How much Watt PSU for my machine

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Hi,

Recently my PSU went dead and am looking for a new one.
But as the machine is kinda old (4 years), I don't want to invest much on it - as I'll be selling/donating this soon and upgrade. But first I need it make working/running.

My specs are:
Abit IP35-E,
Intel C2D E8300 (2.66 ghz)
2 GB (800MHz) RAM (2 x 1gb)
Sapphire HD6450 1 GB
2 x SATA HDD (1tb, 320gb)
1 x IDE DVD writer.

what is the minimum watt PSU I need to run the machine.

Is CM350 Plus (350W) is fine? (I am seeing this one the cheapest

)
Or any other recommendation please?

TIA

yes 350W is enough but go for FSP Saga II 350W. You should find it for 1.5-1.7k.

@OP, any good 350wt psu is good enough for ur rig, but i will suggest u to buy atleast 450wt psu.

No need for 450W. This setup will barely take 200W. Sam's suggestion is fine.

Thanks guys for your input.

dibya_kol said:
@OP, any good 350wt psu is good enough for ur rig, but i will suggest u to buy atleast 450wt psu.

lol? why?

Maybe he is making sure if at all OP adds a Mid Range GFX card later then he doesn't have to change PSU for it.

350W wont be enough for almost any decent card. (Which he is not)

PSU is one of the future proof part of any build..

that PSu will suffice Op's need but if needs to Oc the CPU or add a powerful GPU later he may look for CX430v2 / VS450.

looking at his rig, im very sure he does not plan to upgrade anytime too soon

Buy FSP SAGA II 500W.
I highly doubt over the availability of SAGA II 350W.

Okay, seeing those replies I doubt I wasn't very clear on my first post.

Since the system is too old (will be celebrating 4th b'day on 2nd May), I just want to make it up and running so that I can backup the stuffs and sell the machine.

(Anyway, a new machine is under planning.

)

doomgiver said:
lol? why?

i think u already got ur ans ..

yeah

i think i made him change his mind