Antec Sonata;power supply Q's

[rustyzipper2]

I purchased a Antec Sonata LS138 a couple of years ago. It has a 380 watt power supply. Will this be enough power for this rig below?

Also, would there be other issues (cabling, wiring) in reference to this case, paired with these components?

Appreciate the insight.

* Process Type: AMD Athlon 64 3800+ (Core Orleans)
* Frequence: 2.4 GHz
* HT: 2000 MHz
* HyperTransport technology : YES
* Cache(L1/L2): 64KB + 64KB/ 512 KB
* Process: 90 nm
* Socket: Socket 939
* Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
* Voltage : 1.35/1.4V
* Warranty : 3-Year Manufacturer
* Packaging: Retail (Heatsink & Fan Included)
* Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB
* OCZ Value DDR2 PC5400 1GB
* CD/DVD ? LiteOn SHM-165H6S
* Floppy ? Teac 1.44MB

 

[RallyMaster]

video card?

 

[rustyzipper2]

Has a built In GeForce 6100 128MB Video Card

 

[XJustMeX21]

yeah with onboard gfx i would think that would be more than enough. might need a 20pin to 24pin adapter if the new motherboard is 24pin.

 

[rustyzipper2]

Mobo specs.

Brand ECS
Model C51GM-M (V1.0)
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type Socket AM2
CPU Type Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64
FSB 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge NVIDIA GeForce 6100
South Bridge NVIDIA nForce 410
Memory
Number of DDR2 Slots 2x 240pin DDR2
DDR2 Standard DDR2 800
Maximum Memory Supported 16GB
Dual Channel Supported Yes
Expansion Slots
AGP Slots None
PCI Express x16 1
PCI Express x1 1
PCI Slots 2
Storage Devices
PATA 2 x ATA100 up to 4 Devices
SATA 3Gb/s 2
SATA RAID RAID 0/1
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Yes
Onboard Video Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 6100
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC655
Audio Channels 6 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Broadcom AC131
Max LAN Speed 10/100Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 2
COM 1
LPT 1
VGA 1
USB 4x USB 2.0
Onboard USB
Onboard USB 4x USB 2.0
Physical Spec
Form Factor Micro ATX
Dimensions 9.6" x 9.6"
Features
Power Pin 24 Pin

 

[Dribble]

Has worked fine for years with my o/c P4, 4 hd's (2 raptors), geforce 6800GT.

 

[rustyzipper2]

Thanks.......I was curios as I've read others with close or similar rigs were using a 450 watt power supply. I don't do a lot of gaming, but at times have multiple programs running. Obviously, when I purchased the above Sonata [then] things were much different--again, curios with what changes have occured--power requirements/consumption.

How does one know or tell when there isn't enough power supplied?

 

[dBTelos]

The first NeoHE (that comes with the Sonata IIRC) wasn't that great and people had a lot of problems. But if it yours doesn't have any problems (handling simple loads) then you should be fine.

 

[AntecCSR]

Originally posted by: dBTelos
The first NeoHE (that comes with the Sonata IIRC) wasn't that great and people had a lot of problems. But if it yours doesn't have any problems (handling simple loads) then you should be fine.

Sonata never shipped with NeoHE. You're thinking of the P150, which mostly had issues with Asus boards (two families) for sure. AFAIK we've never been able to confirm continued issues with any other manufacturers. That problem has long since been fixed.

 

[rustyzipper2]

Thanks...... Given the concensus, I guess I'll give it a shot.

Would a underpowerd or low wattage power supply cause any component damage? This is what really concerns me, being this is my first attempt at building a computer.

 

[RallyMaster]

Underpowered PSUs may cause your system to be unstable. If you let it go too long, there will eventually be component damage.

 

[dBTelos]

Originally posted by: AntecCSR

Originally posted by: dBTelos
The first NeoHE (that comes with the Sonata IIRC) wasn't that great and people had a lot of problems. But if it yours doesn't have any problems (handling simple loads) then you should be fine.

Sonata never shipped with NeoHE. You're thinking of the P150, which mostly had issues with Asus boards (two families) for sure. AFAIK we've never been able to confirm continued issues with any other manufacturers. That problem has long since been fixed.

Ah that was it. OP, that case comes with the Antec Smartpower PSU, which is fine for your needs.

 

[rustyzipper2]

Being this case build is from a couple yearsback, it says on the box it would the "true power" power supply. Still any issues or concerns?