New PSU ??

I just rebuilt my pc and after reading the fourm for a while I started wondering if I should consider picking up a new PSU. All works great as is, no problems, (knock on wood) not even the CRC error problem listed here with allot of KT4VL that others are having.
Here is the catch, I am going to add two new case fans, one 80MM cooler master for exhaust and one 60mm for intake which will make for three fans ( one came with case, in the front of course ). I bought this case two years ago and it is a pretty nice one and came with a 300W HiPro PSU. If I am only going to add the two additional fans should I consider adding a new 400W PSU?
XP2200+
KT4VL
Cooler Master HSF HSC-V62
MSI MX440-VTD8X
1, 512 mb stick (samsung)
IBM Deskstar 40 gig, 7200rpm
WD 20 gig, 7200rpm
Sony CDRW (don't remember model name)
Sony CDR (same as above but don't remember name)
SB Live

Hi,
Fans take somewhere between 1.5-2.5 W, so you have to add a lot to get into trouble.....
When you use like 20 or more of them, you might consider it :D

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I have a W510 with the 135W PSU. Or to be more precise: 6.75A @ 20V.
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Friendly,
Some Dude
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Oh, I did not realize that I could see that in Power Manager. Fascinating!
It says 90 W.
I found another thread where the central pin thing was mentioned. I am about to order a new connector tip to chop up and modify, as that is quite a bit cheaper than buying a new PSU.
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New PSU for MSI P67S-C43 (B3) with new graphics card.

Good morning!
I'm in the market for a new PSU for my system (specs in signature). I think the current PSU I have would be sufficient for the graphics card I'm looking at getting, GeForce GTX 680 FTW+ (EVGA 04G-P4-3687-KR), however, I'd like to go modular. Any suggestions?
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NEW PSU bang!

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If your running stock and no OC, try these ramsettings in bios;
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"Frequency/Voltage" menu -
Performance - Normal
DOT - Disabled
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Spread Spectrum - disabled
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save and exit..
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Buying new PSU is this ok?

i keep gettin problems and everyone is sayin PSU so im just gonna buy a new PSU so if u can give me ur opinion on this let me kno.
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+3.3V - 30a
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=913527&CatId=1079

It has good amps on the rail, thats for sure.
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any input would be very helpful!

thanks!
i was hoping i didn't make a mistake in picking it, i was looking at the antec and enermax (sp?) ones and while they looked nice, being b/t 70-100 dollars is a bit much for a poor student like me i was mostly worried about adding the video card to the mix since the 9800 pro is coming in a day or two (that and the smell freaked me out)
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I have a very unstable system after replacing the PSU. Her is a list of issues encountered.
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Well all test complete, New PSU... Have to RMA

Well guys thanks for all the help, After receiving the new PSU I began all the test over again, the same things began to happen, even with the board out of the case as MSI tech support suggested. So I on my way back to Newegg to RMA the board. I decided to save a little money on the PSU and put it towards some better memory.
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OHH P.S.
Do you think the PSU is a little overkill??
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Can you tell if the fans or hard drive are is working?
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Originally posted by Micahos
How about this one? $77.00
ENERMAX 460W Power supply for AMD K7, K8 & Pentium4, Model "EG465P-VE(FM)"
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PFC: No
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Input Voltage: 90V~135V AC or 180V~265V AC
Input Frequency Range: 47Hz-63Hz
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Output: +3.3V@35A; +5V@35A; -5V@1A; +12V@33A; -12V@1A; [email protected]
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I'm really learning a lot, and I thank you very much for your time!

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