hello all,
I currently have a PC that i want to put a new Pentium D chip into and also a new graphics card. I'm just wondering if my new ThermalTake 430W power supply has enough wattage for a Pentium D 925 or 945. I currently have a 3GHz Pentium 4HT Prescott chip in it, im guessing that takes around 80W of power? I heard the Pentium D processors take 130W+ of power, which is quite concerning, considering my PSU is only 430W, though it's designed with a 24Pin ATX connector and Intel 1.03 standard (I think thats what it's called).
Well this is what i got now:
* Intel (R) Pentium 4 HT 530J 3GHz, Prescott
*Gigabyte GA-8i945P-G Motherboard
*1GB G-Skill Dual Channel DDR2 667MHz (2X 512MB modules)
*200GB Seagate 7200.7 Barracuda SATA HDD
* Gigabyte ATi Radeon X300SE 128MB PCIe
*Pioneer DVR-109 DVD-RW
*LG 52X CD Burner
* Winfast DTV-2000H TV Tuner
* Iwill PCI Firewire card
*Netcomm PCI Wireless LAN card.
* 4 fans (inc. CPU fan)
*Floppy Drive.
This is what i want to add/replace.
*Intel (R) Pentium D 925 Processor (3GHz)
*Gigabyte Nvidia 7300GS 256MB PCIe Graphics Card
*Maybe another GB of RAM or another HDD.
Just wondering if this PSU has enough power.... It is actually brand new, also is it normal to have 11.6V- 11.8V flowing through the 12V line?
Thanks.
I currently have a PC that i want to put a new Pentium D chip into and also a new graphics card. I'm just wondering if my new ThermalTake 430W power supply has enough wattage for a Pentium D 925 or 945. I currently have a 3GHz Pentium 4HT Prescott chip in it, im guessing that takes around 80W of power? I heard the Pentium D processors take 130W+ of power, which is quite concerning, considering my PSU is only 430W, though it's designed with a 24Pin ATX connector and Intel 1.03 standard (I think thats what it's called).
Well this is what i got now:
* Intel (R) Pentium 4 HT 530J 3GHz, Prescott
*Gigabyte GA-8i945P-G Motherboard
*1GB G-Skill Dual Channel DDR2 667MHz (2X 512MB modules)
*200GB Seagate 7200.7 Barracuda SATA HDD
* Gigabyte ATi Radeon X300SE 128MB PCIe
*Pioneer DVR-109 DVD-RW
*LG 52X CD Burner
* Winfast DTV-2000H TV Tuner
* Iwill PCI Firewire card
*Netcomm PCI Wireless LAN card.
* 4 fans (inc. CPU fan)
*Floppy Drive.
This is what i want to add/replace.
*Intel (R) Pentium D 925 Processor (3GHz)
*Gigabyte Nvidia 7300GS 256MB PCIe Graphics Card
*Maybe another GB of RAM or another HDD.
Just wondering if this PSU has enough power.... It is actually brand new, also is it normal to have 11.6V- 11.8V flowing through the 12V line?
Thanks.
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