AMD processors, the Athlon in particular, require alot of power, and a good
steady supply. After following several news groups, it does apppear to be
true that the power supply for Athlons is VERY important. Many people seem
to think that if they have a 400 watt Power supply, it will work better than
a 300 watt. Funny but... But when I began purchasing cases for Athlons that
were (ATHLON APPROVED) they were only 250 watt, and they have worked just
fine! AMD does have listings for companies, and brands of power supplies
that they approve for use with their processors. You can find all the
information you may want at http://www.amd.com . When the first Athlons were
released, the Warranty could be void if you did not have an Athlon Approved
Power supply. I am pretty sure this still applies, but not sure!

Good Luck,  steve wolfe..........

-----Original Message-----
From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Roberto Safora
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 9:12 AM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] AMD approved?


In two recent posts to this list I have read "AMD approved" in reference to
powes supplies and cases.
What does it mean?
TIA
Roberto Safora

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