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Title: MOBO and minimum 600 watt power supply
Post by: squirrellydw on March 13, 2007, 10:21:25 pm

So I just got my MOBO today and it says for a fully configured system I should have a minimum 600 watt power supply.  I have a 430 watt, you think it will be ok?   :dunno I will have

1 - avga pci-e
1 - ipac 4  USB
3 - ledwiz  USB
4 - u360  USB
1- trackball  USB
2 - spinners  USB

what do you think?  :dunno

Title: Re: MOBO and minimum 600 watt power supply
Post by: edge on March 13, 2007, 10:25:11 pm

I think you are fine with the 430watt psu.  you usually need more if you have multiple video cards, multiple hard drives, multiple cpus, etc.  A bunch of USB devices won't force you to need more than 430watts.

Title: Re: MOBO and minimum 600 watt power supply
Post by: Fozzy The Bear on March 13, 2007, 10:26:11 pm

Quote from: squirrellydw on March 13, 2007, 10:21:25 pm

So I just got my MOBO today and it says for a fully configured system I should have a minimum 600 watt power supply.  I have a 430 watt, you think it will be ok?   :dunno I will have

1 - avga pci-e
1 - ipac 4  USB
3 - ledwiz  USB
4 - u360  USB
1- trackball  USB
2 - spinners  USB

what do you think?  :dunno

What they mean is for a system, probably, running a raid aray with four hard drives, two DVD drives and floppy connected and a whopping great high power dual video card setup.

430Watts is more than enough for the average PC.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

P.S. the edge beat me to that answer by seconds there.... LOL  :laugh2: I must type faster...

Title: Re: MOBO and minimum 600 watt power supply
Post by: squirrellydw on March 13, 2007, 10:33:55 pm

I will only have 1 sata drive and one DVD drive.

Thanks

Title: Re: MOBO and minimum 600 watt power supply
Post by: leapinlew on March 14, 2007, 12:36:15 am

Quote from: squirrellydw on March 13, 2007, 10:33:55 pm

I will only have 1 sata drive and one DVD drive.

Thanks

lol...

630 watts. Thats insane. I use a 600 watt power supply for a machine with 7 sata drives, 1 floppy and 1 optical.

A machine like that would be fine with a 250 watt psu.

Title: Re: MOBO and minimum 600 watt power supply
Post by: squirrellydw on March 14, 2007, 12:47:34 am

Quote from: leapinlew on March 14, 2007, 12:36:15 am

Quote from: squirrellydw on March 13, 2007, 10:33:55 pm

I will only have 1 sata drive and one DVD drive.

Thanks

lol...

630 watts. Thats insane. I use a 600 watt power supply for a machine with 7 sata drives, 1 floppy and 1 optical.

A machine like that would be fine with a 250 watt psu.

did you see my first post?  I thought it would be fine but thats what the MOBO book said.  I just wasn't sure of all the USB stuff

Title: Re: MOBO and minimum 600 watt power supply
Post by: torez on March 14, 2007, 01:01:23 am

You'll be fine.

Title: Re: MOBO and minimum 600 watt power supply
Post by: leapinlew on March 14, 2007, 01:04:09 am

Quote from: squirrellydw on March 14, 2007, 12:47:34 am

Quote from: leapinlew on March 14, 2007, 12:36:15 am

Quote from: squirrellydw on March 13, 2007, 10:33:55 pm

I will only have 1 sata drive and one DVD drive.

Thanks

lol...

630 watts. Thats insane. I use a 600 watt power supply for a machine with 7 sata drives, 1 floppy and 1 optical.

A machine like that would be fine with a 250 watt psu.

did you see my first post?  I thought it would be fine but thats what the MOBO book said.  I just wasn't sure of all the USB stuff

I wasn't laughing at you squirelly... I was really laughing out loud at what power hogs these machines have become.  :)

Title: Re: MOBO and minimum 600 watt power supply
Post by: mrserv0n on March 14, 2007, 01:09:22 am

I run 3 HDD, 6800gt with a enermax 430