I've always wondered whether my system could be powered from my Enermax 550...now before you guys say that 550W is overkill for almost any system on earth, lemme give ya my setup and then we'll talk:
Intel 850GB motherboard (onboard LAN, sound)
Intel 1.4 GHz CPU (no o/c)
Visiontek GeForce4 TI 4600
10/100 PCI NIC (could be removed because of the onboard LAN)
Highpoint RocketRAID 404 PCI RAID controller
52X CDROM
12x DVDROM
Yamaha 16x10x40 CDRW
250MB Zip
And of course the hard drives (all of which are being used):
Atlas 36GB 10KIII (10,000 RPM)
IBM 60GB 75GXP
IBM 75GB 75GXP
2 x WD1000BB
K well that's it...up to now I haven't had power issues, but I'm planning on adding 3 WD1200BBs onto the setup for more storage, and I don't want to run into unexpected power problems. If the PS won't cut it, I won't mind all that much as long as I know about it before I actually install the drives.
So is the Enermax 550 strong enough to handle 3 more 7200 RPM drives? I *would* go with the 5400 RPM WD1200ABs but the BBs are actually slightly cheaper for me right now (go figure!)
nsx
Intel 850GB motherboard (onboard LAN, sound)
Intel 1.4 GHz CPU (no o/c)
Visiontek GeForce4 TI 4600
10/100 PCI NIC (could be removed because of the onboard LAN)
Highpoint RocketRAID 404 PCI RAID controller
52X CDROM
12x DVDROM
Yamaha 16x10x40 CDRW
250MB Zip
And of course the hard drives (all of which are being used):
Atlas 36GB 10KIII (10,000 RPM)
IBM 60GB 75GXP
IBM 75GB 75GXP
2 x WD1000BB
K well that's it...up to now I haven't had power issues, but I'm planning on adding 3 WD1200BBs onto the setup for more storage, and I don't want to run into unexpected power problems. If the PS won't cut it, I won't mind all that much as long as I know about it before I actually install the drives.
So is the Enermax 550 strong enough to handle 3 more 7200 RPM drives? I *would* go with the 5400 RPM WD1200ABs but the BBs are actually slightly cheaper for me right now (go figure!)
nsx