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10-30-2006, 11:50 AM

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Psu blown system

right, i built a comp for a friend and the psu blew , took the ram and the mobo with it,, ive a temp system for him set up but i need to know will 280 watt psu be enough for a 3ghz 478 socket p4 presscot,,,, the comp has 1 hd, a dvd burner and 2 fans, its only for a week or 2 but i dont want it blowing,,please reply asap

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frankd14321 Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 18	I don't think 280 is enough... is there an external card too? p-4 systems normally have 350psu.

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go here to find out how much watts ur running:
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

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i would go for a 300-350w psu for that setup.

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an51r Super Techie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 438	i think that would be sufficient for a short time maybe even long term if u dont have a graphics card or any other things of that nature a 280 would be fine to hold u over __________________ Q6600@ 3.0ghz eVGA 680i A1 4x1gb Mushkin DDR2 800 2x8800gt xFx Coolermaster Stacker 830

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wow. i got a 140w on a system that needs 300. insane.

well go for a 350-450w system

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