Psu enough?

[somekid007]

just out of curiousity, if i was to upgrade my pIII system (see my profile) with an Asus A7N8X-VM (integrated video), Athlon XP 2000+ and 256MB of PC2100, would a 250 watt power supply be sufficient enough for the job? or do i have to shell out $$$ for a new one?

 

[vassil3427]

Well it's possible it would run, but I would definfitly recommend moving up to atleast a quality Power Supply of atleast 350w or more (Antec, Enermax...etc...)

 

[PanicX]

More importantly, most AMD XP motherboards, if not all, require a 2nd 4 pin power cable that was not required for PIII's. Check that your PSU has this and also refer to AMD's approved PSU list.

 

[somekid007]

i thought so, i guess its not worth it to upgrade this old system, so i wont do anything to it

 

[agissi]

I'd upgrade and run it off the 250w... I run all my computers off 250w generics, even the baby im on right now

I say go for it!

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I know its not good to advise others to use hardware thats so 'risky', but to take my words is ones own choice.[/size]

 

[wicka_wicka]

You can do it, but it's definatly reducing the life of your parts by giving it such little power.