Power?
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 9:13 am
Hey all-
I'm new to this whole thing, so be patient :=) I am putting together a new computer that will be used soley for audio/recording. I'm all set, except that hte Enermax 465 (FC) PSU that I got is anything but "whisper" :=) REading all the reviews and thoughts here, I am confident that the Nexus is right up my alley! But I am concerned about 300w being enough power. I will see 80% CPU usage quite often!
Now before you say, go read the AMD system builder article, I already have :=) But I can't find the required info (max. current at voltage, etc.) for any of my components...Here's what I have:
Gigabyte GA-8PE667 MOBO
P4 2.4B w. 533 front side
1 Panaflo 80 exhaust fan
Zalman CNPS6500B-AlCu CPU cooler w/ stock fan
M-Audio Delta 66 Audio card (PCI)
Matrox G450 video card (AGP)
2 Maxtor HS (16G/60G)
Plextor SCSI CD-R w/ SCSI card (PCI)
floppy drive
PSU ????
All mounted in a 4Rack space Aluminum case.
Any help you all can give is greatly appreciated...basically, I want to know if the 300w Nexus will be adequite for this system? If it isn't, am I correct that the Seasonic 400w would be my best bet?
This forum has been great so far, thanks for making this a cool place!
Steven
I'm new to this whole thing, so be patient :=) I am putting together a new computer that will be used soley for audio/recording. I'm all set, except that hte Enermax 465 (FC) PSU that I got is anything but "whisper" :=) REading all the reviews and thoughts here, I am confident that the Nexus is right up my alley! But I am concerned about 300w being enough power. I will see 80% CPU usage quite often!
Now before you say, go read the AMD system builder article, I already have :=) But I can't find the required info (max. current at voltage, etc.) for any of my components...Here's what I have:
Gigabyte GA-8PE667 MOBO
P4 2.4B w. 533 front side
1 Panaflo 80 exhaust fan
Zalman CNPS6500B-AlCu CPU cooler w/ stock fan
M-Audio Delta 66 Audio card (PCI)
Matrox G450 video card (AGP)
2 Maxtor HS (16G/60G)
Plextor SCSI CD-R w/ SCSI card (PCI)
floppy drive
PSU ????
All mounted in a 4Rack space Aluminum case.
Any help you all can give is greatly appreciated...basically, I want to know if the 300w Nexus will be adequite for this system? If it isn't, am I correct that the Seasonic 400w would be my best bet?
This forum has been great so far, thanks for making this a cool place!
Steven