How much wattage do i need to run my pc system.?

Question

I have a Nvidia GeForce Fx 5500 AGP 8x and a Nvidia GeForce 8600GT PCI-E 16x. My motherboard is a AsRock 4 core dual sata 2 motherboard. I have 3 IDE hard disks. 3.4ghz chip. 2gb ram. Now how much wattage do i need to run my pc system.

Answer 1

here ya go, this is a good wattage calculator........if ya come up w/like 366 watts, do your self a favor and just get a 400-450 watt psu.......the program is good but is really just a guide on what ya need wattage wise........here it is........just go through and plug what ya got in, and it will give ya a fairly good idea of what ya need..........http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

scott

Answer 2

Most computer systems come with one or more power supplies which are more than ample for basic (and presumed) add-ons, such as the ones you listed.

Simply add the total wattage of the boards and hardware you currently have (including hard and floppy drives, CD/DVD's, speakers, connected devices that don't have their own power supplies, etc); you can get most such info from the device's box or from the manufacturer (use your favorite search engine to find their homepage). If you're not going to add anything else, take that number and add at least 50 watts. If you intend to add stuff, later, add some higher "fudge" factor, make sure to account for all such future devices.

If your current power supply's wattage is below that number, then your computer won't run properly, if at all.

Given that you were able to ask this question on, presumably, your own computer, I'd say you're good to go.

Answer 3

a normal 600 watts would do cause when you play games.. graphics cards are at peak and so does your processor fans and cooling systems.

eBRo