Upgrading Soon / Power Supply Question

I will upgrading soon to a K8N Neo Platinum socket 754 and either a 3200 or 3400 64bit processor.
Will my current power supply be good enough. I have an Enermax EG465P-VE 431W power supply right now.
3.3v is 38a
+5v is 44a
+12v is 20a
Thanks

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Originally posted by buttasuperb
Yea I got my current power supply about 8 months ago and I'm sure it was older stock.
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Originally posted by splitThis is an older one..
One of these.
Specifications: Model: EG465AX-VE W-FMA. AC Input: 100~240V, 50~60HZ, 9.5A~2.5A. DC Output: +3.3V/38A; +5V/44A; +12V/33A; -5V/1A; -12V/1A; +5VSb/2.2A; +3.3V& 5V/220W. Total power: 433W
That would be a good power supply to get for my new rig, right? I was thinking of getting a new power supply anyways, since I was gonna build another computer with some older parts. This way I can keep some stuff in the old case, and just buy a new case/PSU for my new stuff.
You'll have a job.
Note on that page..
Availability: This item has been discontinued and will no longer be available.
Seen a lot of people in the UK ranting how good these are.
Single rail as well

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Quote from: Koopie on 05-March-06, 04:50:59
Yes i know its risky but i have my fans spinning at half power so i turn then on full power when i'm in playing games. Thanks for all replies
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Run Prim95, Run memtest86. See if your system is truly stable.

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