Power Supply

[dustinbumpy]

I'm wondering if I might be choking my power supply. It's 230 Watt and I have:

120 GB Western Digital HDD
CD-RW
128 RAM
Windows XP
Intel 466 Processor
And I run a Tribes Starsiege server and maybe 3 programs at a time.

 

[The_Other_One]

As long as nothing has messed up(random restarts and such) I wouldn't worry too much. By a little meeter on my comp, I'm only pulling 150watts(assuming it's accurate)

 

[dustinbumpy]

I have had the Blue screen of death error (0000007B). I'm not sure that this has anything to do with the power supply, but thanks for replying.

 

[The_Other_One]

Lack of power can lead to many different errors. Most comon from what I noticed is a restart, but that could certainlly becaused by a weak or failing power supply. When's it usally happen? Times that you use a good bit of power or just randomly?

 

[j Rizzo]

hey other one where'd you get that meter you were talking about, i want to see how much of my power im using

 

[The_Other_One]

It's an option with my power supply...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817171001

Thermaltake has some version too, and I think it's even digital

 

[j Rizzo]

so its actually a part of your psu?

 

[The_Other_One]

Yes. A wire connects to a little thing that fits in a normal 3.5" bay/

 

[Tommy Boy]

I'm wondering if I might be choking my power supply. It's 230 Watt and I have:

120 GB Western Digital HDD
CD-RW
128 RAM
Windows XP
Intel 466 Processor
And I run a Tribes Starsiege server and maybe 3 programs at a time.

230 should be fine for the equipment you have, I wouldn't worry about it

and btw The_Other_One, coolermaster rocks......is that a coolermaster case too?

 

[The_Other_One]

and btw The_Other_One, coolermaster rocks......is that a coolermaster case too?

Nah, Thermaltake case