proof and reliability

PC eye · 02-21-2008, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceewi1

430W is plenty of power for a system like that, provided of course it is realistically rated.

With good regulation! I slapped the TP2 430 back in one old case here being a bit over 4yrs. old and it worked out quite well. Some of the older small wattage models actually saw some of the best regulation on those over the long list of cheapies claiming 500w or more!

oscaryu1 · 02-22-2008, 01:59 AM

As long as it's a QUALITY unit and not a PSU from a POWMAX case (or such) or a eBay unit, it's plenty.

Quote:

so 430 is more then enough. even the much better 8800 GT only needs 400 watts. so your safe in that way... only problem could be the quality of the psu...

I wouldn't be suprised if a 8800GT ran fine on it.

02-21-2008, 03:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
twitchtwice Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 310	430 watt power supply Will that support AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000+ 2 gigs gskill ram 8600gt xxx __________________ CPU: C2D e8400 @ 3.6 HSF: Arctic Freezer 7 MOBO: Gigabyte P35-DS3L RAM: 4GB Corsair XMS2 GPU: XFX GeForce G92 8800 GTS HDD: WD Raptor 150GB PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700W CASE: Antech 900 OS: Win XP x64 MON: Samsung 932BW All this for CS:S? Why not :)

02-21-2008, 03:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,998	Under powered! is the key word there. The newer 8000 series cards look for a 450w minimum if you are planning any gaming or mulmedia playback. The supply seen listed in your sig however would be more then adequate. You would have to run only the basics to avoid problems with no ocing or heavy demand for graphics to slide by with anything less then their recommended wattage minimum. __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

02-21-2008, 04:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cleric7x9 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Palm Beach, FL Age: 23 Posts: 1,602	430 watts is plenty for that system assuming you dont have fifty harddrives or tons of lights or anything. it also depends on what company, can it deliver 430 watts of power constantly? __________________ CPU \|\| e8400 RAM \|\| 2GB corsair xms2 pc6400 800mhz HDD \|\| 2x WD Raptor 150GB 2x WD 500GB MBO \|\| EVGA 680i SE GPU \|\| Evga 8800GT Superclocked w/ Accelero PSU \|\| Silverstone 750 watt Case\|\| Antec p182

02-21-2008, 04:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,998	Antec has some good 430w models for the basics. Their TP2 model was replaced by the 3 models seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ame=401+-+450W __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

02-21-2008, 08:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 2,979	the 8600GT requires a minimum 300 watt psu. so 430 is more then enough. even the much better 8800 GT only needs 400 watts. so your safe in that way... only problem could be the quality of the psu... __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

02-21-2008, 09:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,998	What else besides the cpu, memory, and video card will be going into it? The Asus wattage calculator shows 400w or a little more for the build here while no 400w supply would see 6 sata power connectors or the additional molex type for the Antec 900's four 12v case fans. http://support.asus.com/PowerSupplyC...Language=en-us Gee? I'm glad I went with the OCZ 700w model for the two optical and three(1 ide) hard drives installed along with the case fans. You first have to know what will be going into a build so those things can be accomidated for. The small supplies too often lack the additional connectors you need. __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

02-21-2008, 09:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,120	430W is plenty of power for a system like that, provided of course it is realistically rated. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: XFX 7900GT RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 1TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

02-21-2008, 08:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
twitchtwice Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 310	Well its an antec, it was something sitting in my old computer and i was going to give it to him so he wouldnt have to waste his money on it. Its quite old, so i told him if he's going to get a new pc he may as well go with a new psu as well so i told him to go with the 600 watt version of mine for future proof and reliability __________________ CPU: C2D e8400 @ 3.6 HSF: Arctic Freezer 7 MOBO: Gigabyte P35-DS3L RAM: 4GB Corsair XMS2 GPU: XFX GeForce G92 8800 GTS HDD: WD Raptor 150GB PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700W CASE: Antech 900 OS: Win XP x64 MON: Samsung 932BW All this for CS:S? Why not :)

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