Intel vs. AMD

DA YA Think this power supply would run all the necessities on a mobo,plus an ATI ALL IN WONDER 9000Pro,1 DVD Drv,1 DVD RW,1 Floppy,6 ide HDD's
If not what could someone suggest!!THANKS
Ive got to start ordering things while I've got the bucks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817182037

Rosewill RP600S-2MK ATX12V 600 W Power Supply 115/230 V CSA, CB, TUV, FCC, UL
Model RP600S-2MK
SPEC
Type ATX12V
Maximum Power 600 W
Fans 1 x Silent 120mm Ball-bearing Fan with Blue LED
PFC No
Main Connector 20+4-Pin
Dual +12V Yes
SLI Support No
Modular Cabling Support Yes
Over Voltage Protection YES
Overload Protection YES
Input Voltage 115/230 V
Input Frequency Range 50/60Hz
Input Current 12A @ 115AC, 6A @ 230AC
Output +3.3V@30A, +5V@55A, +12V1@19A, +12V2@19A, -12V@1A, +5VSB@2.5A
MTBF 100k hours at max. load, normal line and 25°C
Approvals CSA, CB, TUV, FCC, UL
Features
Connectors 1 x Main connector (20+4 pin)
1 x 12V (P4)
1 x 12V(8 pin)
8 x peripheral
2 x SATA
2 x Floppy
1 x PCI-E

 

i was looking at the same thing.. i think it will.. they said it was above what the specs said.. which is good.. so i think it is an exelent ps.. but i think for the price, it runs ar 550W which is cool because it is 600W and it is modular..

 

FIHSNERD..My primary concern is enough power lines to run the HDD's.I've even considered a SATA2IDE converter cbl,but read somewhere these don't always work
this particular is only 12+x2 at 19amps
Somewhere else I had read that the amps are very important,I think maybe should be around 25to30amps.Don't really know though as I've never built a system B4.So if Ima gonna doit I A WANNA DO IT RIGHT
I'm waiting on the Dual Core AMD's to come down a little[hopefully by the end of the mon]

ANYBODY feel free to jump-in & respond

 

@rick5446,
Go here and do the calculations for your new build.
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

Remember,most psu manufacturers over rate their power supplies and give you a peak wattage rating.That means a 600 watt power supply may deliver 600 watts but only for a very short time before it shuts down.Deduct 30% off of the manufacturers rating IE: If psu has a 600 watt rating expect 420 watts @ 100% duty cycle 24/7.
Also have a look here to get an idea of the not recommended brands.
http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29248
Hiper are probably one of the best around at the moment.

 

crowy..That little calculation page shows 511 Watt PSU.How important are the AMPS?They do vary on a lot of PSU
Also if their are not enough power connectors for HDD's is it safe to use a splitter

 

rick5446,
The amps are required to get things powered up eg:hard drive motors spinning up,dvd rom drive motors spinning up.A hard drive can draw up to around 2.8 amps @ 12v and .75 amps @+5v when its spinning up at boot and then drop down to .7 amps once its reached max rpm.So in your case with 6 drives you are looking at 16.8 amps 12v. 4.5amps +5v which is about 220 watts which must be supplied for around 10 seconds just for your hard drives.After 10 seconds the 12v current consumption drops to the steady state of about 0.7A on each of the 5v and 12v rails, about 12W total for each drive or 72 watts for 6 drives.You then have to take into consideration everything else thats powering up at the same time(mainboard,videocard,floppy drive,usb peripherals if they draw power from the system etc.) So the amps are what you need to get eveything up to a stable state.

 

crowy..Then it would probably be safe to have a PSU/W about 13amps instead of the 30amps
Also what about my question about enough power connectors for HDD's is it safe to use a splitter [1x2]

 

HELP?!?!

 

@rick5446,
A splitter will be ok just as long as the current draw on the 12v. / +5v. rails doesnt exceed the rated output of the psu at start up.Remember most psu manufacturers exceed there claimed output by as much as 30%.Dont fall for the 1000Watt 65amp psu for $20 mentality,It's not going to happen.You get what you pay for is true to a certain extent with psu's although there are exceptions.Have a look for some psu comparisons on the web and try to get an idea of what and what not to go for.If possible get a psu locally so if there is a problem,a return for exchange does'nt take days or weeks.One more thing, if you want peace of mind a second psu to power all of those drives may be an option.

@FIHSNERD,
Are you drowning?

 

hi people,i would be appreciative if u could tell me if a amd turion 64 2ghz in a hp laptop is faster than a intel pentium 4 2.4ghz in a pc?

thanks in advance

 

HECK YES.. and amd turon 2.0 would beat a 3.0 Pentium 4 at the least..
and no i am deowning in a pool of anti attention..

 

@FIHSNERD,
I'll let the vid card gurus answer your question.
Where's sammorris?

 

your right, i have not seen him in a while myself

 

No it wouldn't.

 

crowy..Thought of a 2nd PSU..BUT WHERE TO PUT IT?I'm definately going to get a mid to max tower.Some max towers have 12 HDD Bays maybe put it their,don't know.But 2 PSU is definetly on my mind.NewEgg has a nice
Rosewill RP600S-2MK ATX12V 600 W Power Supply for $74.99.
Unless U might know of a more stable,durable UNIT

 

A turion 2.0GHz is I think the 34-MT or something like that. The 34 means 3400+ so, yes it would beat the pants off a Pentium 4 3.0GHz. It's like a 3.2-3.4GHz P4

 

I really doubt that is the way they have it....An AMD Turron isn't like a 3.2 or 3.4...Trust me.. The 3400 number doesn't mean that. I'll only believe it if some one like Sammorris or Theonejrs or Boxrench....Not that I am not denying it..I just want to here from the people that are positive and know alot about PC hardware.

 

Well they wouldn't release a Processor that wa insanely weak would they? I mean to say that the 2.0GHz 3200+ Venice is equal to a 3.2GHz P4 and naturally the mobile processors will be a bit more efficient.

 

thanks for the info guys.I was asking as i was gonna buy this hp laptop right get this in comet its £999.99 but in currys(like the other end of the centre)£699.99
lol how can they justify that

 

crowy,
I took the plunge and wiped my boot drive with Acronis and did a fresh install of XP. All the problems disappeared. Games play great and the video is better than perfect.

I've got a good one for you. The computer is now noticably faster. I had copied a DVD last week when the computer was at 3.81GHz. Total time was 113 minutes from Rip to Finished burn. Now, running at 3.75 the same movie on the same computer took 100 minutes total. 13 minutes is a huge difference. I'm right at 20K MIPS and a memory bandwidth of 5876MB/s, and here's my 3DMarks!


I'm a happy camper. Also thanks to everyone who gave me advice. I appreciate it!

Happy Computering,
theone