I was wondering if a 160 watt power supply would be enough to power a p4 with 384 mb of ram and a DVD-RW drive 1.44 floppy disk drive modem video card 32mb nvidia geforce2 mx200 video card. I was thinking about slapping a 300 watt power supply in it.
that model number is a 500LTD S/N 0025171229 I'm guess it the power supply that is in it right now the 160 watt would = a 240 watt maybe i'm wrong.
2007-02-11 13:13:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
and it also have a 4 or 6 usb ports and a ethernet port
2007-02-11 13:15:18 · update #1
the model number is 500S LTD sorry for the typo
2007-02-11 13:18:38 · update #2
I know it would take about 25amps or a 40 amps to run it fine but why would gateway put in a 160 watt power supply in that computer that is really funny that they would do something like that don't you think so !
2007-02-11 13:23:12 · update #3
If it works run what ever ps you have dont sound like it would take much to keep that pc going.Then buy a bigger watt
2007-02-11 13:18:46 · answer #1 · answered by Alpha~Omega pc repair 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, go for the larger power supply.. I think your video card specifies requirements for at least a 200 watt power supply, but with all the extra stuff you'll quickly need more.. especially if you add memory.
2007-02-11 21:22:18 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THe 160 watt should be fine.
2007-02-19 19:31:09 · answer #3 · answered by Gregg F 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd slip in at least the 300W power supply... bigger if you can - that would allow for further expansion, usb devices, etc...
2007-02-11 21:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by tdierikx 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋