Do i need more power?

[TeValereJubeo]

i have a 1.2ghz (tried going to about 1260 and 1320mghz but it reset very often?), its a Gigabyte GA-7VTX mb, 256 megs of ram (need more), 2 40 gig's, a 20 gig, and an 8 gig in a removable hd bay, 2 extension usb's, 8 fans from 80 mm to 120mm, a 10/100 nic, a geforce 2 mx400, a 16 meg fusion (duel monitors), a 56k (i have cable but i like to take calls through my puter), an ata100 pci expansion card, a 16x dvd and a 10x cdr... do i need more then a 300 watt power supply and what would the true advantages of a higher wattage ps be?

[Bosco]

Having a 300 watt power supply is most often enough for most computers. Even with you running extra stuff you shouldn't reach 300 watts. The benefit of having a bigger power supply is that you will always have the available power. It is always a good idea to have more power then not enough. Any machines that we build, is at least 350 watts. You are running extra fans etc, and attempting to overclock. you might try and get a bigger power supply like 400 or 450 hope this helps a bit.  

[Billabond1]

yes, i think that a bigger psu would really help you in this situation

[LobbDogg]

You are probably getting to the limit of the 300 watt with all of that stuff. It all takes power. I would say a 350 or 400 would be good, but if you are looking for the future you can always look bigger to like a 500 or 550.

[kobalt]

Check the AMPS on the 12v line on the side of your PS box, anything under 14 with the stuff you have is not enough. I"m pretty shure this is what's slowing you down Edited November 27, 2003 by kobalt