Antec SX1030 on AMD XP

[camryboy]

does the Antec SX1080 (300watts) have enough power to run an AMD XP cpu?
i notice most AMD XP cpu recommend to have 320watts-350watts power supply

 

[minendo]

Check here

Check the above link to view all of AMD's Recommended Power Supplies.

 

[camryboy]

only the 400watts Antec is listed there, so does this mean that my SX1030 does not support/recommended on AMD XP cpu?

 

[minendo]

Personally I would say that you would be fine running an XP on a 300W PSU, but that also depends on what video card and how many other peripherals you have in your tower. Also depends if you are going to overclock at all. I personally am using an Antec 250 PSU right now and my tower is pretty much loaded down. I have included the specs below.

Specs
AMD XP1800+
Gigabyte GA-7DX
512 MB PC2100 Crucial
2 x 60.0GB WD
Yamaha 16 x 10 x 40 SCSI
Pioneer 105s Slot Load DVD
Adaptec 2940UW Scsi
Matrox G450 DualHead
Soundblaster Live MP3+

 

[camryboy]

i'm not planning to overclock the AMD XP.
but i will have the following

IBM 40gig HD 7200rpm
Seagate 60gig HD 7200rpm
ATI Radeon 32MB DDR
DVD-ROM
16X Plextor CDRW
SB Live!

that's all. i'm planning to get the 1800+

 

[Cyph3r]

I bought the Antec SX-1040 case with the 400 watt power supply for my Dual Athlon machine..the price difference between the ~350 watt and 400 watt was marginal enough for me to go on the safer side..

So just get the 400 watt power supply..Regards

 

[camryboy]

the 400watts PS from Antec is extemely expensive, it's better to buy the SX1040 instead.

 

[bozo1]

The 300-watt Antec supply claims to provide 30amps on the 5-volt line which is what AMD wants for any processor over 1.2GHz. Should work fine even though it's not on the 'list'.

 

[scienceguy]

I have an XP 1500+ (1.33ghz) OCed to 1600+ (1.4ghz) on a "Value Line" 300w PS, and it's working great. I've even had it up to 1.5ghz without changing the clock multiplyer, so it should go even higher once I get it unlocked........

 

[camryboy]

cool thanks for the information.