Power Supply Size?

[STBEL4]

How big of a power supply should i get for my system?. I have:
600 Duron O/C'd @ 850
1 cdrom drive
1 burner
2 Hard Drives
Couple USB Products
6 fans
Planning on upgrading to the 1.4 athlon in the near future.

[seanc]

300 watt to 350 watt I would think. Although there are more knowledgable people who can give you a more definite answer.

Sean

[bhess]

250w will be fine. But If you are in the market I would spend the few $ more and get a 300w.
Just mak sure that it is AMD approved.
6 fans? that's a lot.

[Bsdboy]

I agree 300+ AMD approved supply:
http://www1.amd.com/athlon/power

Bsdboy

[STBEL4]

i have 6 fans because my original motherboard-cpu setup was from pcnut and it was o/c'd at 1gig. The setup ran really hot so i setup my case with some fans.

What is a good power supply brand that i can go with? My current system has a 250w power supply and i had trouble booting my system. so i unpluged the floppy and my cdrom drive(use my burner a lot)

[Bsdboy]

I use an Enermax EG451P-VE:
http://www.enermax.com.tw/products/switch-main.htm

Bsdboy

[STBEL4]

Thanks Bsdboy, but Enermax is not on the AMD approved list. Will it still work with an athlon 1.4

[Bsdboy]

You're right it isn't on the AMD approved list but it is an excellent unit here's (http://www.thetechzone.com/reviews/powersupply/enermax450/page3.shtml) a review.

Bsdboy

[John Lowell]

STBEL4,

You may wish to take a look at the PC Power & Cooling site, www.pcpowercooling.com (http://www.pcpowercooling.com) and look for their recommendation. They have an evaluator which helps sort out questions of this kind. I guess that they'll probably suggest a 300W unit for you. PC Power & Cooling makes a very high quality product which becomes evident in the price. If you're looking to economize somewhat without losing sight of high quality consider Antec.

John Lowell

[STBEL4]

Thanks John, I'll look into both companies. Bsdboy i read the review on the Enermax Power Supply and it looks really good.
Thanks to all