Best supported motherboard

[Franz Waldmüller]

Hi Basil,

Am 2010-12-08 00:42, schrieb Basil Kurian:
> Hi
>
> Today I got my PC equipped with AMD Phenom X6 and ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3
> motherboard. I used the Powersupply bundled with the ATX cabin. It is a
> 250Watt one. Should I purchase a high end Power Supply Unit ?
>
> Will the usage of bundled PSU damage the hardware components ?
>
> PS : My PC don't have any additional GPU s attached to the motherboard.
>
>
>
My setup is similar to yours. I don't have an additional GPU attached, 
neither.

I use an Enermax Pro 82+ Powersupply rated at 385W (peak load up to 420Watt)

I didn't check the power consumption of the system, yet but it runs 
stable at maximum load.
The maximum load which has been attached to the system:

4 SATA-harddisks
2 ATA-harddisks
2 DVD-drives
CPU Phenom II X4 955
Mainboard
2 memory modules

your processor has the same thermal design power like mine 125Watt.

If you don't attach many disk or dvd drives to your machine you could 
try to use your power supply.
http://www.enermax.outervision.com/PSUEngine
a setup with 2 memory modules, one harddisk, one dvd-drive and your cpu 
results in a minimum psu wattage of 196Watt.

A high quality PSU should protect the motherboard from noise frequencies 
of the power lines. That is why I bought a new PSU and didn't use my old 
one.

But I am not at all an expert concerning power supply units.

Franz