new powersupply?

[justinstraub]

hello,
when i run toast on my pc the +5V goes down to 4.86, it us usually 4.97 when not under full cpu load. I think i need a better power supply, i currently have a 300w enlight. my system has an athlon xp1700+, 2 harddrives, 1 cddrive, 1 cd burner, 1 cpu fan, 2 case fans, northbridge fan. what power supply do you reccomend? i want something as quiet as possible but powerful. if im spending the money on a power supply i want at least 400 watts.

thanks,
justin

 

[kly1222]

Those numbers aren't that bad...anything within +/- 10% should be okay. My cheapo powersupply that came with my inwin case gave me readings of around 5.71v for my +5V line for about a week. Finally it wouldn't start up one day. I'm now waiting for a 400w enlight to arrive

BTW, I started getting these high voltage readings when I added in my x15-36lp dirve....i wonder why

If you have to get one, most people will recommend an enermax power supply.:Q