P4 power supply = HUH?

[etherealgrifter]

I'm buying an ATX case online. I'm confused by ads that say the case comes with a P4 power supply. My research says this is a pentium 4 power supply with 4 extra pins to connect to an Intel compatible motherboard and cpu. Is a case with this power supply going to work with an AMD nForce Sempron or Athlon system? can I just leave off the extra 4 connecters, or do I have to buy a standard 20 pin ATX power supply? Do I even understand this correctly? Thanks

 

[akira34]

Power supplies that are P4 ready will also work (equally well) with the current line of AMD processors. It's actually been like that since the P4 came out.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

And while you're at it, make sure you buy one from a reputable company (antec, enermax, fortron, sparkle, etc.) rather than getting a no name one.

A 350watt of the ones I mentioned will be a better idea than a 500watt generic.

If you still need a case too, and make it easy, you might want to check out the Antec case/power supply combos at newegg.

Something like this one will give you a quality case / powersupply combo for $80.