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Matty79

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Hi Guys,

I am new here so I thought would introduce myself as well as posting my first question.

My name is Matt and I am from Canberra Australia.

My question is this.
I am looking to upgrade my power supply, Is there such a thing as going to high in power? My PC came standard with a 300w but I would like to go 600-650.
I have just put 4GB RAM into it and want to make it run a little better, thinking of a new case and few more fans to.

I am running Vista home premium 32 bit SP1 with core 2 duo processor Intel pentium D935 3.2Ghz

Not sure what else to tell you. I bought the PC from a shop but it was a good buy for a media centre but I am slowly upgrading it in bits and pieces just tomore effective than standard "generic" gear they put in when building them.

Only use the PC for internet, email and media orientated projects :)

I lookforward to your replies/ideas & comments.

Cheers

Matt :D
 

My Computer

System One

Hi Matt, and welcome to Vista Forums.

No, you cannot go to high with a power supply (PSU). The PSU will only provide what the computer actually uses up to the PSU's rated power wattage output. You only have problems when the computer uses more power than the PSU can provide.

One thing to look for is that the higher wattage PSUs tend to be a little bit larger than the lower wattage ones. You should make sure that it's dimensions will fit in the case. Usually this is not a problem unless you have a mini-tower case.

Unless your running two or more high end graphics card in SLI, I would say 600 to 650 watts would be a good size to have for what you need now and for future additions.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Hi Shawn

Thanks for the reply. Whilst I have dabbled in IT for a while hardware has never been a big area so I am trying to learn a lot more for my own benefit.

The case I have is from HP, however I am thinking of going to an Antec Nine Hundred simply for the room as I want to add a few more HDD's so space should not be a problem. I am also going to look at a few more fans or the like to keep it cool. A few matesa are all running these cases and they seem to be quie good.

Cheers again

Matt
 

My Computer

System One

Your welcome Matt. It sounds like a good plan.

Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Matty79 said:
Hi Shawn

Thanks for the reply. Whilst I have dabbled in IT for a while hardware has never been a big area so I am trying to learn a lot more for my own benefit.

The case I have is from HP, however I am thinking of going to an Antec Nine Hundred simply for the room as I want to add a few more HDD's so space should not be a problem. I am also going to look at a few more fans or the like to keep it cool. A few matesa are all running these cases and they seem to be quie good.

Cheers again

Matt
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Hi Matt

You might take a look at the Antec 1200; it is a full tower case with excellent on-board cooling (Fans). I currently have 8 internal ODD installed and 2 internal HDD and room for more. This case has plenty of room and is a step up from the 900.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R
    Memory
    OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    SAPPHIRE 100242L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Expr
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer B223Wbdmr Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with Height & Pivot Adjustment 300 cd/m2 2500:1
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB
    Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB
    PSU
    Antec NeoPower 650 Blue 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified C
    Case
    Antec Twelve Hundred Black ATX Full Tower Computer Case
    Other Info
    9 different Optical Drives installed for review purposes
kipper said:
Matty79 said:
Hi Shawn

Thanks for the reply. Whilst I have dabbled in IT for a while hardware has never been a big area so I am trying to learn a lot more for my own benefit.

The case I have is from HP, however I am thinking of going to an Antec Nine Hundred simply for the room as I want to add a few more HDD's so space should not be a problem. I am also going to look at a few more fans or the like to keep it cool. A few matesa are all running these cases and they seem to be quie good.

Cheers again

Matt
Click to expand...

Hi Matt

You might take a look at the Antec 1200; it is a full tower case with excellent on-board cooling (Fans). I currently have 8 internal ODD installed and 2 internal HDD and room for more. This case has plenty of room and is a step up from the 900.
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Great another ODD freak....it's good to have a lot to choose from ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Homebrew
    CPU
    Q6600 (G0) SLACR
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EP35 DS3R
    Memory
    2 gigs G.Skill DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX 8600GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung T190 1440X900
    Screen Resolution
    1440X900
    Hard Drives
    2X Seagate 120 (OS's) IDE
    1X WD 750 SATA
    PSU
    Corsair HX520
    Case
    Coolmax el cheapo
    Cooling
    Rosewill HSF (soon to upgrade)
    Keyboard
    BTW low profile backlit/quiet key
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