Not sure about power supply

[axl123]

Heya guys,

I had put together a pc 3 years back and upgraded the gfx card and processor over the past 1-2 years. So, now I am wondering whether the power supply is still decent enough to run my hardware on a "moderate" level.

I hope that you could advise me which power supply to go for should my current not be enough to run my system sufficiently.

Details:

Power supply: Fortron 400 watt ATX

Motherboard: Asus MBA M2N-E AM2
Ram: 2Gb DDR2 PC5300 667MHz
Processor: AMD Athlon64X2 6000+ AM2
GFX card: Nvidia gforce 7900gt 256 MB
HDD: Maxtor 6g160eo 7200 RPM

Thanks for your help !

 

[raybay]

It remains as good as it was.
You will have problems with your Maxtor drive first. Replace the power supply when the drive fails which will be pretty soon.
There is a good list in the TechSpot archives listing a great number of the best power supplies...
But it is all a matter of cost, and you will have to tell us the budget\
Blind buy, I would get a Corsair 600 watt... because it will last long into the future of your next build.

 

[axl123]

It remains as good as it was.
You will have problems with your Maxtor drive first. Replace the power supply when the drive fails which will be pretty soon.
There is a good list in the TechSpot archives listing a great number of the best power supplies...
But it is all a matter of cost, and you will have to tell us the budget\
Blind buy, I would get a Corsair 600 watt... because it will last long into the future of your next build.

Thank you for your reply. I am currently looking for a new HDD, 1 TB should be plenty enough for me considering I am only using the pc for some gaming and the price is not an issue. As for the replacement power supply(preferably around 550-600 watt), I am willing to spend around 80 euros/dollars for it. Of course, if there is a PSU which is a slightly above my mentioned budget but highly recommended, I will go for it!

 

[Ritwik7]

Take a look at this PSU.

 

[axl123]

Take a look at this PSU.

I have been searching about this particular PSU and came to the conclusion that this branch doesn't deliver its products to my country, namely The Netherlands

This would otherwise be an excellent replacement for my current PSU. Anyhow, thank you for taking your time

 

[Ritwik7]

For your above system the Corsair 400CX should be quite sufficient. I think you'll be able to get Corsair.