Will my 350W PSU do for a Conroe/7600GT setup?

[TimBlanchard]

Hi

I have an Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.8GHz and 1GB DDR2 RAM

I'm thinking of getting a 7600GT 256MB but not sure if my PSU is up for the task. It's a 360W one that came with my case. I'm not even sure what brand it is.

Is this likely to be sufficient for powering my system?

Is it there any risk of it damaging any of the components if it's not powerful enough?

Thanks

 

[gurusan]

The PSU is really an essential part of your system. I suggest upgrading. Get a good brand 400 watt or something.'

 

[lancec2c30]

uuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmhhhhhhhhh, if I were you I would never go below a 400watt PERIOD. go for atleast like a 420watt PSU by a well known company.

 

[TimBlanchard]

What would happen if I used an under powered PSU with my setup?

Do I risk damaging the CPU/GFX card?

 

[bryanp0286]

I had a 250W PSU on my computer up until recently... after about a month of adding a graphics card and second HDD my computer would just reboot at random. I've upgraded since then and it runs fine now, I don't have a real high-end system though, so the 350W PSU I upgraded to works fine.

 

[Apokalipse]

for what you want to use it for, you should definately get a better PSU.
at least 450W, and not a cheapo one.

 

[magouster]

You won't damage anything, but your components won't perform to their full potential. The only "damage" you might suffer is corrupt files on the HDD after constant BSODs and random rebooting. But that's not guaranteed. I agree with the others, get at least something in the range of 450W.

 

[efd753]

go to a site the can estimate the needed wattage for your computer im petty sure 350 enough.

http://www.journeysystems.com/power_supply_calculator.php go over here and try it out.

usually powersupply that come with cases sucks. so should buy 1. what case you have.

 

[Apokalipse]

those PSU calculators always underestimate the actual power needs

 

[gurusan]

400 watts should be plenty though...