Will 250Watts PSU be enough for my setup?

maniac886

Hi,

I purchased a Lenovo Desktop PC 3000 J105 (type 8259). I have just purchased a few extras to bump the spec up a bit and was wondering if someone could say if my PSU will be able to handle all the new hardware? This is what the original specs were(Click here). And this is the upgraded version;

AMD Sempron 3400+
Vista Home Premium
2GB(2x 1Gb) PC-3200 400MHz DDR memory
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Music OEM Soundcard
Leadtek WinFast AGP 7600 GT 256MB DDR3 AGP
48x32x48x CD-RW drive
240gb(1sata 80gb and 2x80gb ide drives)
external 250gb hard drive(USB 2.0)


If i do need more power can someone reccomend me a PSU please. PS I wont be upgrading anymore after this, if this helps.

Thanks

DEWALT_UK

Well this is my rig don't know if it will help, but Seasonic are a good brand plus quiet and stable, plenty of room for upgrading.They make above and below 600watts if thats too much power, don't know if it will help.:beer:



Akasa ECLIPSE-62 Case
ASUS A8N SLI PREMIUM MOBO
AMDx2 4800 2.4GHZ PROCESSOR
SATA2 SAMSUNG SPINPOINT120S 250GB
600W SEASONIC S-12
CORSAIR 1024-3200C2PT DDR-RAM
2 AKASA AMBER 120mm FANS
ASUS N7800GTX/2DHDTV 256MB
AND AN OLD CD-ROM DRIVE FOR NOW!

GoofyGAT

My initial thoughts would be that 250W wouldn't be enough, mostly on account of the dedicated (7600GT) graphics card.

May I suggest this 400W one at the very least - 400w Silverpower SP-400P1B for £31-32 delivered. Not a well-known make but it received good reviews at click here & here. G

Toxteth_OGrady

Calculate it for yourself using this Link.

:cool:

TOG

nickmack

maniac886 wrote:

If i do need more power can someone reccomend me a PSU please. PS I wont be upgrading anymore after this, if this helps.

Don't risk trying to run this system with a 250W PSU.

Look for a 400W minimum decent one such as an Antec or Seasonic.

maniac886

I am unsure of which type of PSU I will need.

System board / Form factor
Tower (4x4) with VIA K8M800 chipset
Supports AMD Sempron processor with 128KB or 256KB L2 cache
Supports AMD Athlon 64 processors with 512KB or 1MB L2 cache
Supports I/O bus speeds of 1600MHz
Custom micro-ATX system board design
AMD 754 socket

Any ideas?

P.S It looks like i will need a new psu, the calculator Toxteth recommended says i will need 246watts. Thats cutting it too fine!

Thanks

maniac886

I would also like to buy from ebuyer if possible as I have ordered a few things from there and I can add to my order. Thanks guys

Toxteth_OGrady

Is it a micro-ATX case?

:cool:

TOG

x2o

Hi I recommend the Hiper psu:

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/112897/rb/25451144092

Or

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/98564

Their a little more expensive but they have really good reviews and the best thing of all you only need to add the cables you need so your pc is not over flowing with extra wires.

Their website http://www.hipergroup.com/English/index.html

maniac886

Toxteth_OGrady wrote:

Is it a micro-ATX case?

:cool:

TOG

Yes as from the lenovo site it says Custom micro-ATX system board design .

Thanks

maniac886

x2o wrote:

Hi I recommend the Hiper psu:

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/112897/rb/25451144092

Or

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/98564

Their a little more expensive but they have really good reviews and the best thing of all you only need to add the cables you need so your pc is not over flowing with extra wires.

Their website http://www.hipergroup.com/English/index.html

Thanks they do look cool, but seem a bit on the pricey side, is their anything cheaper that is suitable?

Thanks