IS 400WATT ENOUGH?

[OnekillWalter]

Hi there, I recently put together a PC for my GF with old parts. it boot, it works fine for browsing and watch movies, but every time she tries to launch a game (ex: portal2) the computer shuts down. 

 

the CPU is an AMD Athlon X2 250 with 4gb of ram, 500gb HDD, a dvd drive, and a Gtx 650ti 2 gb. no overclocks.

 

is the psu too old/weak for the hardware? 

 

I could tear down my shrine and try and swap our PSU see if it solves the problem, but...you know, my precious "cable management".

 

 

[79wjd]

What psu is it? And is everything wired correctly? Are temps all good? Any overclocks?

[pomaranc]

If it is good 400W it should be ok-ish, if it is bad PSU your house will burn down

[pomaranc]

I was using really bad no brand 400W PSU on my old PC, athlon II x3 and GTX660. (I knew nothing about computers back than )

It worked for over a year but than it killed the GPU, but my house did not catch fire so I got that goin' for me, which is nice

[OnekillWalter]

What psu is it? And is everything wired correctly? Are temps all good? Any overclocks?

 

no overclocks, ill check the connection tonight, havent download any temp monitor, yet. its a junk from her dad's old HP pavillon

If it is good 400W it should be ok-ish, if it is bad PSU your house will burn down

yeah im worried now. lol

[Johannes_Lazor]

yeah im worried now. lol

Want to get more worried? It can happen to anyone.

[OnekillWalter]

Want to get more worried? It can happen to anyone.

-snip-

poor austin...i saw them videoz, what a great man, great attitude. and great friends!!

[vembutech]

Check your build watts requirement in below link

 

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

[Aniallation]

Hi there, I recently put together a PC for my GF with old parts. it boot, it works fine for browsing and watch movies, but every time she tries to launch a game (ex: portal2) the computer shuts down. 

 

the CPU is an AMD Athlon X2 250 with 4gb of ram, 500gb HDD, a dvd drive, and a Gtx 650ti 2 gb. no overclocks.

 

is the psu too old/weak for the hardware? 

 

I could tear down my shrine and try and swap our PSU see if it solves the problem, but...you know, my precious "cable management".

 

Depends what PSU it is. If it's a cheap-ass Chinese 400W then your issues don't come as a surprise

[Aniallation]

Check your build watts requirement in below link

 

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

Or maybe actually provide some useful insight rather then throwing in an obvious link

[OnekillWalter]

Depends what PSU it is. If it's a cheap-ass Chinese 400W then your issues don't come as a surprise

 

yeah, it must be cheap, like I said, it comes from her dad's Hp Pavillon...

[Aniallation]

yeah, it must be cheap, like I said, it comes from her dad's Hp Pavillon...

Yeah chances are it wasn't designed to handle a dedicated GPU

[OnekillWalter]

Yeah chances are it wasn't designed to handle a dedicated GPU

well, there was a GPU in there, its boxed somewhere, but i remember it has a tiny heatsink with a very small blowout fan. 

 

the Gtx 650ti I put in there, as per Zotac website, they recommand a 400watt psu. thought it would work, but it doesnt, oh well. 

 

should I give her my 730w raidmax and get a Evga 650watt for my setup? or should I get a 50$ 500watt psu for my GF computer?

[Aniallation]

well, there was a GPU in there, its boxed somewhere, but i remember it has a tiny heatsink with a very small blowout fan. 

 

the Gtx 650ti I put in there, as per Zotac website, they recommand a 400watt psu. thought it would work, but it doesnt, oh well. 

 

should I give her my 730w raidmax and get a Evga 650watt for my setup? or should I get a 50$ 500watt psu for my GF computer?

Give her the Raidmax and get something else, but not that EVGA. 

[OnekillWalter]

Give her the Raidmax and get something else, but not that EVGA. 

i trust your knowledge on that matter, Ania, what would you suggest?

[Aniallation]

i trust your knowledge on that matter, Ania, what would you suggest?

Can never have too much reassurance.

 

What's your budget for a new PSU if you were to get one for yourself?

[OnekillWalter]

Can never have too much reassurance.

 

What's your budget for a new PSU if you were to get one for yourself?

90-120$ my case has a side window, so modular or semi-modular is something im looking for. sleeved cables if possible. does it really worth to get a 80+ gold or platinum? or is bronze good enough?

[Aniallation]

90-120$ my case has a side window, so modular or semi-modular is something im looking for. sleeved cables if possible. does it really worth to get a 80+ gold or platinum? or is bronze good enough?

 

Semi-modular: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/enermax-power-supply-erx530awt

 

Fully modular: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550bbefx

[OnekillWalter]

Semi-modular: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/enermax-power-supply-erx530awt

 

Fully modular: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550bbefx

wow, nice! thank alot! i didnt know about those brand. 

[Aniallation]

wow, nice! thank alot! i didnt know about those brand. 

No problem. The Enermax Revolution X't is a CWT-made unit, similar to the Corsair RM, but performs slightly better and is much cheaper when on sale. The XFX XTR is a Seasonic G on the inside, but features full modularity and a better fan with passive mode.

[Tim Drake]

Get an EVGA. Best for the price as they are Tier 3.

[JoopZ]

I am yet to find a bad review about http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=EVGA+Supernova+G2+750w&N=-1&isNodeId=1and I got told to choose this over the Corsair RM 750 as this EVGA Supernova G2 is a much better power supply, I know it's slightly over budget.

EDIT: removed the part about the EVGA G1 650w, since that was the one you previously linked, woops.