On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 03:30:04 GMT, no@spam.invalid (tluxon) wrote:

>This Enlight case was purchased in 1999 and has an Enlight 250W PS in
>it. I can't find the model number on my receipts or anywhere on the
>case, but since I bought two of them in the same time frame the
>number 7237 rings a bell. It doesn't have the USB ports on front but
>does have the 80mm fan opening with the mounting holes on the back. I
>haven't added any case fans so it only has the standard one in the
>lower front panel. I would definitely need to add another fan if
>sticking with this case.
>
>I'm inclined to go for the 450W Antec Sonata II
>(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16811129155),
>but if I don't really need the full 450W I would consider a couple of
>their 400W cases. What do you guys think?


I have a similar case like that Im using for my 3rd system. Its OK but
it is old. Its usable but kind of old, cheap looking. The things
that really bug me are when things bump into one another besides the
6800 long cards. I hate it when the 5.25 inch drives virtually bump
into the PS or the PS is hung so low it crowds the CPU heatsink -
stuff like that. That happens more on mini ATX systems though. I had
one case where the PS hung over the CPU and heatsink. Horrible design.

Theres a power calculator online. They might not have your CPU but
choose the closest thing to it.

http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_sup....php?cmd=INTEL


I was running my system with 4 HDs and two burners on an antec
400watt. I switched to a 500 watt though cause there so many sales the
last 6 months on PSes.