Reply 20 of 30, by smeezekitty
wrote:wrote:wrote:So I did some reading around and it turns out an Athlon XP sucks a lot of power from the +5V line, so I focused my search on that. But the only reasonably priced PSU's (e.g. not in the €150-300 range) I could find supply only 24A max on that line. (Seasonic S12II 520W), so I'm not sure if 24A is enough for an XP 2800+ on an A7N8X-X with a GF4Ti. (probably isn't :'() I googled around a bit too and got to an earlier thread here (2012), but 2 years later it's become even harder to get a proper PSU for it (35A on +5V, impossible)
If 24A isn't enough then I'm probably going to get a Northwood 2.8GHz on a P4C800-E Deluxe (which uses a P4 power connector, so less problematic)
You might want to look for older PSUs
How far back should I look, and what brands should I focus on?
(also, general consensus seems that second hand power supplies are more trouble than they're worth - in which case Northwood may be a better idea?)
Look for PSUs that are pre-ATX 2.0. Second hand PSUs shouldn't a problem if they didn't use crappy capacitors.
Aim for 26-30 amps on the +5
Some socket A boards use 5V and some use 12V. I am getting mixed results searching that board