"Opticreep" wrote in message
om...
I'm building a gaming computer with the following parts:
Athlon 64 3000+ CPU
Socket 754 Motherboard
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro video card
1 GB DDR RAM
80 GB Hard Drive
DVD/CDROM Drive
Audigy 2 ZS
plus the CPU fan, motherboard fan, the the fan for the power supply.
I already own a computer case with a *generic* 300W power supply.
When I upgrade my PC with the parts I listed above, will the 300-Watt
power supply suffice? Or would that be a very bad idea?

That might be a bad idea. You probably have a $20 PSU which will power your
~$1000 configuration. You don't have to be drastic, branded 300W PSU would
be enough, you can take a 350W one just to have more spare room for future
upgrades (DVD-RW, more HDs, stronger CPU/GPU). Enermax, Antec or smth.