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370w enough for HD4870?

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grendel19

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Need some advice / opinions from the PSU experts here.

Currently I have a HTPC/gaming rig running a HD4870, Phenom II 710 overclocked to 3.4 at 1.325v, one 7200rpm HDD, 2 sticks of ddr3, and a LG GGC (actual rig in sig). Currently a 520HX is powering this and there will be no more additions made to this rig.

I'm also planning on building a server 08 that will ultimately be running 12 HDD, 4 case fans, possibly 3 (total) PCI/PCI-E x1 cards, Phenom II quad non overclocked, onboard video, and 4 sticks of ddr2. And maybe even some USB powered deviced down the road.

RIght now I have a PCP&C 370w running my whs (which will be dismantled for the server 08 build) and I am contemplating on whether to swap these two PSUs.

My questions are would the 370w be able to power the HTPC/gaming rig safely and stably? Or will the 370w be fine powering up and running the server 08 configuration mentioned above? I understand it could possibly run up to 300w for powering up 12 HDD. The server would only be powered off for hardware maintenance. Otherwise it would stay on 24/7.

I know I'm probably better off buying a new ~500w PSU for the server also, but right now I'd prefer not to spend any more money if possible. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
 
I believe the Silencer 370W will be enough for either application, although you'd be pushing it a little in both cases. I recommend a PSU upgrade.
 
I think the Silencer 370 would be barely capable of powering the HTPC/gaming setup.You would pushing it to 100% load. I would not recommend using it with your HTPC/gaming rig.

For the server setup, not recommended either.
 
vjcsmoke said:
You can calculate your power needs yourself using this website.

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

If you find that your power output is close to or over 100% of the PSU capacity, then it's probably not sufficient. You want to give yourself some reserve buffer power.
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I used a similar power calculator at http://www.antec.outervision.com and the recommended PSU wattage for my HTPC/gaming rig setup was only 295W. But I'm not too sure if I trust that number.
 
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