Anyone know what watt(lol) PSU I'd need for an Athlon 64 3500, please?
2006-09-15 06:35:54 · 6 answers · asked by Graham P 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
It really depends on what all stuff you have in your computer too. I would go with at least 400-500w though.
2006-09-15 06:40:18 · answer #1 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, that depends on the rest of your system how many drives fans graphics cards cathode lights fairy lights etc!!!!! generaly a 400 watt will be sufficient and will allow you room for upgrading later. what is most important is the brand as the cheaper ones are generally capable of 300 watts or less but are marked as 600 watt extreme xxxxx gamers edition etc etc. Trust brands like tagan, hyper, antec, seasonic etc expect to pay about £30-60 for one. The cheaper ones by the likes of qtech will deliver thier quoted wattage for nano seconds before the go to psu heaven!!! the reason is they use cheaper capacitors which will perform erraticly under stress and they use lighter heatsinks which the try to compensate by fitting fast spinning fans that drive you mad.
Hope it helps
2006-09-15 06:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by Arash the Archer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately 400 W plus
2006-09-15 11:19:37 · answer #3 · answered by foureyesslim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are building a machine to be Vista ready then 400 watt minimum. The reason is you will need a decent graphics card with a minimum 256MB ram and a high speed hard disk, these devices are power hungery.
M.H.
2006-09-15 06:48:42 · answer #4 · answered by Mike H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the rest of your system, i ran an 3800 on a 350 watt with plenty of neon lights and case cooling plus 2 hard drives and 2 dvd drives.
the other month i upgraded my graphics card to a 7950gx2 which uses a LOT of power... so much my psu burnt out within half an hour of gaming.
I now use a 600watt and everything seems fine.
2006-09-15 06:44:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a tool you could use to find how many watts is your PC burning. Just plug the device to the wall and your PC to the device.
Check this links
Watts Up: https://www.doubleed.com/secure.html
And a nice discussion about it: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=26460
But, if I were you, would just buy the biggest power supply available for the case, just in case.
2006-09-15 09:01:02 · answer #6 · answered by MADS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋