[techtalk] Athlon and Power Supply

[Shelly L. Hokanson]

hi kath/nicole -

if i recall the model SD11 motherboard is made by FIC?   if so - yes, that
board is very picky about its power supply, though 300W is fine. all of the
other boards i've used (msi, asus, abit, gigabyte) mention power supply
req's but run fine on a standard 250W.  it also depends how many devices
you've got in your machine. my athlon is on the MSI K7 Pro mainboard with a
standard 250W power supply - but i've only got your standard # of devices
(one HD, floppy, CD, CDR, 2 add'l case fans, and the usual cards). if you
were using multiple hard drives, more fans, etc you'll get much more stable
performance out of a 300W p/s with any mainboard, just because the athlon
itself can be a power-monger.  =)

here's amd's web site for "approved" power supplies:
http://www1.amd.com/athlon/power

and a reliable source for all kinds of good power and cooling stuff:
http://www.pcpowerandcooling.com/

i hope that helps!!   =)

shelly

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----- Original Message -----
From: Nicole Zimmerman <colby at wsu.edu>
To: <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [techtalk] Athlon and Power Supply


> As far as I know, any athlon will need a big ol' power supply. They
> shouldn't be that much more expensive (if any) than the 'normal' wattage,
> though.
>
> -nicole
>
> At 10:05 on Jul 13, Kath combined all the right letters to say:
>
> >     Does the Athlon processor and SD11 mobo need 350 watt power
supplies?
> >
> > - Kathy
> >
>
>
>
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