Will a 230v psu run an Athlon?

[Emanef]

Will my current psu - a 230v - run an Athlon (probably 1.2 or 1.4), 2 hard drives, a cd-rom & a cdrw? My graphics card's only a Hercules Dynamite TNT 16Mb, which doesn't need a fan.

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[khha4113]

Not likely.

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[Stick_e_Mouse]

It's likely.
But you might have stability problems and lockups.

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[FUGGER]

He will have stability problems and lockup no matter what powersupply he uses, so dont scare him about his PSU.

Sure use the 230watt PSU, should work great!

 

[Emanef]

You sure? Everyone else thinks I should get new one......?!

Why should I get stability & lockup probs? Are Athlon's known for this?

 

[njeske]

FUGGER is just screwing with you. The 230w PSU is a problem. I was barely able to run my 1.13GHz system on a 250w PSU. I recently upgraded to 300w and even that cuts it kinda close. Like you, I have two hard drives, two CD-drives, as well as a Zip250 drive. I have my CPU fan, GPU fan and two 80mm case fans as well.

I would recomend getting at least a 300w PSU if not a 350w or 400w. They can be relatively expensive, but you will have much better chances at a stable system with a new PSU.

 

[FatBurger]

Don't pay any attention to FUGGER. He makes lots of claims about AMD instability and incompatability, but can't back any of them up.

Definitely get better than a 230w (BTW, it's watts, not volts. Unless it's actually a 230v PSU, which would be kind of scary, at least for a US person.)

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[Emanef]

Thanks guys.

Decided to go the whole hog & order a TBird, new mobo, 350 Enermax psu & heatsink......

Cheers....

 

[Yahiko81]

Way to go!!

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