QUOTE(mashimarow @ Feb 21 2007, 09:32 AM)
rootified:Watt is only used as a guideline when you purchase PSU, when calculated which required 220W, then , you need to find a 300 or 350W to cope with your current system. However, modern system now consume 12V amp more than 5 years ago system which rely on 3.3V and 5V. Therefore, those cheap PSU which shows 400+W have very high 3.3V and 5V but look at 12V rail, it is not even 20A

When you plug in a power required g/c, it drain power from PSU, but your other system also require 12V, HD,CPU,mobo all needs 12V, after 2-3 hours play, you suffer strange behaviour, you system can slowdown, you display seems flashing, your HD seems reading more and more slowly or even BSOD randomly.

Geez..I talk a lot
Acbel 350W has a detachable 24pin plug which means it is a 20+4 pin, I am using one if you read my sig and my mobo sure is many years older than yours. Coolermaster don't have detachable 24pin plug, you need to buy a 24->20pin convertor. The extra 4pin is for PCI-E board. That's why some entry/mid level PCI-E don't need extra power because you already supply it with the 4pin on mobo.
wow, thanks for your advice dude

really appreciate it
now that i remember, last time (around 1yr ago) when i was doing 24/7 BT, sometimes the pc will auto off. i guess i'm just lucky that it didnt explode when i was sleeping
actually i'm planning to upgrade to Pentium D (it's dual core right?) and change to a compatible mobo when i start working. Cuz according to my friend, this celeron proc will bottleneck my GC
again i did some calculation on the website, said i need around 250W... so i guess i'll go for the acbel one. 20+4 pin rawkx
by the way, is there any other compatible problem for PSU other than the 20/24pin thingy? big fat noob here