Can The Antec NeoPower 480W PSU Power This Rig?

I am building my wife a new computer. I have an Antec NeoPower 489W PSU laying around that is a few years old. I was wondering if this would be enough to power the system or if I need to find something else. If I need a new one what kind of wattage will I need to power this system? Any help would be most appreciated.

PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W PSU
Case: Antec 900 Mid Tower Case (Case will include: 1x 120mm fan, 3x 120mm LED fans, 1x 200m fan)
Motherboard: ECS nForce 650i Intel Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @2.8GHz (will wait for 03/22/07 price drop before placing order)
CPU Cooler: Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler
RAM: GeIL 2GB DDR2-800 Desktop Memory
Video Card: EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB Video Card
Sound Card: Onboard
Monitor: 17" Dell CRT
Hard Drives: Hitachi Deskstar 80GB SATA, Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200RPM SATA
Extras: 1x Yate Loon 120mm Blue Led Fan (D12SL0124B) (already included in case fan totals)

 

In theory, yes, I reckon it will. However, the 8800 graphics series are power hungry, I wouldn't put anything under a 550W psu in that machine, just in my opinion, but I'm sure others will agree - some might suggest that you have at least 600W.

It's your choice, better in the long run to have more power that's not used rather than have too little power and the risk of your components failing to work because of a power shortage.

Edit: Also, if you can stretch it, why not have an E6*** series cpu? More expensive but definitely worth it, again in my opinion though.

 

i wouldnt try it with a 480W. id say AT LEAST 550-600W.

check out the rig in my sig; im running it on a single-12v rail 430W PSU and its pushing the limits of this PSU big time

@mcadam; the e4300 OC's easier than the e6300 or e6600 due to the higher multiplier

 

Thank you very much for the advice guys. Since I have to buy a new PSU I was thinking of aiming for something futureproof. That is in the future I can see her grabbing a second 8800GTS when the rig eventually starts to have issues with performance in games. On the same note I can see her upgrading to 4GB of RAM and possibly a Quad Core CPU. Taking those into account, would the 600W mentioned above have enough power to cover all the mentioned upgrades?

 

for SLI 8800GTS, id say 700W+

my vote goes for the OCZ gamexstream 700W: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002

or one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&Subcategory=58&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=

 

I'm pretty sure the 480 will power the rig, but it will work pretty hard and may burn out prematurely. If it's running over 28A (better yet: over 32A) on the 12v rail, it should be OK. 'Should' is the key word here. Play it safe: go with a 550+ with 28A minimum on the 12v.....

hopperdave2000

 

Apologies, forgot to mention this. Initial clock speed of the e6*** series is quicker unless overclocking the others. If you're like me, and prefer not to overclock then choose the 6.

 

Antec PSUs are overrated. I would go with a Seasonic, Enermax, OCZ, etc... If you go with a solid brand you can get away with slightly less wattage on the box than a mainstream or budget PSU and you'll have a cleaner better power stream. From my experience Antec PSUs are hit and miss.