Can the PSU hadle everything?

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Shigo_Naito

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This is what i got:
Tyan Tiger MPX mobo
2 x 2400+XPs moded to MPs
DVD
DVD+-RW
2 x IDE Hard Drives
1 x SCSI 10K Hard Drive
2 x DD D4s

I have a 420W PSU (http://store.yahoo.com/xoxide/enegsf42nopo.html) will it work?

 

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What does this have to do with water cooling?

Anyways... I think you'll be fine, just bearly though. If you want to be safe go out and get yourself a 500 watt psu.

 

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I think you're going to want a new PSU *cough* 530w Fortron *cough*

 

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sorry i have been working on pumps and was wondering if the dual pumps would add to much for the PSU. If it is to much i was thinking of using an old PSU i have laying around.

 

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may be worth your effort to put your pumps and optical drives on another psu.

or pumps and fans.

 

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A question for you:

You are water cooling this computer and using dual 12 volt pumps?

I ask because you did not say so in the first post and I just want to check that the thread is in the right area.

Edit: Doh. I just saw the

2 x DD D4s

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I don't like Enermax much, but with the dual 12v lines it should be fine. The 2 D4's suck about 18W each and 2a or so. I don't believe that mobo has any OC abiltiy, so you should be OK. Try it out and see. I have my PSU (in sig) powering:

10 120mm fans
4 80mm fans
4 IDE HD's
2 DVD-RW's
1 Floppy (whoopie!)
3 D4's
2 cold Cathodes
and a serious OC.

 

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Yeah but duallies suck down a LOT of juice...

 

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rogerdugans said:

A question for you:

You are water cooling this computer and using dual 12 volt pumps?

I ask because you did not say so in the first post and I just want to check that the thread is in the right area.

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Sorry i should have stated that in the first post. I am thinking of running 2 D4 in my system. If i cant run it then i am ether going to get a second PSU or i will try to find the iwaki MD-20RZT

 

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First of all, here is a class A psu, secound of all read this article,

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=252752

the gist of it, is that a grade A psu at 300W, is probably going to put out more power than a generic 600W psu. Simular instances occure in the car audio world, with ebay amps claiming to put out 1000W of juice max, for only $50, (where they most likely do about 20.)

 

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With the MB and cpu being on a seperate 12v lines with 14a available for the fans drives and pumps you should have no problems because of the pumps. The only thing I would wonder at all about is if the 15a is enough for the MB and CPUs.