Finished building new PC..PSU question

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flush01

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so I finally got all the parts, put them in, pressed power up and boom everything worked :)

anyways, my question is, i got this case http://secure.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=15439&vpn=XION-BK&manufacture=Xion and it says it has 450 W PSU, is it fine for the system i have:

athlon 4400 x2
2gb ddr 400
geforce 6800GS
Asus sli deluxe m/b
AND 4 SATA hard drives .. 3 of them 300gb each and 1 74gb raptor (and im planning to add 2 more IDE hd's)

is 450W enough for everything ? or I should drop $100 on a new psu ?

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Whats the name of the PSU?
plus if it came with the case I would reccomend changing it cos psu's that come with cases ain't usually too good:)
a 500w shoudl be alright, but if you want to be futureproof its probably better to go 550w
 
34erd said:
Watts mean almost nothing. What are the amps on the +12V rails(s)?
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i have no idea :confused:

but everything runs fine, its been up 3 days 24/7 without any problems... i wanna add 2 more hd's and there's not enough power supply cords, so i need to go buy power splitter so im thinking if i should pick up new psu as well.. hrmm
 
you should have enought power there but like stated above that it isn't to wise to use a power supply that comes with the case cause they are usually cheap and well probably burn out. 450W well allow you to handle alot of stuff, I use 3HD's 6800GT 2 dvd burners and the other stuff on my vigor 450W psu and it works like a charm and i have been running it for about 6 months now with no problems. BUt make sure it has a 12v rails which most of them do (that i know about)
 
salvationpcs said:
BUt make sure it has a 12v rails which most of them do (that i know about)
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Every PSU has 12v rails, the question to always ask is how many amps are running through them? Read PSU101 for good benchmark amp levels.
 
salvationpcs said:
you should have enought power there but like stated above that it isn't to wise to use a power supply that comes with the case cause they are usually cheap and well probably burn out. 450W well allow you to handle alot of stuff, I use 3HD's 6800GT 2 dvd burners and the other stuff on my vigor 450W psu and it works like a charm and i have been running it for about 6 months now with no problems. BUt make sure it has a 12v rails which most of them do (that i know about)
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but if it burns out, it will not damange anything right ? or it can fry a mobo ?
 
flush01 said:
but if it burns out, it will not damange anything right ? or it can fry a mobo ?
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It can fry a mobo, Although i have fried a very cheap power supply in one of my other rigs and it didn't do anything to my computer. The fact is how lucky do you feel lol?
 
Why such good parts, and bail on the PSU? That's like using SLI w/ a 20 dollar monitor. Not to offend you in any way, but it just doesn't make any sense. Get a decent PSU w/ at least 36amps on the 12V rail, if you plan on OCing, you may want more than that yet.

Bad PSUs can fry your mobo, HDs, whatever it pleases. A buddy of mine, lost everything because his cheap PSU decided to quit one day and took everything w/ it. All data gone, his fault for not backing up, but cheap PSU's will give out on you before you know it. The only stock PSU I can somewhat trust is Antec.
 
If you don't have enough wattage, it won't necessarily damage your computer, your computer will just reduce power to other things. For example, in my computer I have a 250w PSU, and I should have a 350w (I should be running about 280-300w). However, because the PSU can't supply that much, it cuts power to my USB ports, etc. Nothing serious, just a nuisance because my wireless mouse doesn't always left-click. 450w should be fine, but as technology advances, devices will use more power, and as stated, stock PSU's are never exceptional....I'd buy a new PSU.
 
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