Chances of my older 300w Powersupply working with an XP 1600?

[bozack]

I have an older 300w powersupply that I bought about three years ago, it was pretty much top of the line when I bought it.....but now I am looking at upgrading my pentium 3 based system to an Athlon xp 1600 on an ECS board...just wondering if I would encounter any problems with my ATX powersupply or not....I can open it up and look at the brand if I have to...thanks.

 

[spanky]

it should be pretty safe, depending on how many things u will be powering in ur rig. it is preferred to have a good brand (sparkle, enermax, antec, etc) but there are many ppl who get by with generic psu's

 

[CubicZirconia]

I'd be surprised if it didnt work. PSU requirements are blown way out of proportion.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
I'd be surprised if it didnt work. PSU requirements are blown way out of proportion.

Except that the ECS mobos can be picky.

 

[CubicZirconia]

Except that the ECS mobos can be picky.

Fair enough. I'd still bet that the psu will work fine though.

 

[MustangSVT]

ECS mobo guide

u have to keep on eye on +3.3 and +5v settings.

 

[bozack]

Well here is the skinny....

The power supply is a Fortron Source Model #FSP300-60GT
Has an output of 300W
+3.3 =14.0A
+5vsb = .85A
+5 = 30.0A
-5 = .3A
+12 = 12.0A
-12 = 1.0A

Got that info off of the label.....

Just wondering if you all think it will be good to go or if I should start shopping for a new PS...thanks.

 

[o1die]

Fortron makes good quality power supplies. I used a 235 watt version (sparkle) with an xp1700.

 

[bozack]

Thanks, it seems to be a decent unit, and when I bought it-it was rather expensive.....I will give it a shot and see what happens.

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: bozack
Well here is the skinny....

The power supply is a Fortron Source Model #FSP300-60GT
Has an output of 300W
+3.3 =14.0A
+5vsb = .85A
+5 = 30.0A
-5 = .3A
+12 = 12.0A
-12 = 1.0A

Got that info off of the label.....

Just wondering if you all think it will be good to go or if I should start shopping for a new PS...thanks.

That power supply is very high quality,it's rated for cpus up to 2200+ I think I seen at amd's site a while back.

 

[bozack]

Thanks budman, that was the answer I was looking for 🙂

 

[gtd2000]

I'd be surprised if it didnt work. PSU requirements are blown way out of proportion.

Well said 😉