system dies

[jaylee]

my thunderbird 1gig and fic az11e with a 300w supply loses power. It may run fine for 5 hours or 5 minutes. However it will power up with a friends 250w supply. This is a newly assembled system. is this a bad mb, bad supply, or compatibility problem?

 

[madthumbs]

Never skimp on power supplies. They can make a huge difference from brand to brand. Stable power is more important than excess power.