[wplug] Since we're off topic

[Bill Moran]

Drew from Zhrodague wrote:
>>Well, it's an Athlon 2000.  What would you recommend?
> 
> 
> 	400-500-watt power supply.

That's crazy.  You shouldn't need a ps that big unless you're running a
multi-processor board, or several HDDs.

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> 	My workstation has a 500-watt CompUSA-branded power-supply in it. 
> It's pretty generic, but seems to work okay. EnerMAX makes a bitch'n 2-u 
> PS which works better than any others I've seen, but they're not cheap.

I'll bet any amount of small pocket change that the PS you've got is only
capable of providing ~300 watts of power with any level of stability.

Unfortunately, like the article says, it's difficult or impossible to
prove that you've been ripped off, unless you have the time and
electronics know-how to build a rig like the Tom's Hardware people did.

This is the whole reason that AMD started their power supply certification
program, BTW.

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Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
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