Will A 400W PSU Be Able To Power...

ObsidianOne · 07-12-2008, 07:48 PM

Can it power:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
Gigabyte SLi AM2 Motherboard
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB
2 GB of RAM
250 GB Harddrive
2 80 GB Harddrives
DVD-RW
4 80mm Fans
1 120mm Fan
Floppy drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104954

This is the PSU.
Can it run all this and be okay? I'm thinking about upgrading from 939 to AM2 but I want to go all the way, but don't really want to buy a new PSU.

magnethead · 07-12-2008, 08:20 PM

NO.

I stopped at the 8800.

CPU will want about 120 watts, and gfx about 350-400. You're at the 600 minimum range.

dai · 07-13-2008, 01:50 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b650w

ObsidianOne · 07-13-2008, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnethead

NO.

I stopped at the 8800.

CPU will want about 120 watts, and gfx about 350-400. You're at the 600 minimum range.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b650w

So a 650 will work fine?

magnethead · 07-13-2008, 11:44 AM

correct.

ObsidianOne · 07-13-2008, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnethead

correct.

Awesome, thanks :)

07-12-2008, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
ObsidianOne Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 54 OS: Windows XP SP2	Will A 400W PSU Be Able To Power... Can it power: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ Gigabyte SLi AM2 Motherboard EVGA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB 2 GB of RAM 250 GB Harddrive 2 80 GB Harddrives DVD-RW 4 80mm Fans 1 120mm Fan Floppy drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104954 This is the PSU. Can it run all this and be okay? I'm thinking about upgrading from 939 to AM2 but I want to go all the way, but don't really want to buy a new PSU.

07-12-2008, 08:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
magnethead Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 2,109 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Will A 400W PSU Be Able To Power... NO. I stopped at the 8800. CPU will want about 120 watts, and gfx about 350-400. You're at the 600 minimum range. __________________ For proper support: what are you running? video card, cpu, m/board, ram, power supply, brand, wattage, any error message? PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER

07-13-2008, 01:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 42,034 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: Will A 400W PSU Be Able To Power... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...corsair%2b650w __________________

07-13-2008, 11:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
magnethead Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 2,109 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Will A 400W PSU Be Able To Power... correct. __________________ For proper support: what are you running? video card, cpu, m/board, ram, power supply, brand, wattage, any error message? PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER