Q: i am going to buy a new power supply but i need to know how much my computer can hold: mother board: Motherboard manufacturer's name: ASUS P5LP-LE HP/Compaq name: Leonite-GL8E here is all the motherboard info but doesn't say the power supply limit http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00864946&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3377259&lang=en if you know a page where i can check what hardware my motherboard can hold please share
A: Your motherboard is only one component that uses power. You have to consider the collective, which is RAM, Video, Optical drives, CPU and sound card. The motherboard by itself cannot give you a rating unless it knows what components are going to be used with it. You can also go to this website and use the PSU calculator to determine what size PSU you will require. http://www.journeysystems.com/?power_supply_calculator