Anyone able to run KT7/Duron with 235w P.S.?

[tickbird]

I've got an Inwin case with Powerman 235w power supply which is not on AMD's 'approved' list. I've heard the KT7 is pretty power-steady, but I might go with a 440BX or VIA 133A board instead of buying a new case or P.S. Anyone's experience with this would be a help - thanks in advance!

 

[Netopia]

Right now I've got an Athlon 700 (classic) at 840 (on a KA7-100) in an InWin S500 (235W Powerman) and a TBird 800 at 900 with the same case. I tried the TBird with both EnerMax 300 and 400 watt P/S's and didn't get any different results. It is of course possible that these P/S's will burn out more quickly, but only time will tell that.

Joe

 

[DaddyG]

Tickbird,

DURONs are not the power hogs like BIRDS and Classics. 700 Durons only suck up 22.9 watts, not much more than a Pee3. The 'Total' wattage of a supply is pretty meaningless. What is more important is the total of the +3.3 and +5. (you can't just add up the max of the two, the combined total is limited to less than the total of the individuals). +12 comes into play when you add fans and HDD, CD/DVD etc.

Course when you OC the Duron, you'll use more juice.