I built myself a new PC:
Phenom II X2 550 3.2GHz
Gigabyte motherboard
2 x 2GB DDR3
Radeon HD770
Creative Audigy Soundcard
1 x 250GB SATA HDD
4 to 5 Case fans
1 x Optical Drive
1 x Floppy Drive
And I was using a 500W to power all that. After testing my PC out, it ran fine for a moment, then as I was adjust some power cables everything just shut off. PC would not turn on.
I tried another PSU of 450W with just the motherboard, and it worked. But as I started to connect more and more things. The exact same thing happened.
Do I need to buy a more powerful power supply? If so, what? I don't want to shell out $80 and have the same thing happen again. Should I go for something like 800W?
Please advise. Thanks.
Phenom II X2 550 3.2GHz
Gigabyte motherboard
2 x 2GB DDR3
Radeon HD770
Creative Audigy Soundcard
1 x 250GB SATA HDD
4 to 5 Case fans
1 x Optical Drive
1 x Floppy Drive
And I was using a 500W to power all that. After testing my PC out, it ran fine for a moment, then as I was adjust some power cables everything just shut off. PC would not turn on.
I tried another PSU of 450W with just the motherboard, and it worked. But as I started to connect more and more things. The exact same thing happened.
Do I need to buy a more powerful power supply? If so, what? I don't want to shell out $80 and have the same thing happen again. Should I go for something like 800W?
Please advise. Thanks.