Re: Looking for a Power Supply for a Dimension 4500.....


"jingram" <ingramje@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Hello,
>
> I need to find a decent power supply with more juice than my stock 250Watt
> unit. I've considered upgrading my video card to maybe an ATI 9800Pro All
> in
> Wonder.
>
> I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this brand/model or could
> recomend one. I'd like to keep it under $100.
>
> "Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-450 450W P"
>
> My System Specs:
>
> Dell Dimension 4500
> 2.8Ghz Pentium IV
> 1 Gig of ram
> 36 Gig Western Digital drive
> 250 Gig Maxtor drive
> 250 Gig Seagate drive
> Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2
> ATI Radeon 9600XT 256 mb
> 52X Lite-On CD-RW/DVD drive
> 8x Sony DVD+/-RW drive.
> Pinnacal PC/TV capture card
> NEC 1810 18" flat panel
> WindowsXP Home Edition
>
>
>
>
>

Nah, don't bother.

Most manufacturers rate their power supplies at the peak available --
meaning a short burst. Dell rates it at a load that can be sustained.

The 250 in your 4500 is MORE than enough for your configuration. I have a
4550 with the same power supply (in fact, with a P4-2.8, are you sure you
don't have a 4550?) and run a very similar configuration with two hard
drives, an Audigy 2, two optical drives and a 9800Pro. The 9800 has been in
the machine for years.

Tom


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