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I have an Asus TUV4X MB with a Celeron 1.1GHz. What's the smallest (in Watts) power supply that I can/should use? I'd like to use a 200W PS to keep the noise down.
I use a 350watt Allied power suppy and its just as quite as the old 200 watt unit I have on my 486
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Name: Sterling_Aug Date: May 6, 2002 at 09:07:48 Pacific
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The wattage of a power supply has nothing to do with the amount of noise it generates. A high quality supply will use premium fans which will be more quite. I prefer EnerMax supplies for the quality and price.
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