QUOTE(Marxist ßastard @ Mar 23 2006, 09:51 AM)
The response of a component to an inadequate power supply is always failure. The power supply contributes only to a system's overall stability.
Not quite true. Many of todays components can run on "too low" power, but they will run slower and less efficently. That is especially true for the newer graphics-cards. Many CAN run on 400W or so but they will run
much better on more power, like 600W.