Will my PSU Cope?

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Looking into purchasing a A64 3700+ and either an X1800XT or a 7800GT and a motherboard which i am as of yet undecided on.

Now, i do not think i would be overclocking again, not until i have a new PSU and have gotten around to returning my old memory, but is there any chance my current PSU would cope for a month or two?

Would remove all but 1 or 2 case fans for now, both cathodes, probably a HDD, CDRW & the fan controller for the time being too.

Now its ages since i looked into PC parts so i do not know really what i'm needing now, currently have an Enermax 353W PSU (26a on the +12v i beleive from memory).

The PSU is currently running the following -

Abit NF-7 V2
AMD 2500+ @ 3200 (used to run it at around 2450MHz (ish) 24x7 1.85v until my old RAM died)
2x512MB Sticks of DDR (again, used to run my old ram 220+ MHz at 3.01v)
R9800 PRO @ 411/360
CDRW
DVDRW
5x 80mm Fans
1x 92mm Fan
Fan Controller
120GB WD Caviar IDE HDD
250GB WD Caviar IDE HDD
Soundblaster Audigy PCI Soundcard
2 x Cathodes
 
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No, I'd get a more powerful one simply because of the multiple HDD's and Optical drives, let alone the new hardware.

:edit: you'll also NEED a new PSU for the newer motherboard (ATX 2.0)
 
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Finally upgrading then?:cool:

I'd say that PSU would be fine for now, I used to run my 7800GT on a similar wattage PSU. Not recommended, but yeah it should cope.

Why not purchase PSU at same time as CPU and GFX etc.?
 
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Tim said:
Finally upgrading then?:cool:

I'd say that PSU would be fine for now, I used to run my 7800GT on a similar wattage PSU. Not recommended, but yeah it should cope.

Why not purchase PSU at same time as CPU and GFX etc.?

Yep, finally upgrading.

Dont want to buy a PSU until next month, saving too much money to build a garage atm :(
 
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Tim said:
But it isn't worth risking a £250 GFX card, I'd get the PSU first as GFX card prices drop, PSU prices don't (much).

Look at the Seasonic and Enermax 600/620W's:)
430W tagan will be plenty. 500+W is overkill unless your really pushing a system. RAID arrays, Dual Core CPU's and dual graphics solutions.
 
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I'm in the same situation as Iamzod as im looking to upgrade to a similar spec to his but wanted to keep my old power supply, it's a Globalwin Supersilent TOP420-P4 (~2years old).

I was told that it would be possible to use this PSU with an ATX2.0 motherboard and that it would simply need a 20pin to 24pin adapter, is this the case?
 
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Just FYI, in the box of my new X1900XT was a warning note saying that I should ensure my PSU was at least 450 watts AND 30A on the 12v rail! :eek:

Luckily, I have 33A on the 12v rail.

/pats OCZ Powerstream
 
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Browncoat said:
I'm in the same situation as Iamzod as im looking to upgrade to a similar spec to his but wanted to keep my old power supply, it's a Globalwin Supersilent TOP420-P4 (~2years old).

I was told that it would be possible to use this PSU with an ATX2.0 motherboard and that it would simply need a 20pin to 24pin adapter, is this the case?

yes that is possible, if good PSU, i wouldnt worry too much
 
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hmmm, ok.

How much do you reckon my old PSU, Motherbord, graphics card, Processor And SLK900 Cooler would be worth?

Never considered selling the parts i'm replacing for some reason :confused:
 
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