do i have the power?

BloodiedFangs · 04-26-2008, 03:20 AM

so, i was contemplating putting a new processor in my system. i've got an older computer, currently running an amd socket 939, with a 3700+. but i want to get a dual core processor for 3d rendering...so i'm thinking about picking up either an athlon 4800+ or an opteron 180 or 185 from ebay. however, i'm not sure my power supply has enough wattage

my exact specs are
3700+ athlon socket 939
asus sli deluxe motherboard
xfx 8600 gts
2 gb of ram in 3 sticks
one optical drive
2 hard drives
belkin wireless internet card

my power supply is a decent antec 480 watt one. and, of course, i'm not entirely sure how to calculate wattage. so, can anyone do what i can't?

oh, and just a little add-on...any advice as to whether i should get the athlon or the opteron? or are they pretty much the same?

**speedster123** · 04-26-2008, 05:18 AM

Power Supply Information and Selection
scroll down to the calculator and choose go lite. add 30% to the total

the opteron will cost some big bucks

04-26-2008, 03:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
BloodiedFangs Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6 OS: xp sp2, kubuntu 9.04	do i have the power? so, i was contemplating putting a new processor in my system. i've got an older computer, currently running an amd socket 939, with a 3700+. but i want to get a dual core processor for 3d rendering...so i'm thinking about picking up either an athlon 4800+ or an opteron 180 or 185 from ebay. however, i'm not sure my power supply has enough wattage my exact specs are 3700+ athlon socket 939 asus sli deluxe motherboard xfx 8600 gts 2 gb of ram in 3 sticks one optical drive 2 hard drives belkin wireless internet card my power supply is a decent antec 480 watt one. and, of course, i'm not entirely sure how to calculate wattage. so, can anyone do what i can't? oh, and just a little add-on...any advice as to whether i should get the athlon or the opteron? or are they pretty much the same?

04-26-2008, 05:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,216 OS: xp pro SP3	Re: do i have the power? Power Supply Information and Selection scroll down to the calculator and choose go lite. add 30% to the total the opteron will cost some big bucks __________________