Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 16:53:34 +0200 From: Olaf Hoyer <ohoyer@fbwi.fh-wilhelmshaven.de> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: trailing edge system recs Message-ID: <4.1.20000517164844.00acbc40@mail.rz.fh-wilhelmshaven.de> In-Reply-To: <009001bfbffb$0bbb8b40$d5a393cb@timberwolf> References: <20000517040601.1323.qmail@web112.yahoomail.com>
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>I was reading about casings and stuff the other night, >and I'm under the impression that if you're runnning an >Athlon, a 300W Power Supply is recommended. > >Anyone care to comment on that? is 250W not enough? > >Enlight casings rock! Hi! Well, the Athlon is a heavy power consumer. (About up to 70 Watts) Also, the PS is divided into several supply chains, one for the mobo, then the 5V and 12 V for devices. The _sum_ of those make up for say, 250 Watts, but the proportions may vary. So, to be on the safe side, always go for _minimum_ 300 Watts quality PS when using an Athlon. I've heard some reports that some systems even require a 400 Watts PS to run stable. Reason is , that when a PS runs under full stress (at maximum), then the signal output quality isn't that good. Also (German mag c't did some test some time ago on ATX PS) there are real differences in quality between them, resulting in a possible cause for running unstable due to lack of proper power being supplied to the internals. Regards Olaf Hoyer -------- Olaf Hoyer www.nightfire.de mailto:Olaf.Hoyer@nightfire.de FreeBSD- Turning PC's into workstations ICQ:22838075 Liebe und Hass sind nicht blind, aber geblendet vom Feuer, dass sie selber mit sich tragen. (Nietzsche) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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