IS 450W enough for a quad core computer?
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IS 450W enough for a quad core computer?
I'm planing on getting the 6600 quad, 2gigs of ram and a geforce 8800GTS 320mb
Now will my brand ANTEC 450W deliver enough power. I mean it's not cheap stuff
thanx
h20
Now will my brand ANTEC 450W deliver enough power. I mean it's not cheap stuff
thanx
h20
honestly its worked perfectly fine with me and they wouldnt have produced so many sonatas 2 if it were so dangerous and i doubt they did a revision of the PSU.
SO if you say 450W is enough then i suppose I'm fine. Although on another forum somebody said 600-650W minimum, so I'm not sure what to think
SO if you say 450W is enough then i suppose I'm fine. Although on another forum somebody said 600-650W minimum, so I'm not sure what to think
I'm with jamppa on this one, I'd recommend a better model.h20 wrote:honestly its worked perfectly fine with me and they wouldnt have produced so many sonatas 2 if it were so dangerous and i doubt they did a revision of the PSU.
SO if you say 450W is enough then i suppose I'm fine. Although on another forum somebody said 600-650W minimum, so I'm not sure what to think
If you're sticking with the psu then try it first before shelling out on a higher wattage psu.
what happens when not enough Watts are delivered.amjedm wrote:I'm with jamppa on this one, I'd recommend a better model.h20 wrote:honestly its worked perfectly fine with me and they wouldnt have produced so many sonatas 2 if it were so dangerous and i doubt they did a revision of the PSU.
SO if you say 450W is enough then i suppose I'm fine. Although on another forum somebody said 600-650W minimum, so I'm not sure what to think
If you're sticking with the psu then try it first before shelling out on a higher wattage psu.
Will i be able to monitor all this?
FWIW, I've seen several dead SmartPowers at my old workplace (capacitors blown), and I've talked to a guy in a computer shop which has decided not to sell Sonatas anymore because of PSU issues and high failure rates. According to him, they have had a lot less noname PSUs returned than SmartPowers. To be fair, he said that not once has a SmartPower fried other components, but...
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You could... but I wouldn't recommend it. That'd be pushing the PSU a bit too much. The Q6600 and 8800 are pretty power hungry by themselves. Add harddrives, RAM, motherboard, and a DVD drive, and you're easily pushing 250W at full load.santacruzbob wrote:600+ watts? that's such a joke. I bet you can easily get away using a 300W psu by a quality manufacturer.
The 450W Antec should be able to handle that system. You might see/hear fan speeds start to ramp up at full load though.
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Like everyone else here has said, get a new power supply. Since you're planning on getting a high-end system, don't skimp on the power supply. The PSU is the most important item in your PC. Here's a list of quality PSUs with confirmed or close to 80+ efficiency:
Corsair VX450 450W PSU - $80
Enhance ENP-5150GH 500W PSU - $81
Corsair HX520 520W PSU - $105
Basically in this case, the more you spend, the better quality you get. FYI, the Corsair PSUs come with a five year warranty.
Corsair VX450 450W PSU - $80
Enhance ENP-5150GH 500W PSU - $81
Corsair HX520 520W PSU - $105
Basically in this case, the more you spend, the better quality you get. FYI, the Corsair PSUs come with a five year warranty.
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Another possibility is the computer will shut down and won't restart until you reset it. I'm not sure but I think you can just flip the power switch on the back of the power supply.amjedm wrote:I think you may have issues on startup (when the computer needs most power) or during load (you may get reboots).h20 wrote:
what happens when not enough Watts are delivered.
Will i be able to monitor all this?
Myself I've never been able to draw more than 200 watts with any PC I've ever built so I'm not that closely familiar with overloading a PSU.