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!!
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!!