- Jun 2, 2000
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I'm out of the loop on power supplies (to show you how far, the last time I was buying them Antec was one of the top brands). My video card is complaining about inadequate power from the Enermax in my box (probably five years old or older, so I got my money's worth).
The computer (don't laugh)
Athlon 2400+ 2.0 GHz
1 gig RAM
2 hard drives, 200 gig each
Nvidia 6600GT video
M-Audio sound card
a pair of external(USB) hard drives
CD burner, DVD burner
floppy drive (used regularly, once every couple of years)
The computer is on 24/7/365.
I want quiet, reliable power, not too pricey. It's quite possible that I will gut this box in the next year and replace MB, CPU, etc.
BTW, how do you test power supplies? Do you need special tools or does Windows (XP) give you any info?
The computer (don't laugh)
Athlon 2400+ 2.0 GHz
1 gig RAM
2 hard drives, 200 gig each
Nvidia 6600GT video
M-Audio sound card
a pair of external(USB) hard drives
CD burner, DVD burner
floppy drive (used regularly, once every couple of years)
The computer is on 24/7/365.
I want quiet, reliable power, not too pricey. It's quite possible that I will gut this box in the next year and replace MB, CPU, etc.
BTW, how do you test power supplies? Do you need special tools or does Windows (XP) give you any info?