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PSU question on a new computer

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I'm planning to get a new computer through Dell, mainly so I can play Vanguard better, but the only thing that worries me on the system I'm wanting to get is the fact that it's only a 375 Watt DC Power Supply, Heat dissipation: 1280 BTU/hr, Voltage: 90 to 135 V and 180 to 265 V at 50/60 Hz, and Backup battery: 3-V CR2032 lithium coin cell.

I'm not sure if this would be well enough to handle games like Vanguard would it? Here's the rest of the system specs:

XPS 410
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6600 (4MB L2 Cache,2.4GHz,1066 FSB)

Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium

Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs

Video Card 256MB nVidia GeForce 7900 GS

Hard Drive 320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™

3.5 in Floppy Drive

Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable

Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
 
That should be able to handle it just fine...Watts are frankly over talked about on PSUs, most systems can run on less than 400w no problem.

Also, dell is not going to sell you something that is underpowered/will not work correctly under load and such. If you are ordering for dell, it will work fine with what they suggest/put in the system.
 
It's fine. Dell has access to all their derating curves and actual power consumption. It's not a problem. That, and they have good quality psu's.
 
I've very very rarely seen a Dell PSU fail when it's loaded up with what originally came with the PC, and the ones I have seen failed were quite old and ready to go.
 
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