What's the highest PSU wattage I can go for an Intel D865PERL motherboard (Pentium 4)

[geff_chang]

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What's the highest PSU wattage I can go for an Intel D865PERL motherboard (Pentium 4)?

I have an Intel D865PERL motherboard:
Intel® Desktop Board D865PERL - Intel® Desktop Board D865PERL support

with the following processor:
Pentium 4 CPU 2.80 GHz,
2.79 GHz, 1.00GB RAM

I only have a 300W PSU and I clearly need more,
because the video card says so.

Is it safe for me to upgrade to a 550W PSU?
(Or, what's the highest PSU I can go for?)
Won't it fry my motherboard?
I normally leave my machine on for months.

Thanks.

[poldopunk]

the PSU follows ATX 1.1 specification so even if you get a 1k PSU for your motherboard, it wouldn't fry it since the load depends on the consumption of the components. it doesn't feed the entire 1k Watt to the motherboard

[geff_chang]

I see. Thanks for the ino!

The Octagon SM guy said larger wattage might ruin my motherboard.
So, I didn't proceed with a PSU purchase.

[grss1982]

I see. Thanks for the ino!

The Octagon SM guy said larger wattage might ruin my motherboard.
So, I didn't proceed with a PSU purchase.

It it helps I have the following board:
Intel® Desktop Board D865GBF - Intel® Desktop Board D865GBF support

Almost similar to yours in size and layout......AND I only use a HEC 350W power supply on it and I'm running like 2 hard drives, 2 optical drives, 5 80mm fans, an AGP card, and a P4 2.6 "C" Ghz 800FSB processor.

[jhnpl]

i have a P4 PC with 600w OCZ PSU...i think its ok to have a higher wattage. as they always say, the higher the better.

[geff_chang]

Thanks guys. I think I'll get a PSU tomorrow.

[erwin_rommel]

bisag 10000watts pa na ang max power sa psu basta parehas ra ang output voltage sa standard psu, dili gyud na masunog imong motherboard.

[ethzneuron]

even if you get a 1k PSU for your motherboard, it wouldn't fry it since the load depends on the consumption of the components. it doesn't feed the entire 1k Watt to the motherboard

+100 ko ani..

OT: palihug kog dukdok sa ulo atong octagon guy..

[e_mer8]

OT: palihug kog dukdok sa ulo atong octagon guy..

Pikati sad, pataka lang siyag advice dah..

[kokong]

mag pa dago ta sa watts sa ato PSU na koyaw henoun masonog ang mobo hmmm wala nako kasabot nano