Will 300W cover...

[Sebthesupersnail]

Athlon XP 1800+
Shuttle AK31 v3.1 KT266A
Coolermaster DP5-6I31C
512Mb DDR PC2100
ATI Radeon 8500
30Gb ATA-100 7200rpm
12Gb ATA-33 5400rpm
Soundblaster Live! 5.1
DVD 16x
V.90 Modem
1.44Mb 3.5"

Will this system cough and splutter like my mum's Toyota, or is 300W enough to hold this thing together?

 

[ShallowHal]

The right way to approach your question would be to visit AMD's website
HERE. The site tells you the recommended P/S for the XP1800. I would reocommend at least 350. I have the XP1700 with an EPOX 8HKA+ mobo with an Enermax 350w p/s.🙂

 

[Sebthesupersnail]

An extract from a Athlon Processor FAQ (Feb 3, 2000)

Q. What size power supply will I need with my AMD Athlon processor?

A. For a minimally configured low power-consumption system, you can use any of the
approved power supplies listed on our website. A 250-watt power supply is the
minimum but you need to estimate the system configuration requirements to
ensure system stability. Minimally configured means: 128-Mbyte RAM, 16-Mbyte
AGP graphics, internal V.90 modem, 10/100 NIC, floppy drive, CD-ROM or DVD,
and 5400-RPM hard disk.

If you are not certain of the final user-configuration, it is safer to install one of the
approved 300-watt (or larger) power supplies listed on the recommended power
supply listing. If the Athlon processor-based system will have more power-consuming
accessories than the basic minimum, we recommend you build your
system using 300-watt (or larger) power supplies. By using a larger power supply,
the system is also robust enough to handle future enhancements.

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For the XP 1800+, AMD shows 300W as the general recommended value, although this varies according to manufacturer. But with all my additional components I might go for the big 400.