I've just about recovered from a HD falure which I'm convinced was due to my PSU starting to fail. I have a digidoc which monitors the 5V and 12V feeds and the 5V was definitely getting too low. I've since had to upgrade the MOBO to get the replacement drive working (and so the Processor and Memory) and I'm now paranoid about making sure my PSU is up to the job.
In the (big) case I have:
P4 2.4 MOBO with 1GB DDR
1 x 20GB Maxtor running from ATA133 PCI Card
1 x 160GB Seagate Barracuda (ATA)
1 x 200GB Seagate BArracuda (ATA)
1 x 200GB Maxtor (ATA)
(All drives are in Cooldrive enclosures with fans set to cut in at about 35C)
Didgidoc temp/voltage monitor & fan controller.
Combi CD/DVD Writer.
2 x Arctic 80mm temperature controlled fans
1 x Arctic CPU temp controlled CPU cooller
1 x 802.11g PCI card
1 x Bog Standard Video Card
It's all running quite happily from a cheap 300W PSU at the moment but Im putting in a decent 400w supply today. Is 400 enough or should I be looking to go higher. I have considered a dual PSU set-up but this might be overkill..
Any opionions?