How much Watt PSU for my machine

[mathrisk]

Hi,

Recently my PSU went dead and am looking for a new one.
But as the machine is kinda old (4 years), I don't want to invest much on it - as I'll be selling/donating this soon and upgrade. But first I need it make working/running.

My specs are:
Abit IP35-E,
Intel C2D E8300 (2.66 ghz)
2 GB (800MHz) RAM (2 x 1gb)
Sapphire HD6450 1 GB
2 x SATA HDD (1tb, 320gb)
1 x IDE DVD writer.

what is the minimum watt PSU I need to run the machine.

Is CM350 Plus (350W) is fine? (I am seeing this one the cheapest )
Or any other recommendation please?

TIA

 

[coderunknown]

yes 350W is enough but go for FSP Saga II 350W. You should find it for 1.5-1.7k.

 

[dibya_kol]

@OP, any good 350wt psu is good enough for ur rig, but i will suggest u to buy atleast 450wt psu.

 

[Gaurav Bhattacharjee]

No need for 450W. This setup will barely take 200W. Sam's suggestion is fine.

 

[mathrisk]

Thanks guys for your input.

 

[doomgiver]

@OP, any good 350wt psu is good enough for ur rig, but i will suggest u to buy atleast 450wt psu.

lol? why?

 

[Tech_Wiz]

Maybe he is making sure if at all OP adds a Mid Range GFX card later then he doesn't have to change PSU for it.

350W wont be enough for almost any decent card. (Which he is not)

 

[MegaMind]

PSU is one of the future proof part of any build..

 

[topgear]

that PSu will suffice Op's need but if needs to Oc the CPU or add a powerful GPU later he may look for CX430v2 / VS450.

 

[doomgiver]

looking at his rig, im very sure he does not plan to upgrade anytime too soon

 

[d6bmg]

Buy FSP SAGA II 500W.
I highly doubt over the availability of SAGA II 350W.

 

[mathrisk]

Okay, seeing those replies I doubt I wasn't very clear on my first post.

Since the system is too old (will be celebrating 4th b'day on 2nd May), I just want to make it up and running so that I can backup the stuffs and sell the machine.

(Anyway, a new machine is under planning. )

 

[dibya_kol]

lol? why?

i think u already got ur ans ..

 

[doomgiver]

yeah
i think i made him change his mind