SPCR

Hello everyone,

i know that this question has already been asked several times on the forum, but according to the very different results i got (see bottom), i'm a bit lost.

i just finished updating my htpc, that i realized that my 240w psu would not be enough for my new configuration. The concern i have is that my case is a low profile case (Silverstone lc11) in which only tfx psu could fit. I've been googling for a few days, and found out that the most powerful tfx psu available is 350w.

My new confirguration:
AMD x2 5000+ (65w)
Asus M2A- VM HDMI (mobo)
Asus 2600 Pro (Grafix card)
2x1024 Go ram (ocZ)
4 (80mm)Noctua fans
1xAsus DRW 1814 BLT (sata dvd burner)
1xHaupage winfast 350 (tv card)
1 seagate db35 (750 go, 7200 tm) hd
1 hitachi (60go, 2,5 inches) hd

I tried various power calculators, and i got 408w, 549w and 270w...

So my question is: are 350w gonna be enough to drive my configuration (knowing that i will be reading divx and in the futures hd-dvd and blue ray disks, but no gaming at all)?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

Greetings

Nicolas

A good 350W PS is more than enough for that load. The most demanding element is the 2600, and that isn't bad.

i realized that my 240w psu would not be enough for my new configuration

have you actually tried it? or do you just think it won't be enough? a quality 240W PSU will drive that setup easily. The 270W figure was closest, but still about 2x too high.

Thanks to both of you for your replies.
jaganath: no, i haven't tried it. I said it just according to what i read on the net.