badgolferman wrote:
> The power supply in my computer has died. It is a no-name 450W
> light-weight piece of junk. I need to buy a replacement but don't
> think I need all that power. Maybe someone can help me decide.
>
> Pentium P4 2.0 G Biostar M7TDF mainboard
> WD 80G and 40G hard drives
> Two CDRW drives
> PNY Verto 128MB with power input video card
> SB sound card
> D-Link 10/100 NIC
> US Robotics modem
> one case fan
> some decorative case LEDs
>
> I think 300-350 Watts should suffice. Any thoughts?
>
I'd think that a 350 would work for what you have now. If you don't plan
on doing major surgery on the system then buying a good quality 350 is
fine but if you plan on replacing major hardware and generally upgrading
everything as you go along for several years then buying a good quality
450-500 probably wouldn't hurt. The price difference between a 350 and a
450 when you get out of the throw-away class PS isn't all that great.
But the key to all of this is to buy a _good_ PS when you do it
otherwise you're just throwing more good money down the hole.
Hint: I've got PSs from PC Power and Cooling that have been running
essentially 24X7 for ten and seven and five years now -- never a
problem. Not cheap and probably not for everyone but suggestive of what
you should expect if you stay away from the junk.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com 
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