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12-14-2004, 03:41 AM
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do i need a new pow supply?
ok i have a 4 year old dell computer in a stock case with one REALLY noisy case fan. i've noticed that the fan seems ineffective and the computer gets pretty hot. so i've decided to buy a new case which comes with 3 80mm case fans.
i took apart my current setup and found as follows: P3 800MHz 30gb hdd 128mb rdram dvd-rom drive cd-rw drive zip100 drive floppy drive 32mb nVidia graph card pci 10/100 net card sound card 2 integrated usb1 ports all running on a 200W OEM power supply. now, i plan to increase my ram by 256mb to 384, and there is a possibility of adding a usb 2.0 bus and 64mb/128mb video card in the distant future. i'm pretty sure you're gonna tell me i need a new psu.... so my next question is... which of these 2 is better as far as reliability and quality.... i know one is 400w and one is 300w.... but i'm worried that the 400 is a piece of crap: Ultra ATX Dual 80mm 400W PSU - 29.99 Ultra ATX 120mm 300W PSU - 29.99 is ultra a decent quality brand??? please help because the rebate on the 400W one only goes til tomorrow!! |
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12-14-2004, 03:59 AM
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The 400 is the better of the 2, it has a lot higher max load on each rail. I have no experience with Ultra but I heard they were an ok brand.
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12-16-2004, 11:22 PM
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if your going to grab a new PS, check your case first, and make sure it fits standard ATX PSU's ive known a lot of OEM(dell, hp, etc..) models to have thier own stupid non-standard PSU shapes/mounts.
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12-17-2004, 03:42 AM
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it depends which video card you get, you can run the ram upgrade on the psu u have now, however the video card might need more power, i know that the geforce 3s require at least a 350w i think it is... however you would want to upgrade your psu if you are planning to upgrade beyond it. I would recomend that you buy all your parts first and if it wont boot with them in, then buy a new PSU, its not like its going to cost you any more...
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12-17-2004, 12:13 PM
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