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were all the drives plugged into the ide channel ? what motherboard were you using , not sure how many drives you have in the pc , but a 350watt psu should be right , most of the time you'll be lucky to hit 300watts
The "350 Watt" Rating isn't its actual power output, it is simply a MAx. For example on a 350 Watt Codegen the sustained power output is 185Watts, a 300 Watt is 165 Watts.
its not the wattage of the PSU that matters its the amps that really make the difference
A 400 or 550 Watt pSU will run more stabily, and run a lot cooler as it can supply the power to the components more efficiently, but it isn't always necessary.
If you have having power related problems, such as computer locking up, reboots when it feels like it won't turn on all the time, then its time to look at a new PSU, but if your comp is running fine. Then don't touch it
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