amd power question

jay8990 · 02-16-2005, 01:56 PM

what is the min power supply i could buy to run an amd 3200?

i was thinking 360W supply, this too small though?

thanks

Jay

zoomtm · 02-16-2005, 02:21 PM

it will work...but it depends on what else you got in your computer

jay8990 · 02-16-2005, 02:24 PM

well what else would eat up a lot of power?

zoomtm · 02-16-2005, 02:26 PM

vid card, harddrives, cd drives, motherboard

jay8990 · 02-16-2005, 02:28 PM

one vid card, one sata drive, 2 dvd drives (one a rw) and mobo is guna be a msi k8n neo2.

other things would be a floppy, few fans, not much else dah think

zoomtm · 02-16-2005, 02:30 PM

360 would be fine..what brand is it?? give a model number?
btw what video card?

jack22 · 02-16-2005, 02:32 PM

Just get at least say 400 so you cover future and present power requirments.

jay8990 · 02-16-2005, 02:33 PM

cheapy one!

mmmmm.......

a cany mind where a saw it now.

vid card would be something like ati radeon 9550?

zoomtm · 02-16-2005, 02:36 PM

if your going to get a power supply make sure it is TUV approved if not its crap

jay8990 · 02-16-2005, 02:38 PM

ok thanks for that then, id better write that down

Computergen · 02-16-2005, 04:09 PM

What is TUV Approved?

zoomtm · 02-16-2005, 04:19 PM

its an aprroval like CE and all the others, just look for the logo like this when you buy computer parts:

DarkBlade · 02-16-2005, 04:33 PM

Get a 450-500 watt just for future upgrades, it will save you money in the long run.

zoomtm · 02-16-2005, 04:37 PM

i got a thermaltake purepower 420 works like a champ