Can a 300W PSU handle this baby?

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Which PSU will be best for this machine - 300W/350W/400W/430W:

Usage: Very Heavy, 15hrs/day, Everyday

1x Gigabyte SoA VIA KT400A ATX A L R
1x Athlon XP 2600+ 2.08Ghz SoA Box - 333FSB
2x 512MB DDR PC3200 184-pin DIMM
1x Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 80GB SATA150
2x Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 120GB UDMA133
1x MSI GeForce FX5600 128MB DDR AGP RP DVI VO
3x Cooler Master Quiet 8cm Case Fans
1x LG CD-RW 52r 52w 24rw Int IDE RP
1x WinTV PCI FM
1x SoundBlaster 5.1 Digital PCI
1x Intel PRO/100+ PCI NIC
 
Which PSU will be best for this machine - 300W/350W/400W/430W:

Usage: Very Heavy, 15hrs/day, Everyday

1x Gigabyte SoA VIA KT400A ATX A L R
1x Athlon XP 2600+ 2.08Ghz SoA Box - 333FSB
2x 512MB DDR PC3200 184-pin DIMM
1x Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 80GB SATA150
2x Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 120GB UDMA133
1x MSI GeForce FX5600 128MB DDR AGP RP DVI VO
3x Cooler Master Quiet 8cm Case Fans
1x LG CD-RW 52r 52w 24rw Int IDE RP
1x WinTV PCI FM
1x SoundBlaster 5.1 Digital PCI
1x Intel PRO/100+ PCI NIC
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Wattage is only a measure of power used and in the case of power
supplies what they are supposed to be capable of delivering.A good
Quality 300w power supply will deliver it's rated power even under
full load.A cheap one won't.
Try here,
http://tinyurl.com/ejqu

HTH :)
 
That's not a proper model number for the mobo.
Most Gigabytes with the KT400A chipset have
a NIC on the mobo, and all of them that have SATA.
Use a 400 watt supply in a large case.
 
fred said:
I really hope this is good enuf:
http://www.antec-inc.com/pro_details_powerSupply.php?ProdID=20430
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A true power 430? Yes, that should be more than enough.


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Sorry, the model is GA-7VAXP-A ULTR

Pen said:
That's not a proper model number for the mobo.
Most Gigabytes with the KT400A chipset have
a NIC on the mobo, and all of them that have SATA.
Use a 400 watt supply in a large case.
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Then that definitely has a NIC onboard.
The 430 Antec should be fine, but you do realize
that you've assembled a very sophisticated
bleeding edge system, with a ton of parts?
Are you really prepared to trouble shoot this when it doesn't boot?
 
In the past 7 years that I've been using computers, I have done everything
except install a mobo&psu&agp card in a case. I've done everything else.

Hopefully I can do it.
 
In the past 7 years that I've been using computers, I have done everything
except install a mobo&psu&agp card in a case. I've done everything else.

Hopefully I can do it.
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If you feel confident and knowledgeable to do it, just go ahead.
The most crucial thing is making sure the heatsink (with fan) is
properly installed on the CPU before switching it on.
Good luck !!
 
Suggestion:

Test mount the CPU and heatsink on the motherboard outside the case to make
sure it is flat and making contact. For the test, you don't need to put
paste on it. Look at it from the side to make sure it is flat and making
good contact. You can leave it on if it does not interfere with mounting
the motherboard in the case.

I fried a P3 866 because I pulled my old Celeron 433 out and put in the new
866 while in the case. Well, the CPU's were different, the 866 sat lower in
the socket and my heatsink did not lie flat because it rested on the socket
top edge itself, making contact on an angle. The heatsink I reused was good
enough I thought but not the right design for the P3 and this socket.

I had to change to a heatsink with a notch to stop the contact with the
socket. Expensive lesson. I only found out when I pulled the motherboard
and put in a 733 and saw the heatsink was resting on the socket and touching
the cpu on one side only. I would have fried that too. Lucky. Now I
always check that the heatsink is right for the job.

What is the definition of experience? Just making mistakes and learning
from them. The more experience you have, the more mistakes you
made/survived. That is why I love reading these hardware newsgroups, I
learn from everyone else's mistakes/experiences without the cost of killing
hardware or going nuts fixing a problem...
 
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