enough power??

[AvatarD]

For starters, this is what I've got right now

AMD Athlon XP 2100
Chaintech Apogee 7VJL
512 MB of Corsair PC2700 DDR
Gainward 650XP Nvidia Geforce 4 TI4200
Maxtor 200.0 GB & Maxtor 80 GB
Audigy Sound Blaster MP3+
LiteOn CDRW and DVD

So, in short, I'm swapping out the Ti4200 for a BFG 6800GT OC and adding another stick of 512MB RAM. Is the 300W PSU that came standard with the Antec SX1030 case gonna be enough?? Thanks!

 

[Operandi]

Depends on how many 12v amps it has but I doubt it.

 

[AvatarD]

If it's not enough, what range should I be looking at? 400? 500?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

a seasonic 400watt psu would be great for that system, or something from enermax or fsp

 

[UptheMiddle]

I wouldn't use that P/S, but in this review (http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjM3, they indicate that the minimum power requirement is a 300W P/S......so you may be alright.

Just be sure you grab the AGP version of that card and not the PCI express.

 

[Baked]

Enhance ENP-5140GH from ewiz.com will last you forever (ok, maybe not forever).

 

[AvatarD]

Yea, I got the AGP version (for $100 even; I'm pretty excited). It should be here in the next 2 days or so (I hope), so I'm just gonna try it out and see what happens. If things get really crazy (or don't work at all), it looks like I could pick up a 400W from FS/T for around $30-40. Any favorite brands?? I know Thermaltake, Antec, and Coolamax, but Enhance and Seasonic I haven't heard of. Is there a big difference?

 

[happy medium]

you have 15 amps on the 12v rail look here http://www.uk.shopping.com/xPF-Antec_An...watt_Atx_P4_2_03_Smartpower_Single_Fan

You might be ok

 

[Baked]

Enhance and Seasonic are grade A PSUs and make their own PSU. Antec and TT sell rebadge PSUs.