How to know if my Power Supply is sufficient for my p.c or not???

[Choto Cheeta]

ColorSit 400 watts would do with the given config I dont think u would need to change it as for now !!!

 

[nish_higher]

^^ thanks for the info. corsair vx450 ? i should check on that. .

corsairs are one of the most efficient psu's
but its pretty costly

if u can buy it-dnt hesitate

 

[ancientrites]

zebronics 540watts diamond series
zebronics 500watts platinum --->this one rocks,i still own it and kept it as 2 option incase my current smps goes down
As topgear stated if you want to go with branded one then go for CoolerMaster Extreme Power 500W Rs. 2650
there is also powersafe 500watts

 

[shantanu]

there is a PRo series PSU from zebronics True Power 550 watts , i saw it today it has 3x 12v rails with total 56A :O oh man it was a sexiest PSU i have ever seen for 3.2 k( drawbacK)

 

[adithyagenius]

Dude!! Don't waste your money on PSUf or 8600gt!!
You are using 8600GT which doesn't require 6-pin power connector. I have used 8600GT on more power hungry machine than yours and all it draws is max 210W.
A few things to note:
1. Online PSU calculators are wrong because..
2. You need certain amperes of current at a certain voltage from certain rail to which the power connector is connnected and not specific watts of power.
3. 7600gt, 8600gt and other low end cards take power directly from PCI-E slot and dont require 6 pin PCI-E power connector (except in some cases and those cases you can use molex to pci-e 6pin connector).
4. If you really want to get a PSU, get a high end PSU with PCI-E 6+2 connectors for future proofing (corsair 650tx for 2 connectors and dual gpu/high end card and 750tx for 4 connectors for high end card SLI/xfire) and with high efficiency and MTBF. 3k PSUs are mostly useless because...
5. Mid range cards like 9600GT draw most of their power from PCI-E slot and the extra power can be provided from MOLEX to PCI-E 6pin connector. Buy a good sub 500rupees PSU for these cards.

 

[Choto Cheeta]

Just for Info,

I can run Q6600 + TRU 120 + 4 GB + 8800 GTS 320MB with a ColorSir 450 watts so i really dont think u need to invest for that 8600 GT

 

[adithyagenius]

^
Thanks for giving an example supporting my info. I keep telling my friends not to waste money on PSU costing as much as their gfx. They should give the money to me instead.

 

[toofan]

Aditya

Thanks for giving an example supporting my info. I keep telling my friends not to waste money on PSU costing as much as their gfx. They should give the money to me instead.

Currently i am having compaq SR1921Il which has 300W smps. I am planning to buy a graphic card may be HD4850. So which will be the cheapest and best performing PSU for me to buy and at what price?

With that machine i know I hve to upgrade many things like motherboard- HP Asterope 3(don't think it supports C2duo's), Processor (as it is Pentium D 2.8 Ghz). But these will come as Money comes to me.

 

[spikygv]

if u wanna buy psu which should suit ur new pc also. get corsair vx450W / hx620W . if u want it just for ur current pc , try with ur current psu. i dont think it will be enough. but no harm in trying. nothing bad will happen to ur components. just stress test ur pc and monitor the 12 volt rail . if its stable ,then ur current psu is sufficient. if its dropping too much / ur facing system shutdown , then get a new psu.

 

[adithyagenius]

Aditya


Currently i am having compaq SR1921Il which has 300W smps. I am planning to buy a graphic card may be HD4850. So which will be the cheapest and best performing PSU for me to buy and at what price?

With that machine i know I hve to upgrade many things like motherboard- HP Asterope 3(don't think it supports C2duo's), Processor (as it is Pentium D 2.8 Ghz). But these will come as Money comes to me.

I have used a similiar one called SR1931IL. It also had 2.8GHz Pentium D and Asterope3. I put a XFX7600GT and 2 * Kingston 1gb DDR2 667Mhz and put an external 120GB HDD and bought Creative t6060. It went from 194 to 3325 in 3D Mark06 with gfx OC to 625Mhz and VRAM to 760*2.
The processor will just half the performance of 4850. Your PSU won't support 4850. Changing mobo+prcoy+PSU = warranty void. Better to get a assembled PC. Throw away the machine like I did. It doesn't support Dual channel memory, hence reducing fps in many games like COD4. It didn't support more than 1GB RAM. I did a BIOS update to get 2GB support. That helped in fps in Bioshock. It also doesn't have USB device booting which results in wastage of a lot CDs and DVDs. You cabinet has a single fan. No way is it gaming grade for this gen.

 

[toofan]

It doesn't support Dual channel memory, hence reducing fps in many games like COD4. It didn't support more than 1GB RAM. I did a BIOS update to get 2GB support.

I supports 2 gb ram ( 1 Gb x 2). But doesn't supports dual channel. I was new at that time I buyed this machine. Its really not ment for upgrading. But Money Bhaiya Money, kahen se aayega. i had to do it in steps.

Second query can you provide me tutorial step by step how to update BIOS. I doesn't know any thing about bios updating. I just want to do this. And for the time being it will help me with games.

 

[shantanu]

you mobo company and model ?

 

[toofan]

Field Value
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 63-0100-000001-00101111-062206-RS400$RC410-M_BIOS DATE: 06/22/2006 VER: 08.00.12

• Motherboard manufacturer's name: ECS RC410-M
• HP/Compaq name: Asterope3-GL8E

Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200 for Intel Processors

• ATI RC410 Northbridge
• ATI SB450 Southbridge

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel GTL+
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 200 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 800 MHz
Bandwidth 6400 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type DDR2 SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 267 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 533 MHz
Bandwidth 4266 MB/s


BIOS Properties
BIOS Type AMI
BIOS Version 3.16
System BIOS Date 06/22/06
Video BIOS Date 05/09/08

BIOS Manufacturer
Company Name American Megatrends Inc.

 

[adithyagenius]

I supports 2 gb ram ( 1 Gb x 2). But doesn't supports dual channel. I was new at that time I buyed this machine. Its really not ment for upgrading. But Money Bhaiya Money, kahen se aayega. i had to do it in steps.

Second query can you provide me tutorial step by step how to update BIOS. I doesn't know any thing about bios updating. I just want to do this. And for the time being it will help me with games.

You have 2GB RAM. This support was added in the BIOS update. So you BIOS is up to date. If you were trying to save money you wouldn't have bought a branded PC in the first place.

 

[toofan]

Yaa I know that. Let do things step by step.
first i wil buy a Graphic Card+PSU so that my current hunger for new games may calm.
Second I will buy a motherboard.(Very tough choice to make really?)
Third I will go for a killing processor by then these will be a bit cheaper.

But Aditya suggest me a PSU, to fit with HD4850. with price.