How much power is needed?

[shottgun]

Hi,

I am going to put together a system this week consisting of:

Athlon 1333/266
Asus A7V133
384mb ram
geforce2mx
cd-rw drive
5400rpm hard drive

modem has own power plug as do the speakers.

the system has a 230W PSU.

I am wondering if adding an extra DVD-ROM drive would mean me having to get a 300W PSU or would the 230W be sufficiant for all those components PLUS a DVD-ROM?

Thanks a lot.

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AMD K6-2 550MHz, 160mb RAM, 20GB HDD, Voodoo 3 3000, 4/24x Mitsumi CD-R, Windows 98

[bud1110]

shottgun,

Nice system your going to build.

I would go for the 300watt power suppy if it was me. I have a AMD K7 800mhz T-bird and I use a 300 watt p/s.

I may not need it, but it dosen't hurt to have the extra power. I might need it later when I upgrade to a bigger system.

Thats my two cents..

Good luck

Bud1110

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Broke again, Hmmmmmm....

[bistro]

That mobo and CPU will need a little extra boost. A 300watt would be good, 350 better.
Also would be a good idea to make sure it's AMD-approved. You can go HERE, plug in your motherboard form factor (I assume ATX) and the chip speed.

[This message has been edited by bistro (edited 12-09-2001).]