AMD XP power requirement

[rodan]

Can an AMD Athlon 1600 XP processor run on a 250 watt power supply? Or, does the XP series processors need the same power requirements as that of the Athlon 1ghz to 1.4ghz line?

 

[Duvie]

The xp have alittle bit less power requirement but not much...The core voltage is still the same and the amd still likes good clean power...I wouldn't touch a 1ghz tbird with a 250 watt so definitely not even a 1600+ xp...

I would think 300watt minimum up to 350 watt...good amd recommended...

Go to amd's site and see what they have recommended for xp chips (1500+-1900+). I bet there isn't any 250watts listed...

 

[Wolfcastle]

There are some 250 Watt Power Supplies that AMD recommends. I just wonder if AMD is taking into consideration other power hungry components such as a Geforce 3. I am thinking about getting a 400 Watt Power Supply because my Sparkle 300Watt PS seems to have problems, but I am not sure where my issue is coming from. With Geforce 3, all games are unplayable on my comp with XP 1800. With Thunderbird 866 and Geforce, I had no problems.