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Old 20 January 2002, 06:07 PM
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...Well i allready have and the PC booted up, but will this cause problems in the future?

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Old 20 January 2002, 07:07 PM
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no - you won't have any problems.
Old 20 January 2002, 07:44 PM
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Theres no difference at all between them, apart from the new one will supply if required to 300watts

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Old 20 January 2002, 07:48 PM
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No problem at all m8.
Old 20 January 2002, 08:22 PM
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Old 20 January 2002, 08:47 PM
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Nope problems , if fact your pc will run faster with all that extra power available

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Old 21 January 2002, 08:40 PM
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Old 21 January 2002, 09:12 PM
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no probs at all.

Have done this on a few AMD 1.4GHZ systems I built as AMD recommends a 300 supply and I did have probs using a 230 with the 1.4 chip.

bigger the better
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