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What size power supply for my setup?
ivwshane:
I currently have a 300w ps and it is only able to power:
1 hard drive
amd athlon 3200+
2 u360
1 electric ice trackball (no leds)
1 usb wireless device
2 nova matrix marquee lights
2 triple red leds
anything more and windows won't even boot :o
Besides the above I need to add:
3 led wiz's (~30 led connections in use x2)
an additional hard drive
and enough over head to add additional lights or something
M.Lanza:
A 450W + power supply should suit your needs.
ivwshane:
How positive are you? The power supply is one of those things I don't want to have to buy again;)
stephenp1983:
If you want a really good power supply check out some of the pc power and cooling ones. This one in particular is a 500 watt that should be plenty and it's on sale for 20 dollars off. Remember that the watts aren't even thing in getting a good power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703015
ivwshane:
I wonder if this is a better ps to get since it supports a higher amperage on the 3.3v and 5v rails.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104034
vs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703015
Because I don't have a highend cpu or gpu I think the dual rails should be fine and I think having a higher max wattage on the combined 3.3v, 5v (152w vs 130 on the pc power and cooling) would be a bigger advantage.
What do you guys think?
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