berto Posted July 20, 2003 Posted July 20, 2003 I found a good PS that says its AMD approved up to 2200+, but i will be building a P4 system, and i am wondering if its ok to be buying one that isnt Intel Certified? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
syneze Posted July 20, 2003 Posted July 20, 2003 AMD boards and Intel boards use different power connectors so you have to make sure the PSU has both. If it doesn't have a P4 connector then you can't use it. I know the AMD website has a listing of compatible PSU's, maybe Intel has the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berto Posted July 20, 2003 Posted July 20, 2003 (edited) It says on the product specifications: "Great for Intel P3, P4 and AMD". The Intel site doesnt have it on their tesed PowerSupply List. The Specs dont say anything about being ATX12V which Intel says is required. Heres the info: http://www.apextechusa.com/proddetail_power.asp?id=19 and some pics: http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?im...-154-010-01.JPG Edited July 20, 2003 by berto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badams66 Posted July 20, 2003 Posted July 20, 2003 It says on the product specifications: "Great fo Intel P3, P4 and AMD"... So it says that it can be used with the p4 but your still asking the question? <_< Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berto Posted July 20, 2003 Posted July 20, 2003 What im asking is should it be used even if it inst on the Intel List, and it doesnt say anyhting about being ATX12V compliant. If you look back up at my previous post it has the product specs... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badams66 Posted July 20, 2003 Posted July 20, 2003 oops, sorry, you must have posted as i was writing! That extra stuff wasn't there before i posted ...you must have edited it ...sorry bout that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berto Posted July 20, 2003 Posted July 20, 2003 (edited) Its ok, i found the answer anyway. It was somewhere on the manufactures site, but not on newegg or the product info page. Heres the Detailed Product Info if anyone is intrested, http://www.apextechusa.com/datasheet/ATX450W.pdf The only thing is this shows that it does have ATX12V im just curious why it isnt on Intel's site. Edited July 20, 2003 by berto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
syneze Posted July 21, 2003 Posted July 21, 2003 I think the list on Intel's site (I'm guessing, I've never seen it) contains PSU's they have tested and recommend for use. If your PSU isn't on there then they haven't tested it or it wasn't up to their standards. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misled Posted July 22, 2003 Posted July 22, 2003 Here ya go. Fortron 350W supply for a mere $32. Itll power your P4 and anything else you throw at it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthatisman Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 first of all, why are you shelling out the extra dough on a ps when the min you need for your system is a 300w-350w. and why settle for a 64m card when the 128's aren't really that much more more expensive. you could take the $you save on the ps and get a 9700 or something similar. or am I full of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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