Is 250W sufficient?

karhoe · 25th Jul 2008, 01:48 AM

Hi there, I am wondering if HEC 250W is sufficient for the following specs.

AMD X2 5200
Team Elite 1GB DDR2 800 x 2
Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H
Seagate 320GB HDD
Pioneer DVDRW
3 USB devices : Wireless keyboard + WiFi adapter + internal card reader.
Possibility of adding a TV Tuner card in the future (PCI device)

Is it enough? What do you guys say about HEC brand? Reliable?

Thanks

Chai · 25th Jul 2008, 01:56 AM

Its a dual core processor. I wouldn't recommend it.

generalRage1982hrv · 25th Jul 2008, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karhoe

Hi there, I am wondering if HEC 250W is sufficient for the following specs.

AMD X2 5200
Team Elite 1GB DDR2 800 x 2
Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H
Seagate 320GB HDD
Pioneer DVDRW
3 USB devices : Wireless keyboard + WiFi adapter + internal card reader.
Possibility of adding a TV Tuner card in the future (PCI device)

Is it enough? What do you guys say about HEC brand? Reliable?

Thanks

at least 400W would be enough for that specs and going lower than that is risky
because in most cases when u see 350w or 400w psu low brand is not fully that watts they say, it is much lower
exp. 400w=320w real power
and what gpu you use ?

karhoe · 25th Jul 2008, 01:57 AM

On board GPU, well guess I'll stick with 400W PSU then

generalRage1982hrv · 25th Jul 2008, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karhoe

On board GPU, well guess I'll stick with 400W PSU then

get some extra cash and take branded PSU like Hiper, ThermalTake, OCZ, ....
their price on 400w models are not much higher but it is safer
because if you get power loss on your power grid branded psu wonth burn that easy like a cheap one

Adrian Wong · 25th Jul 2008, 02:35 AM

250W is really cutting it close, especially since we don't know its actual specs. You had better go with a 350W or 400W PSU.

Mac Daddy · 25th Jul 2008, 05:38 AM

It is cutting it too close and considering PSU prices I wouldn't suggest anyone purchase anything under 400W.

The_YongGrand · 25th Jul 2008, 08:43 AM

400W is optimal. 250W isn't helping.

HEC brand is great too, but gotta need a lot of power for a Dual-Core PC.

Yukirin · 25th Jul 2008, 09:03 AM

250W is very much underpowered IMHO.

It's recommended to have at least 400W PSU for any dual core spec PC. I seen customer who have underpowered PC end up damaging their mother board and HDD and I myself have experience fried graphic card twice before as well. So in the end of the day, I do rather spend more money in getting a good PSU before I end up frying more of my PC component.

Max_87 · 25th Jul 2008, 12:39 PM

Unless you plug in a graphics card, 250W is actually enough. But of course, I wouldn't recommend it.

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Yukirin Warming up Join Date: 1 Feb 2007 Location: City of Cats Posts: 76 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	250W is very much underpowered IMHO. It's recommended to have at least 400W PSU for any dual core spec PC. I seen customer who have underpowered PC end up damaging their mother board and HDD and I myself have experience fried graphic card twice before as well. So in the end of the day, I do rather spend more money in getting a good PSU before I end up frying more of my PC component. __________________ Intel C2D E8400\|Gigabyte P35-DS3L\|Sapphire HD3870\|2x 1 GB Kingston Value RAM DDR2 800\|Western Digital 500GB + 80GB\|Raidmax Modular 630\|CoolerMaster Elite 330\|19" Samsung SyncMaster BW

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