Re: power supply questions

That is determined by your case design and which supply it was designed for

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"rodchar" <rodchar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:72E4FEBB-EE30-4A79-A8A4-8EEB1FE54517@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://support.gateway.com/s//POWER/6506054R/6506054Rnv.shtml

This is what i have in there now. does this tell you if i have to buy
a micro ATX, standard ATX or mini ATX ?



"Bob I" wrote:



rodchar wrote:

> hey all,
> is there such a thing as putting a power supply that's too high for a > board?
>
Not really

> how much wattage would i need to run 2 decent video cards and 2 hard > drives?
>

Depends on the video cards in question. I would suggest reading their
requirements and then start here

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=PC+power+supply+sizing&btnG=Google+Search

> thanks,
> rodchar



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