Is my PSU powerful enough?

Drastik · 08-18-2009, 07:13 PM

In terms of the psu, i was on a budget when buying one. so i bought the cheapest quality psu i could find (with a warrenty), that was above 450 watts , so I bought a Coolermaster 460W eXtreme Power Plus PSU , http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150596
i read in the mobo manual that its required to have at least 500wts to enable a stable system when expansions are installed.
my specs are Phenom 2 x2(x4), 2gb ddr2 1066, ati hd 4850, 1 sata drive, 1 dvd drive

Bodaggit23 · 08-18-2009, 07:35 PM

500watts required or recommended...

Drastik · 08-18-2009, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bodaggit23

500watts required or recommended...

recommended

Bodaggit23 · 08-18-2009, 07:48 PM

You should be fine as long as you're not running SLI or you have
a lot of fans and hard drives.

Drastik · 08-18-2009, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bodaggit23

You should be fine as long as you're not running SLI or you have
a lot of fans and hard drives.

i have two 80mm fans and 1 120mm

Bodaggit23 · 08-18-2009, 07:58 PM

You should be fine. No worries.

dubesinhower · 08-18-2009, 07:38 PM

yea, i dont think you have to worry. more than 500 watts is mostly for sli or crossfire. i have 3 hdds, 1 dvd, and my 8800 gts powered by a 450 watt. i think youll be good as long as it has enough pcie power adapters for that 4850.

Drastik · 08-18-2009, 08:14 PM

cool

elliot_c · 08-19-2009, 11:34 PM

Your be okay

08-18-2009, 07:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Drastik Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 455	Is my PSU powerful enough? In terms of the psu, i was on a budget when buying one. so i bought the cheapest quality psu i could find (with a warrenty), that was above 450 watts , so I bought a Coolermaster 460W eXtreme Power Plus PSU , http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150596 i read in the mobo manual that its required to have at least 500wts to enable a stable system when expansions are installed. my specs are Phenom 2 x2(x4), 2gb ddr2 1066, ati hd 4850, 1 sata drive, 1 dvd drive

08-18-2009, 07:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bodaggit23 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Aperture Science Posts: 4,554	500watts required or recommended... __________________ Team Stats @ ExtremeOverclocking.com Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 CPU: i7 920 Batch#3841A525 (@3.43Ghz) Board: EVGA E758-A1 Memory: Dominator 3x2GB DDR3 1600 Hard Drive: 300GB VelociRaptor GPU: EVGA GTX260 SC Core 216 Optical: Sony Optiarc 22x DVD/CD Burner PSU: Corsair TX850W CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Primary OS: Windows Vista x64 SP2 Case: Coolermaster HAF 932

08-18-2009, 07:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bodaggit23 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Aperture Science Posts: 4,554	You should be fine as long as you're not running SLI or you have a lot of fans and hard drives. __________________ Team Stats @ ExtremeOverclocking.com Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 CPU: i7 920 Batch#3841A525 (@3.43Ghz) Board: EVGA E758-A1 Memory: Dominator 3x2GB DDR3 1600 Hard Drive: 300GB VelociRaptor GPU: EVGA GTX260 SC Core 216 Optical: Sony Optiarc 22x DVD/CD Burner PSU: Corsair TX850W CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Primary OS: Windows Vista x64 SP2 Case: Coolermaster HAF 932

08-18-2009, 07:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bodaggit23 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Aperture Science Posts: 4,554	You should be fine. No worries. __________________ Team Stats @ ExtremeOverclocking.com Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 CPU: i7 920 Batch#3841A525 (@3.43Ghz) Board: EVGA E758-A1 Memory: Dominator 3x2GB DDR3 1600 Hard Drive: 300GB VelociRaptor GPU: EVGA GTX260 SC Core 216 Optical: Sony Optiarc 22x DVD/CD Burner PSU: Corsair TX850W CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Primary OS: Windows Vista x64 SP2 Case: Coolermaster HAF 932

08-18-2009, 07:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
dubesinhower Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Age: 19 Posts: 579	yea, i dont think you have to worry. more than 500 watts is mostly for sli or crossfire. i have 3 hdds, 1 dvd, and my 8800 gts powered by a 450 watt. i think youll be good as long as it has enough pcie power adapters for that 4850. __________________ ~desktop~ intel core 2 duo e6750, asus p5k deluxe, evga geforce 8800 gts 320 mb, 3 gb ddr2 800 mhz, 450 watt psu windows 7 pro ~laptop~ compaq presario cq60z 215dx, amd athlon x2 64, nvidia geforce go 8200m, 2 gb ram, 250 gb hdd windows 7 pro compuclave.com

08-18-2009, 08:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
Drastik Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 455	cool

08-19-2009, 11:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
elliot_c Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 152	Your be okay __________________ CPU: AMD Phenom II 720 BE 3.2GHz (Artic Freezer 64 Pro) MB: Asus M4A78 Pro RAM: 3GB 800Mhz PSU: OCZ StealthXStream 500W GPU: MSI Radeon 4830 1GB (650Mhz/940Mhz) Case: CoolerMaster Elite 330 (Side Window Version) Monitor: Samsung 933HD 18.5"

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