PSU Question

Hi All

My question is can a PSU designed for a Inte P4 system be used on a intel P3 system?

I have a machine working with a AMD athlon processor and i was told by a couple of dealers that i cant use a PSU designed for a intel pentium P4 architecture.

Can some one please clarify this for me?If someone can point me to an internet resource where i can get a good explanation on the difference between 02 PSU s(if there s any difference) that would be really nice.

Also what should i be aware of when buying a new PSU For my existing machine?

Sorry if this is a repost but i did search beforehand and didnt get any similr posts.

Thanks in advance.Cheers

 

Check the connectors, I don't think you will find a problem. The problem may be in the shape of the PSU, so it may not physically fit. At one stage Dell were not using a standard pinout for the power leads to the motherboard, so it could burn it out. Be cautious if the PSU is from a Dell. You can check the colours of the leads to the m/b connector and see if they generally match, otherwise be wary.

Not that I know of, it may not be possible to put an AMD Athlon PSU into a Pentium 4 system though, because originally P4's required a 4 pin connector for additional power to the CPU, Athlons did not require this till later. I expect you should have no problem using a P4 PSU to run the athlon based m/b. You may want to read the motherboard manual and check for minimum wattage requirements though.

Matt

 

Thanks alot mattman for your reply

Sorry for my explanation i should ve used ATX and ATX12V PSU s rather than P4 and P3 but i learn these things only today.

My system is a Athlon based one.I managed to find a ATX12V PSU with a 24 pin connector but 04 pins can be removed easily so the connector fits to my mobo perfectly.I m running this now and upto now it seems ok.

The Original PSU was 300W but this one is 400W.Do you think this will be an issue along the road?

 

Thanks for your reply PeteC.But can you please explain how this increase of wattage is beneficial to me?

 

Nice ...Thanks PeteC.Its always good to learn new things.