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I have heard that motherboards for Pentium IV sues different ATX power
suply. I would like to know what kind of power suply this Asus motherboard
uses.
Thanks
Massa

There is a lot of overlap between Intel P4 and AMD64 power supplies.

List of AMD approved manufacturers:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_1278_6291^965^978,00.html

For the particular model/ratings consult the mfg. Use the following general guidelines:
http://www.anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=1946&p=3
Power Requirements
None of the reviews that we have seen have really said much about the power requirements of the 3400+. Our standard test setup uses a 350-watt PowMax power supply because it is typical of a good quality power supply from a typical components or "white-box" dealer. The 3400+ would not run with complete stability on this 350-watt PS. We ended up moving to a 430-watt Antec True Power, which was one of the top performers in our Power Supply roundup, to get stable performance with the 3400+. The 3400+, in our experience, requires a good PS rated at least an honest 400 watts.

We asked AMD about our problems with power supplies using the 3400+. AMD suggested that end-users check their list of approved power supplies for the 3400+ on the AMD web site. You can also refer to Anandtech's Power Supply roundup test results in the articles, 2003 Power Supply Roundup Part II: Better Faster Cheaper and 4-Way Power Supply Shootout: Vantec, Enermax, ThermalTake, Antec. The future 3700+ and other .13 processors from both AMD and Intel will likely be even more demanding of a quality power supply. We are not likely to see power requirements drop again until the introduction of .09 process CPUs later this year.
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Personally I've played with the Enermax Noisetaker 420w & the Antec TrueBlue 480w power supplies.

 

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There is a lot of overlap between Intel P4 and AMD64 power supplies.

List of AMD approved manufacturers:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_1278_6291^965^978,00.html

For the particular model/ratings consult the mfg. Use the following general guidelines:
http://www.anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=1946&p=3
Power Requirements
None of the reviews that we have seen have really said much about the

power requirements of the 3400+. Our standard test setup uses a 350-watt
PowMax power supply because it is typical of a good quality power supply
from a typical components or "white-box" dealer. The 3400+ would not run
with complete stability on this 350-watt PS. We ended up moving to a
430-watt Antec True Power, which was one of the top performers in our Power
Supply roundup, to get stable performance with the 3400+. The 3400+, in our
experience, requires a good PS rated at least an honest 400 watts.

We asked AMD about our problems with power supplies using the 3400+. AMD

suggested that end-users check their list of approved power supplies for the
3400+ on the AMD web site. You can also refer to Anandtech's Power Supply
roundup test results in the articles, 2003 Power Supply Roundup Part II:
Better Faster Cheaper and 4-Way Power Supply Shootout: Vantec, Enermax,
ThermalTake, Antec. The future 3700+ and other .13 processors from both AMD
and Intel will likely be even more demanding of a quality power supply. We
are not likely to see power requirements drop again until the introduction
of .09 process CPUs later this year.

==========
Personally I've played with the Enermax Noisetaker 420w & the Antec

TrueBlue 480w power supplies.

With Anandtech stating that the Powmax 350 is "typical of a good quality
power supply from a typical components or "white-box" dealer", that site has
just about lost all credibility with me. Certainly the author Wesley Fink
has.

Powmax makes substandard power supplies. The case I use for my standard
"white-box" is made by Powmax. It looks nice and is inexpensive. However,
it comes with a 400 watt power supply that is utter crap. I swap out this
supply for a halfway decent 350 watt on most machines that I sell. The rest
I swap out about a month after the sale - after the supply quits. I use the
same case for my personal machines and *always* use a better quality supply.
Usually an Antec 480 or 550. Occasionally a Thermaltake 420.

Sick Willie