on 11/24/02 12:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello. I'm thinking about putting a beige G3 motherboard in a full tower > AT case. Eventually Im going to want to upgrade to a B&W G3 board and then > something better like an AGP G4 board. The AT case has 4 external drive bays > and 4 internal drive bays. I am wondering what wattage I should be looking > for in a power supply should I choose to have as many as 8 drives (at least 4 > would be hard drives). I will probably want to draw some extra power from > fans too. I remember seeing something about increasing the voltage of the > MoBo to be able to clock chip it to higher speeds, and I may want to try > that. Is 235 W too little? I figure the stock power supply is 200, so 35 W > would be going to power everything extra. > > Thanks > > Chris
chris, go to the xlr8yourmac.com forums and there is a lot of information on this subject in the "hacking" forum. That 235 W power supply will be woefully insufficient for your needs. 400 W would be ideal. Also the main site has lots of info on putting Gossamer and Yikes boards in ATX cases. Hows the Navy treating you? chris wood -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
