On Monday 21 January 2002 01:43 pm, you wrote: > Dear Listers, > > I think this might have been brought up in the past but I'm not sure. How > can I tell what the power requirements are for a computer? I mean, like, > what is the minimum power supply that should be run with a set up like a > AMD 900 Mhz, DVD, CD burner, floppy, harddrive and two case fans, not to > mention a soundblaster Live! Platinum? Is there a general rule of thumb? > > TIA, > Kevin Nowicki > Kevin: AMD is pretty fussy about power supplies, and only certifies a few models for use with their CPU's. You can get the current list is available at their web site. FWIW, I have a 300 watts PS in my 800 mhz Athlon with about the same amount of gear as yours, and it's been running fine for over a year. Regards, Carroll Grigsby Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com