AMD approved power box

[NX74205]

how important is it to get an AMD approved power box? I mean could some get by with another type of power box, even if it is not approved by AMD?

[Budfred]

Here is a page that will tell you a whole bunch about power supplies (http://members.shaw.ca/need4speed/Power%20Supply%20Choices.htm) and here is an article about brands. (http://www6.tomshardware.com/howto/20021021/index.html) If you go with a cheap power supply, you are likely to pay more in the long run with having to replace them....