Power Supply Requirments

[paradise]

I am using SPI 250w power supply with no problem for now.
Should I change a new power supply in higher walt (how many walt should I change)?

System:
Athlon64 3000+
Gigabyte k8ns
1 stick of 512 mb ram
Geforce MX 460
60G hdd * 2
10G hdd
dvdrw
cdrw
sound card
tv card

Anyway how I can find the "walt usages" of my system?

 

[mubeensgh]

Hey Paradise, U sure 250W is enough??

Anyways here's a rough guide for u

Motherboard 20-30W 3.3 & 5V Rail
Athlon 64 38W 5v Rail
RAM 8W per 128MB DDR 3.3V Rail
AGP Card 30-50 W 3.3V Rail
IDE HDD 10-20W per drive 5 & 12 V Rail
Optical Drive 10-25W per drive 5&12 V Rail
PCI Card 5W 5V Rail

Each manufacturer makes his hardware differently so they have different requirements. Check you manufacturer manual for more information :laugh:

 

[paradise]

i dont sure if it is enough but it runs fine without problem and stable