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Power Supply Update
In the recent thread by "Hop" I said that I emailed AMD and asked them if
the PSU I was supplied with when I bought my A64 3400+ was good enough to run the system...It is a 340W PSU... here is the reply.... "Dear Mr. Coope, Thank you for your interest in the AMD range of products. A 340 W Power Supply is definitely not sufficient for your system. You should change it in any case, therefore I suggest you to take 450 W or above, to be sure you not only have enogh now but as well a little reserve for any eventual future upgrades. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me again. Best regards, David Boizard European Technical Services Centre www.amd.com/eurosupport France: 0800 908 621 (numéro vert) Germany: +49 89 450 53199 Italy: 800 877 224 United Kingdom: +44 1276 803 299" So looks like kicking up a stink is what I should do! p Craig.... |
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On Wed, 05 May 2004 21:22:49 +0100, Craig Coope wrote:
Thank you for your interest in the AMD range of products. A 340 W Power Supply is definitely not sufficient for your system. You should change it in any case, therefore I suggest you to take 450 W or above, to be sure you not only have enogh now but as well a little reserve for any eventual future upgrades. www.amd.com/eurosupport So looks like kicking up a stink is what I should do! p Thanks for posting this. Now I don't feel so bad about my 400W not working. Although I still think it was over rated. -- Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB) http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
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On Wed, 05 May 2004 20:52:31 GMT, Wes Newell
wrote: On Wed, 05 May 2004 21:22:49 +0100, Craig Coope wrote: Thank you for your interest in the AMD range of products. A 340 W Power Supply is definitely not sufficient for your system. You should change it in any case, therefore I suggest you to take 450 W or above, to be sure you not only have enogh now but as well a little reserve for any eventual future upgrades. www.amd.com/eurosupport So looks like kicking up a stink is what I should do! p Thanks for posting this. Now I don't feel so bad about my 400W not working. Although I still think it was over rated. The key is a strong +12volt supply. The higher the better. Think over 20A. If you have a 800watt supply but it only has 14A on the 12volt line, it's no good for these machines. |
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