Quote:
Originally Posted by morts
Conversely, not providing enough power to your drives can also cause them to malfunction so ensure your PSU is up to the task of powering your machine. If you have a beefy graphics card like a GTX 2xx or ATI 48xx series, you need at least a 650W PSU to run it along with the rest of your machine.
|
An excellent point, but something that may be lost on a lot of people who don't build their own systems. If you don't do your own computer upgrades, ask the technician whether your computer has enough power to support the new parts along with everything else you're already running. Most of the time there won't be a problem, but if you've added a high end video card, or multiple hard drives, you could be taxing your computers power supply.