1.4 and power supply

[jpetermann]

I am running a 1.4 266 and think I have a power supply prob. I am using an Antec 303x 300 watt. I am trying to find a local store that has something better. I found and Antec 403x 400 watt, but they want $100. They also have an FMI power supply that is 400 watt, but ihave never heard of them before. Anyone know anything about this and will it work with my processor?

 

[Brian48]

What's wrong with the pp303x? Should be fine with a 1.4ghz.

 

[jpetermann]

system doesn't boot up with it, but will with my Tbird 900. Could be a bad processor, but I want to narrow it down befoer I RMA the processor.

 

[Brian48]

I would say it's probably the processor. At the minimum, you should at least be able to boot up into your BIOS (even with a sub-300w PSU). Just FYI, here's my specs:

Box #1:
Win98SE/Win2k
Antec pp303x
1.4ghz T-bird (AYHJA Y) /8K7A+ Raid
512mb PC2100 Crucial
Visiontek GeForce3
3dfx V2 1000 12mb SLI
TB Santa Cruz/Altec Lansing ACS56
Actiontec 56k PCI
WD 7200rpm ATA100 30g (P.Master/IDE3)
Maxtor 7200rpm ATA66 40g (P.Master/IDE1)
Toshiba DVD-ROM M1212 (S.Master/IDE2)
Acer 52x CDROM (S.Slave/IDE2)
USB devices:
UMAX 2100u scanner
MSIntellimouse Optical
MS Sidewinder game pad
Sony 19" 420GS

 

[Viperbob]

This is from the AMD site I had to look this up already
Antec PP-303X 300 W 150 W ATX ViewContacts Athlon 600 Athlon 650 Athlon 700 Athlon 750 Athlon 800 Athlon 850 Athlon 900

Not Pretty huh?make this a favorite on your browser it can save you alot of heartbreak. I applaud anyone who can get a lesser PSU to work fine for them but you got a 1.4 and this psu is marginal at 900