Power Supply Upgrade for an Athlon XP

[Guest]

Hello, I own an old Pentium III 866 & i'm using
a 300W ATX standard power supply (6 months old).

I going to buy an Athlon XP 1800 + Soltek 75DRV2,
& i've a question:

Can i use my 300W power supply with this mobo & cpu ?
Should i upgrade to a new case with a new power supply ?

Very Thanks

 

[tnadrev]

it depends on what else you put in there... but it most likely will work, most of the XP "systems" that you see have 300W.

good luck!


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[Guest]

Can you give us the PSU specs or brand & type ? 300w doesnt mean a whole lot by itself. Generally speaking, I'd say ditch the PSU, and get a decent Enermax. But if you are on a budget, you might want to try. If you're having reboot, or stability issues, the PSU would be the first thing to suspect.

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