Upgrading Power Supply in Dell

ScOuT · 10-05-2009, 10:11 PM

So...I am getting the 9600GSO from Voyagerfan99 and I am going to throw it in my daughter's Dell XPS 400. I know standard ATX power supplies fit...my Antec 650w fit like a glove. The Dell 350w just won't push it anymore. This thing will be running CPU and GPU Folding client the entire year I am in Afghanistan so I need something solid.

I am looking for something about 400w or a little more for a good price. I found these...any other suggestions or experience with any? I have it narrowed down to these choices.

CORSAIR 400W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139008

OCZ StealthXStream 400W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341020

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 370W (really liking the monster 12v rail

)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703018

SILVERSTONE ST400 400W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256032

Thanks for looking

Fatback · 10-05-2009, 10:29 PM

I can personally say that the corsair is a great PSU it runs my rig without any problems. It is silent and has good cooling and ventilation. Really any of them will be a good choice all are reliable brands and will last you a while. If I had to pick I would probably go with the corsair as it has 30A on the +12V rail or the PC Power and Cooling with 27A on the +12V rail.

funkysnair · 10-05-2009, 10:31 PM

the corsair has 30amps on the 12volt rail, pc power has 27amps...

i would go with either the pc power or corsair anyday

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Originally Posted by Fatback

I can personally say that the corsair is a great PSU it runs my rig without any problems. It is silent and has good cooling and ventilation. Really any of them will be a good choice all are reliable brands and will last you a while. If I had to pick I would probably go with the corsair as it has 30A on the +12V rail or the PC Power and Cooling with 27A on the +12V rail.

dam you beat me to it lol

Fatback · 10-05-2009, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by funkysnair

dam you beat me to it lol

You just got to be quicker

Ethan3.14159 · 10-06-2009, 12:39 PM

Why does Silverstone always go unmentioned here? Silverstone make just as good PSU's as PC P&C and Corsair. I really like the 2 12V rails @ 18 amps each on the model posted. I say go with the Silverstone.

Although, any would be a quality PSU. The OCZ being the worst of the bunch.

Fatback · 10-06-2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ethan3.14159

Why does Silverstone always go unmentioned here? Silverstone make just as good PSU's as PC P&C and Corsair. I like the 2 12V rails @ 18 amps each.

I say go with the Silverstone.

Yea silverstone is a good PSU but 30A on 1 +12V rail is better then 18A on 2 separate +12V rails. At least thats what I was always told.

Ethan3.14159 · 10-06-2009, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fatback

Yea silverstone is a good PSU but 30A on 1 +12V rail is better then 18A on 2 separate +12V rails. At least thats what I was always told.

In a system that doesn't require much power in the first place the number of rails is really rather irrelevant. Any of the PSU's mentioned will power a 9600 GSO without any trouble. The main thing is durability and reliability, as it will be Folding for hours most days. I would have to rule out the OCZ.

funkysnair · 10-06-2009, 06:51 PM

pc power and cooling make some of the best psu's, i have used 2 corsair psu's..

and i know you mention that a low end pc doesnt need one single rail but why not when its the same price as the 2 rail psu?

Ethan3.14159 · 10-06-2009, 11:33 PM

What's the advantage of one rail over 2? Rails can borrow from each other.

**bomberboysk** · 10-07-2009, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Ethan3.14159

What's the advantage of one rail over 2? Rails can borrow from each other.

Nope, thats why people prefer singlerails.

10-05-2009, 10:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
ScOuT VIP Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Germany Age: 29 Posts: 2,192	Upgrading Power Supply in Dell So...I am getting the 9600GSO from Voyagerfan99 and I am going to throw it in my daughter's Dell XPS 400. I know standard ATX power supplies fit...my Antec 650w fit like a glove. The Dell 350w just won't push it anymore. This thing will be running CPU and GPU Folding client the entire year I am in Afghanistan so I need something solid. I am looking for something about 400w or a little more for a good price. I found these...any other suggestions or experience with any? I have it narrowed down to these choices. CORSAIR 400W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139008 OCZ StealthXStream 400W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341020 PC Power & Cooling Silencer 370W (really liking the monster 12v rail) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703018 SILVERSTONE ST400 400W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256032 Thanks for looking __________________ My Rig Coolermaster 690 / Nvidia Edition Seen Here Antec Neo Power 650w eVGA 780i 2 x 2 GB Dominators Intel Q9300 eVGA GTX260 Vista Home Premium 64bit Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

10-05-2009, 10:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fatback Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kannapolis, NC Age: 18 Posts: 2,521	I can personally say that the corsair is a great PSU it runs my rig without any problems. It is silent and has good cooling and ventilation. Really any of them will be a good choice all are reliable brands and will last you a while. If I had to pick I would probably go with the corsair as it has 30A on the +12V rail or the PC Power and Cooling with 27A on the +12V rail. __________________ Display: 40" Polaroid LCD TV Mobo: ASUS M4A78-EM CPU:AMD Phenom X3 8650 @2.6Ghz RAM: 4GB OCZ Blade Series @908Mhz GPU: XFX HD 4850 512MB PSU: 400w Corsair HDD: OS:250GB Seagate 7200.10/Storage:WD Caviar Blue 320GB OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit/Linux Ubuntu 32bit Fatback Definition

10-06-2009, 12:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ethan3.14159 Diamond Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 19 Posts: 1,694	Why does Silverstone always go unmentioned here? Silverstone make just as good PSU's as PC P&C and Corsair. I really like the 2 12V rails @ 18 amps each on the model posted. I say go with the Silverstone. Although, any would be a quality PSU. The OCZ being the worst of the bunch. __________________ CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE MB: Asus M3N-HT 780a RAM: 4GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 800 GPU: XFX GTX 260 55nm PSU: Silverstone DA650 650 watt HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 7200.12 Case: Cooler Master CM 690 Pure Black Edition (1 of only 300) OS: Windows 7 Ultimate Other: Logitech G15, Microsoft Sidewinder, Logitech X-230 PM me for a Lockerz.com invite Folding for the good of mankind: Team 44358

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funkysnair VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle-England-uk Age: 27 Posts: 2,742	pc power and cooling make some of the best psu's, i have used 2 corsair psu's.. and i know you mention that a low end pc doesnt need one single rail but why not when its the same price as the 2 rail psu? __________________ intel i7 920@3.6ghz-foxconn flamingblade-6gig gskill ddr3 1600mhz-ati 4890-coolermaster 700watt psu-intel mx25-m ssd 80gig-samsung spinpoint f1 1tb-custom liquid cooling-windows7 64bit

10-06-2009, 11:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ethan3.14159 Diamond Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 19 Posts: 1,694	What's the advantage of one rail over 2? Rails can borrow from each other. __________________ CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE MB: Asus M3N-HT 780a RAM: 4GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 800 GPU: XFX GTX 260 55nm PSU: Silverstone DA650 650 watt HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 7200.12 Case: Cooler Master CM 690 Pure Black Edition (1 of only 300) OS: Windows 7 Ultimate Other: Logitech G15, Microsoft Sidewinder, Logitech X-230 PM me for a Lockerz.com invite Folding for the good of mankind: Team 44358

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