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[Spikesoldier]

Is a MicroATX 180Watt Power Supply enough to run:

ABIT BD7M Motherboard
2x 256MB Samsung PC2700
P4 1.8A GHz
ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV
80GB IBM GXP120 HDD
16x Pioneer DVD
SoundBlaster Live!
NIC
Zip 100

And a few USB Devices sometimes?

Is there any settings in windows that will let me squeak by?

BTW The PSU Is AMD And P4 Approved.

 

[BigFatCow]

180 watt??? i hope your joking...

 

[amdskip]

It may very well run it but I would not risk it as you will have problems with lock-ups and random rebooting.

 

[Spikesoldier]

<< 180 watt??? i hope your joking... >>


Its the largest Micro ATX Power Supply I could find on the Web, and It happen to come with the case. Since the Northwood consumes less power, I was hoping it could run. Maybe I could go dual power supply? Or squeeze an ATX PSU inside it...

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

140w psu ran my a7v133, duron 750, cdrw, 30GB maxtor, gf2mx, santa cruz and nic. it was only for a little bit after my psu blew and before i got my new one, but it *did* work fine.

 

[Spikesoldier]

<< 140w psu ran my a7v133, duron 750, cdrw, 30GB maxtor, gf2mx, santa cruz and nic. it was only for a little bit after my psu blew and before i got my new one, but it *did* work fine. >>


I might be in luck... Thanks for sharing your experiences.

 

[Spikesoldier]

<< 140w psu ran my a7v133, duron 750, cdrw, 30GB maxtor, gf2mx, santa cruz and nic. it was only for a little bit after my psu blew and before i got my new one, but it *did* work fine. >>


BTW could you point me to that PSU...Just in case?...

 

[JonnyDuke]

Well, if it kicks out a minimum of 18 amps on the 3v line I suppose it would, but I highly doubt that it does. If I'm not mistaken that is the bare min. power requirement to run a P4.

EDIT: I have heard of a few people using "certified" PSU's that still crapped out after a short time... including one myself... so that doesn't guarentee that it will work. The fact that it's a 180 watt makes me very skeptical.

 

[Ryan]

My 220w PSu runs my TBird 1.2ghz, ram, video card, sound card, network card, hpna card, hard drive, cdrw, dvd, smart media USB reader, Usb mouse, and a usb keyboard

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

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<< 140w psu ran my a7v133, duron 750, cdrw, 30GB maxtor, gf2mx, santa cruz and nic. it was only for a little bit after my psu blew and before i got my new one, but it *did* work fine. >>


BTW could you point me to that PSU...Just in case?... >>


i got it from a guy i know, i *think* it came out of an HP. thats all i really know about it. i'm sure its nothing special anyways its now running my server/firewall/router machine which hosts this

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[Spikesoldier]

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<< 140w psu ran my a7v133, duron 750, cdrw, 30GB maxtor, gf2mx, santa cruz and nic. it was only for a little bit after my psu blew and before i got my new one, but it *did* work fine. >>


BTW could you point me to that PSU...Just in case?... >>


i got it from a guy i know, i *think* it came out of an HP. thats all i really know about it. i'm sure its nothing special anyways its now running my server/firewall/router machine which hosts this

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Think I can get one off of Fleabay?

Also, I have a friend that ditched his old crap ass micro atx box (P3 450 I think) and has a Power supply I can use/buy off cheaply So do you think that the dual power supply thing will work? Its like 150W and non AMD/P4 Approved.

 

[Spikesoldier]

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<< 140w psu ran my a7v133, duron 750, cdrw, 30GB maxtor, gf2mx, santa cruz and nic. it was only for a little bit after my psu blew and before i got my new one, but it *did* work fine. >>


BTW could you point me to that PSU...Just in case?... >>


i got it from a guy i know, i *think* it came out of an HP. thats all i really know about it. i'm sure its nothing special anyways its now running my server/firewall/router machine which hosts this

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Think I can get one off of Fleabay?

Also, I have a friend that ditched his old crap ass micro atx box (P3 450 I think) and has a Power supply I can use/buy off cheaply So do you think that the dual power supply thing will work? Its like 150W and non AMD/P4 Approved.

 

[Spikesoldier]

Linky to PSU Spec Pic
Doesnt look like it pumps out 18 Amps on the 3.3Volt line 17 though, but how could they advertise it as a P4 approved? :disgust: