HOW MUCH POWER DO I REALLY NEED???

Ive had a few problems with pc rebooting think it might be a power issue see post https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=98647.0 (Network reboot problems? ) its been happening sence my router broke and i got new one.
i have at minute a chieftec 420w psu
(+5 40A, +3.3 30A 220w) (+12v1 15A +12v2 18A 216w) (-5v 0.3A 1.5w) (-12v 0.8A 9.6w) (+5vsb 2a 10w)
with the spec ive left below can you tell me what kind of ampage do i need on the 12v rails and should i go for the standard 2 set rails or should i get the new 4 set rails tell me what i need on all rails please and recommend a psu. Im trying to keep costs low so i can get the mushkin ram .
msi k8n neo platinum
amd athlon 64 3400+
gigabyte 3d rocket cpu fan
chieftec 420w psu (+5 40A, +3.3 30A 220w) (+12v1 15A +12v2 18A 216w) (-5v 0.3A 1.5w) (-12v 0.8A 9.6w) (+5vsb 2a 10w)
2 x 512mb kingmax ddr 400 pc 3200 (soon to be mushkin 2 x 1gb ddr xp4000 extreme performance dual channel kit cas3)
2 x 200gb s-ata seagate 7200rpm
nvidia geforce 6800gt 256mb
samsun syncmaster 913n 19" tft
chieftec aluminium dragon (4 thermaltake fans)
campaq dvd 16x dvd reader drive
samsung dvd re-writer drive
onboard sound (thinkin of getting a soundblaster x-fi platinum)
philips 160w 5.1 surround sound
netgear dg834

Quote from: Rossoevo on 22-July-06, 06:16:04
It makes you wonder if the US spec is different to the UK spec
dunno its possible, but they are different models also:
* Enermax EG465AX-VE-G-FC/FM
* Enermax EG465AX-VE-G-FCA/FMA
* Enermax EG465AX-VE-G-FMAX
bla i have the "same" PSU as picture below but mine comes with blue box(as you see different boxes black,green,orange mine is blue but cant find it over net) finnaly found it:
here somethink usefull also:
EG465P-VE (FM)
EG465P-VE FMA
EG465P-VE FCA
EG465AX-VE(G)
EG465AX-VE(W)
EG465AX-VE(G) FMA
EG465AX-VE(W) FMA
EG465AX-VE(G) FCA
EG465AX-VE(W) FCA
(G) = 230Volt
(W) = 110 ~ 230Volt (full range)
P = zonder PFC
AX = Actieve PFC
FM = Fan Speed monitoring
FMA = FMA function (Fan Speed monitored by M/B & Adjustable)
FCA = FCA function (Fan On/ Off Controlled by M/B & Adjustable), "sleeping mode

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Originally posted by REILLY875
It all depends on how much you are going to put in the PC...ie How many drives, Case Fans, how many memory modules, what type of Vidio Card....But You should be safe with a "Quality" 450 Watt unit.....Sean REILLY875
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