First post, by ced_122
I have a AMD Athlon 500 MHz from around 2001 (my first computer actually) and while the PSU still works in it, the fan makes an horrible noise and it's always running. I think there are way to modify it to add manual control, but since we're talking about 20 years old PSU, I tought about replacing it with a new ATX power supply. I saw a few people mentioning on Google that it was fine with a Pentium 3, as long as you don't need -5V, but I've also read that the Athlon from that era were a lot more power hungry. Is there something I should know or do you think it will work with no problem?
I was thinking about buying a 500W EVGA PSU (the cheapest I could find from a reputable brand on Amazon), do I need to look at something in particular, except the number of Molex connectors, or will any decent power supply will be okay?