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SteTheDude
21 Jan 2004, 01:47am
hey all!

im getting a Athlon 2800 Barton CPU soon and was wondering if it needs a super high power supply or anything like that?
I have a 350w PSU at the mo, just wanna check if i need a 400w supply or not


cheers


ps if i dont need a new PSU would i see any benefit in getting one?
stoopid
21 Jan 2004, 02:21am
At defaults, depending on the strength of the rails on the 350W, you may or may not need one. If you're going to overclock then you definitely want a 400W+.

A Sparkle 350W would be fine, but most generic 350 wouldn't cut it.
PyobliE
21 Jan 2004, 02:28am
Finally replacing that TBird Hey Ste? You gettin faster ram too, to utilise the higher FSB of the CPU? Or sticking with the DDR you had for the Tbird?
PyobliE
21 Jan 2004, 02:32am
Doh.... (http://www.icronticforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3536)
SteTheDude
21 Jan 2004, 10:05am
hehe yeah im gettin a gig of speedy memory too. Doin lots of video editin at uni...

I may as well get a decent PSU whilst im at it, cheers fellas
PyobliE
21 Jan 2004, 06:51pm
You robbin old ladies again? Mr Money?
SteTheDude
21 Jan 2004, 11:24pm
haha ah yeah i forgot about that, my gran buying me a top notch G-force instead of an easter egg...


Student loan this time dude :D

just got me an Athlon xp3000 , 1 gig of RAM and a new mobo. Hmmm i gotta pay that back someday...
fatcat
22 Jan 2004, 04:19am
read this

http://www.short-media.com/article.php?130.0
SteTheDude
22 Jan 2004, 03:37pm
kin ell'! 7 pages about power supplies!
versello
22 Jan 2004, 04:01pm
Originally posted by SteTheDude
kin ell'! 7 pages about power supplies!

hehe, my thoughts exactly :D I gave up after I read the first page and saw the "Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5..." link.
SteTheDude
22 Jan 2004, 04:02pm
hehe likewise

ive got a 400w PSU so that should be ok i guess...
That jacko avatar is spooky man!
versello
22 Jan 2004, 04:26pm
A 400 watt should definately suffice.

http://homepage.mac.com/Versello/imgs/jackson_vs_munch.gif http://homepage.mac.com/Versello/imgs/jackson_vs_munch.gif http://homepage.mac.com/Versello/imgs/jackson_vs_munch.gif :D
SteTheDude
22 Jan 2004, 05:22pm
argh! kiddie-fondlers r'us!
stoopid
22 Jan 2004, 06:35pm
"It's natural for them to sleep in my bed..."
stoopid
22 Jan 2004, 06:38pm
+3.3 Used by newer processors, AGP video cards, system ram and other motherboard circuits...

+5 Used on older motherboards to power components including the PSU. Manufacturers are putting more emphasis on +3.3 and migrating away from +5 voltages. +5 is still used to power floppy drives and optical drives.

I'm not an expert, but it's my understanding the 5v rail delivers power to the cpu... as the 3.3v wouldn't, by itself, have enough ampherage to power a agp slot as well as the RAM in addition to a power hungry cpu...
Zuntar
23 Jan 2004, 11:52am
Originally posted by SteTheDude
..........That jacko avatar is spooky man!

DITTO on that!!:eek:

Versello that Jacko flashing thing dives me nuts. Im sure we'll never get away from that, cuz your gonna keep it up!!!!!;)