Will a 300w Super Tornado power this rig?

bendit · Post by **bendit** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:59 pm

Chaintech VNF3-250.
Matrox 5500 video
Samsung 80g IDE
NEC optical
Corsair value 3200 x 2 512mb
Athlon 64 2800 CPU
Zalman 700acu cooler w/fan
Antec 3000b case / one fan

Someone told me that you need a 400w
power supply to power up an Athlon 64. I
am having some trouble gettgin this system
started and just wanted to be sure...

Tephras · Post by **Tephras** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:25 pm

That's a frequent question on this forum so there are a lot of info regarding this matter around here, do some search and I'm sure you'll find some answers. You could also go to the manufacturers sites and check their electrical specifications for the components you are using, that's the best way to find the total power drawn by your specific system. For your CPU you can find info here, if you don't find any information regarding the rest of your system then maybe you can find some numbers in this PDF [page 7 & 8] to make a rough estimate.

Edit: And no, a 400W PSU is not required to run your processor.

Post by **NeilBlanchard** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:32 pm

Hello & Welcome:

No problem, what so ever! You could power it with a 200watt PS! Check out this thread and be prepared to be impressed: How much will a 300w power supply run?

What sort of problems are you having?

bendit · Post by **bendit** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 9:47 pm

Neil, I've got another thread going
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=18997

the psu checked out and I couldn't power up the mb
when I pulled it out of the case and put it on cardboard.
I will rma the motherboard and try a new one.

Mike

Will a 300w Super Tornado power this rig?

Will a 300w Super Tornado power this rig?

Oh yeah, with one hand tied behind it's back!