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Offline dkedrowitsch

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Re: Looking for ATX Case recommendations
« on: February 19, 2003, 06:08:41 PM »
So why does everyone think they need a 400w power supply these days?  I would think a high quality 230w would be plenty?  Geez, I remember seeing XTs and ATs with over 80 DIPS of DRAM, several full-height 5 1/4" hard drives, and most expansion cards that made enough heat to warm a small country--all running perfectly with a 190w power supply...

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Re: Looking for ATX Case recommendations
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2003, 06:59:03 PM »
I just did some reading, looks like an Athlon XP uses about 70W...so yea I see if you have a dual system with a bunch of drives it would require such power.  MAN, I can't belive modern CPU's use 70W of power!!!   :-o