What if the video card was 256mbs with everything else remaining the same? Would I need a more a powerful power supply then?
If so, how much power would be sufficient then (2 dvd burners, a 256mb video card, and one hard drive)?|||Its not the wattage you need to worry about. I recently bought a new motherboard and processor. 15 mins into the initial run the screen went black..I looked over just in time to see a flash from my power supply!!! Newegg has a tech support FAQ that set me straight. Although Wattage output is good the proper Amperage is more important. A modern setup requires about 18 to 25 amps. More if you have cutting edge stuff. If your power supply came with the case I suggest you buy new one. Unless you like fireworks in your computer!!|||Probably.
Until my motherboard started dying I had a 256 MB video card, DVD burner, CD-ROM, floppy drive, and 4 hard drives (2 SATA, 2 IDE) running on a comprable power supply.|||Definitely im runnin 2 hard drives 1 DVD burner and a 1288MB video card on a 300W power supply with no problems.|||Here's what I can tell you. I have an Emachines Desktop running an add-on 256mb Nvidea graphics, 2 Hdd's, and 2 DVD-writers. I run a 425 watt UPS, and the monitor tells me that at full load I am only using 18 to 22 percent loading. That works out to about 85 watts...
My answer would be: You are just fine...|||Im running a 512 vid card three hard drives and one dvd drive on 500 watt PSU and I've got power to spare
answer = you've also got power to spare
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