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JoeDredd

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300w power supply for Athlon??

27 October 1999, 11:28

Hello all

I am just about to purchase a new Athlon board, hopefully a Microstar one, i was just curious as to whether i will need to buy a new powwer supply, as so far i have seen quite a few supplier sites plugging there 300w "Athlon Approved"? PSU

Any ideas on whether this is true or just an excuse for these suppliers to take more of my dosh

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27 October 1999, 12:12

Ideally you should use a 300W or better PSU. My MS6167+Athlon 500 works fine using a 250W though

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27 October 1999, 12:48

Yep, it's true. Here is AMD's approved power supply list. http://www1.amd.com/athlon/power

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28 October 1999, 03:28

I'm using a 300w with the 650.

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1 November 1999, 18:08

I just purchased an Addtronics case with a Topower SSA 300w. Anybody ever use one with an Athlon?
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#6

1 November 1999, 18:17

Check this out: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/4q99/...shootem-1.html
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