RavishingRocket 0 Posted April 20, 2002 I currently have a 300watt on a P3 500mhz and 256mb ram. Im gettin a new mobo and a AMD XP 1900+ and 512mb ram, and was wondering if my current power supply could handle the new hardware or should i move up to a 400watt. Thanx Share this post Link to post
sapiens74 0 Posted April 21, 2002 to be safe go with a name brand 350 - 400 Share this post Link to post
Brian Frank 0 Posted April 21, 2002 If the 300W is a good brand, like Antec or Sparkle, you might be able to get away with it, depending on your total configuration. Of course, a 350 or better can't hurt. I'd personally make way for a newer PSU, but if you only have 1 optical and 1 hard drive, you could try it with the 300W. Share this post Link to post
pmistry 0 Posted April 21, 2002 Try the 300-watt first, if you don't have problems then its all good. If you have problems get a higher watt one. Share this post Link to post
Alien 1 Posted April 21, 2002 I have a Macron 300w PSU & my system [see below] seems to be doing fine [though I wouldn't mind an Enermax dual-fan 431 or 550 ]. Fortrex "Magic" MG-780 ATX Full Tower Macron MPT-300 PSU Athlon XP 1900+ [1.6Ghz] Abit KT7A-RAID v1.3 384MB RAM [3x128MB PC133] IBM 75GXP 30GB ATI Radeon 64MB DDR ViVo Sonic Vortex 2 Lite-On LTR 12101B [12x 10x 32x] BTC BCD24XHM 24x CD ROM 3.5" & 5.25" floppy drives [1 of each] Antec EzUSB Realtek RTL8029 based NIC MRi PCI1456 56K modem Kensiko translucent blue PS2 keyboard Logitech USB Optical Wheelmouse Motorola Surfboard 3100 cable modem Eizo Flexscan 9400 20" monitor Share this post Link to post
