How much power for a loaded PC?

[NBA Live]

Just wondering how much power would be needed for a pretty loaded PC
Say....
-P4 or Prescott?
-6 Hard Drives
-3 CD/DVD Devices
-Radeon 9700 AIW
-Sound Card
-HeatSink
-6 case fans
-Lights

I am probably gonna start off with 2 hard drives, then work my way up.
I just don't want to be upgrading my PSU as I upgrade the PC.
Better to be safe now then sorry later

I am looking at brand names like Enermax or Antec.
Will a ENERMAX EG-465P-VE enough to do the job adaquetly?
Or should I be looking at something over 500watts?

Thanks for any input :wave:

[Morgan_Lander]

I'd be concerned with finding something that has that many 4-pin molex connectors. I'd personally go with an Antec 500W or better, since Enermax PSU's don't have as high of a total wattage between the 3.3 and 5V rails. This isn't to say Enermax sucks, but Antec is pretty hard to beat. Personally, I like Sparkle PSU's, but I'm just not sure how big of a PSU they make. They've got a 400W one I know, but beyond that, I'm not sure.

Whatever you get, ya definitely don't wanna go cheap.

[NBA Live]

"4-pin molex connectors" are the connectors between the PSU and the IDE drives rite?

Is there a way of knowing how many connectors a specific PSU has?
I looked at several online stores and did not see such a descpriction.
Is there a way to increase these connectors?

Also what do you think about Vantec power supplies?

Thanks :p

[Morgan_Lander]

Yup. Molex connectors are the ones that feed the power to the device.

If you don't have enough, you can buy a Y plug to convert 1 molex connector into 2.

The 350W versions of the Antec and Sparkle have 6 4-pin molex connectors, 1 4-pin P4 connector, 1 20-pin ATX connector, 1 Auxillary 6-pin connector and 2 4-pin floppy power connectors.

If you can look at a datasheet or a .pdf file (need Adobe Acrobat reader for that) they often have a layout of the plugs so you can see how many their are.