What kind of power supply should I run for a Duron 700?

[slickg]

How many watts minimum should I run? Thanks

 

[John]

I have used several HEC 145w powersupplies w/ Duron builds, and they work like a champ.

 

[ledzepp98]

a 145w would probably be the minimum, but it also depends on the rest of the hardware. if you are using an integrated mobo and no pci/agp cards then your power requirements are less than if you have a separate nic, sound card, geforce2/3 video card, etc... if you are loading the computer up with cards i would say you should go for a 235w-250w ps

 

[jjjpflynn]

Rather than go by a wattage rating, which can be deceptive, I'd suggest you go first to AMD's site and dig up the info on how many amps the Duron 700(or higher if you plan to overclock) is going to pull on the 3.3V line, then check out the specs on the power supplies you're considering. Be sure to leave yourself a little margin beyond what you figure you'll need, it's not a good idea to push any component to its max all the time. As far as all the other power supply voltage lines, you'll need to take into consideration all the other hardware in the system before you can make an informed decision on that part.
Paul