Possible PSU problem with 1.4 ghz Athlon

[Filarion]

Hey.

My last two weeks have been living hell, computer-wise I went out and decided to build a new system, so far so good. I went with what I thought a standard setup these days:

Athlon 1.4 ghz
GlobalWIN WBK68 CPU cooler
Asus A7V133 + RAID
512 MB PC133 RAM
2 x IBM 7200 rpm 40 gig HDs
Server Case with a 300 Watt PSU

I decided to continue using my TNT2 Ultra until I can afford something shinier.

Now, I assembled everything, even used a spacer and Arctic Silver 2 compound, all the works. I turn on the power, the fans and HDs power up and... nothing, no POST, no video signal, not even a beep. I try this, try that, reset the BIOS by shorting the right contacts, nothing. Frustrated, I send everything (except the case) back in. They tested it, said it's fine, but sent me a new Fan and MOBO anyway. Same problem. Now, the PSU can only support a maximum of 150 Watt on the leads that count (sorry, forgot which ones ), could my problem lie there? I heard that the TNT2U is a power hog, as is the 1.4 ghz Athlon. Should I get a brandname 400 Watt PSU and hope for the best?

Thanks for any suggestions.

-filarion

 

[Shakiro]

check this website in AMD, there you could see what PSU is the right one for the Athlon 1.4 here and hope this could solve your problem

 

[Filarion]

Thanks, did that already, going with a nice 400 Wat PSU with active PFC, it's already ordered. I mainly just wanted to verify that that's about the only source of the problem that I haven't thought of. =)