Will a 350W PSU power this?

Dazzeerr · 10-31-2009, 12:53 AM

I'm leaning towards it probably won't, but it's worth a shot.

Core 2 Duo E4400, Geforce 8500GT 256mb, Gigabyte EP43-DS3L and 2GB Corsair 667MHz.

As i said it's a 350W PSU, made by octigen.

Haha, 17A on the 12V+ rail.

Reason i'm asking this is my dad asked me to build him a computer out of my old parts so I am, but he doesn't want to wait for me to RMA the dead OCZ 500W StealthXStream

**bomberboysk** · 10-31-2009, 01:20 AM

no

Its stupid to run a computer on a cheap chinese power supply anyhow. Unless of course you like toasting your motherboards, gpu's, and cpu's that is. Never heard of octigen, but it sounds along the lines of most other cheap units(logisys, Codegen, Rosewill, etc)

Ramomar · 10-31-2009, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bomberboysk

but it sounds along the lines of most other cheap units(logisys, Codegen, Rosewill, etc)

Rosewill stands a notch above those two

cheburns · 10-31-2009, 03:25 AM

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

Just for reference... but the name (and therefore quality) of you psu is as important as the wattage (as bomber implies)

ganzey · 10-31-2009, 03:36 AM

dude, just rma the ocz. its either that or risk frying ur mobo, cpu, and graphics card.

mx344 · 10-31-2009, 04:42 AM

If you got rid of the gfx card, you could run it. I wouldnt trust that thing though

hehe.

linkin93 · 10-31-2009, 05:39 AM

I wouldn't trust that PSU with a lightbulb

**bomberboysk** · 10-31-2009, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linkin93

I wouldn't trust that PSU with a lightbulb

Coming from the member with an A-Power...

Timmeh · 11-03-2009, 04:21 AM

dont worry about toasting all your hardware that thing aint even going to get your setup to boot. let alone fry

ganzey · 11-03-2009, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timmeh

dont worry about toasting all your hardware that thing aint even going to get your setup to boot. let alone fry

but if it tries and fail, it could surge and still fry everythin

10-31-2009, 12:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dazzeerr Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England UK Posts: 401	Will a 350W PSU power this? I'm leaning towards it probably won't, but it's worth a shot. Core 2 Duo E4400, Geforce 8500GT 256mb, Gigabyte EP43-DS3L and 2GB Corsair 667MHz. As i said it's a 350W PSU, made by octigen. Haha, 17A on the 12V+ rail. Reason i'm asking this is my dad asked me to build him a computer out of my old parts so I am, but he doesn't want to wait for me to RMA the dead OCZ 500W StealthXStream __________________ Case \| Coolermaster Elite 330 CPU \| Intel Core2Quad Q6600 @ 2.85GHz HS/F \| Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 Mobo \| Asus P5Q-SE2 Graphics \| GeForce 9800GTX+ 512mb RAM \| 4GB DDR2 Crucial Ballistix 800Mhz Sound \| Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio PSU \| Corsair 650W TX Series

10-31-2009, 01:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
bomberboysk Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northeast Ohio, But mainly infront of computer Age: 16 Posts: 8,088	no Its stupid to run a computer on a cheap chinese power supply anyhow. Unless of course you like toasting your motherboards, gpu's, and cpu's that is. Never heard of octigen, but it sounds along the lines of most other cheap units(logisys, Codegen, Rosewill, etc) __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.90Ghz Custom Water Loop \| Mobo: EVGA 790i Ultra SLI \| GPU: 9800gtx and GTS250 in SLI\| Ram: 4GB(2 x 2gb) 1333Mhz ddr3 \| Case: Xclio WTBKAdvanced \| Sound: X-fi Fatal1ty Championship, Z-5500 5.1 Surround\| HDD: 2x Raid 0 7200.11 500gb \| PSU: Zalman ZM-1000HP \|OS: Windows 7 Enterprise x64\| Dont skimp on a power supply,if it fails, it usually takes out other components alongside it. New? Dont forget to read the rules. Heatware P.M. If interested in Shin Etsu X23-7783D Last edited by bomberboysk; 10-31-2009 at 04:26 AM.

10-31-2009, 03:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
cheburns Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 581	http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp Just for reference... but the name (and therefore quality) of you psu is as important as the wattage (as bomber implies) __________________ Ultra X-Blaster ATX Mid-Tower Case with 2 x 120mm Thermaltake Fans ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.8GHz Processor with Zalman 9500 and AS5 CORSAIR ATX12V 520W Power Supply Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin PC2 6400 Memory BFG Tech GeForce 7950GT 256MB Video Card Western Digital SATAII Hard Drives - 2 x 400GB, 1 x 640GB Memorex 16x DVD+/-RW IDE Drive Samsung 20" 2ms Widescreen 206BW Windows XP Pro x64

10-31-2009, 03:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
ganzey Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: belvidere, Illinois Age: 16 Posts: 666	dude, just rma the ocz. its either that or risk frying ur mobo, cpu, and graphics card. __________________ When I walk through the shadow of the valley of death I will fear no evil, cause I'm the biggest son of a b*tch in the Valley

10-31-2009, 04:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
mx344 Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fresno, California Age: 15 Posts: 604	If you got rid of the gfx card, you could run it. I wouldnt trust that thing though hehe. __________________ Processor:AMD 5200+ @2.835ghz Mobo:M2N-SLI Ram:Kingston Value 4GIGS 800mhz@864 5-5-5-18 + 4GB of ReadyBoost HDD: Seagate 250GIG 7200RPM 32mb cache GPU:ATI 4670 GDDR4 OC 780/1750 PSU:antec basiq 500watt

10-31-2009, 05:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
linkin93 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Age: 16 Posts: 2,344	I wouldn't trust that PSU with a lightbulb __________________ System CM Storm Scout - Asus P5N-E SLI - Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 3.02Ghz - 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 @ 900mhz - Sapphire HD 3870 - WD 250GB Caviar SE16 - SHAW 860W - Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Perhiprials Logitech G5 Mouse - Logitech R-10 Speakers - Targus Keyboard - HP L1470 17" 1280x1024 Monitor

11-03-2009, 04:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
Timmeh New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	dont worry about toasting all your hardware that thing aint even going to get your setup to boot. let alone fry

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