My XPS 400

koko

koko

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I am waiting for the arrival of the XPS 400 I ordered. It has the 7800GTX, Pentium D 840, 1GB DDR2 533 RAM, 7200 RPM 160GB, XP Media Center Edition. It only has a 375 Watt PSU however, is this going to be a problem? The 840 consumes more than half of that and so does the 7800GTX, along with the fans, almost every component in there will be underpowered, or will it? I'm not sure if the components wil be ok with this PSU so should I get a new one?
 
koko said:
I am waiting for the arrival of the XPS 400 I ordered. It has the 7800GTX, Pentium D 840, 1GB DDR2 533 RAM, 7200 RPM 160GB, XP Media Center Edition. It only has a 375 Watt PSU however, is this going to be a problem? The 840 consumes more than half of that and so does the 7800GTX, along with the fans, almost every component in there will be underpowered, or will it? I'm not sure if the components wil be ok with this PSU so should I get a new one?
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how much did you pay for that?
 
$2,114.00, but that includes the 20inch widescreen monitor, 36month security, and better warranty. used a ten percent off coupon, what's your psu beyond, looks custom built so you should know.
 
koko said:
I am waiting for the arrival of the XPS 400 I ordered. It has the 7800GTX, Pentium D 840, 1GB DDR2 533 RAM, 7200 RPM 160GB, XP Media Center Edition. It only has a 375 Watt PSU however, is this going to be a problem? The 840 consumes more than half of that and so does the 7800GTX, along with the fans, almost every component in there will be underpowered, or will it? I'm not sure if the components wil be ok with this PSU so should I get a new one?
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If a 375W PSU was going to be a problem, why would Dell use it in the first place?

Oh yeah, you also should have just custom built your PC anyways.
 
Well, wattage isn't the only important thing on a PSU. What's the amperage on the +12V line?
 
Chances are it will work with the machine if that's what they gave you. However you may want to consider upgrading it at a later time if you notice any stablitiy issues (freezing, random restarts). Be warned though, doing that usually voids the warrenty.
 
this is the only info on the website

Output Wattage: 375 Watts
Bullet Input Voltage (auto-sensing): 90 to 135V at 50/60 Hz; or 180 to 265 V at 50/60 Hz
Bullet Heat Dissipation: 1280 BTU/hour (fully loaded computer without monitor)
Bullet Backup Battery: 3.0 V CR2032 coin cell
 
once u get it u can find on the amps on the +12v rail. but im sure that if dell put it in, it will work and if it doesnt they will cover it.
 
Under the sale of goods act 1979, a product, and all accompanied accessories, must be "fit for purpose". Dell wouldnt put something in there thats not gonna do the machine justice.

Even if this PSU does cop out for some reason, ring em up and quote the sale of goods act, most phone operators get scared and comply with your demands if you start quoting hard facts like that, tee hee
 
chances are you won't find that good of a dell powersupply, if they use 375 watt ones on their better computers.
 
Lord AnthraX said:
Be warned though, doing that usually voids the warrenty.
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technically, the warranty would then not cover the power supply itself, or something like mbd or other device it's connected to if it is believed that the power supply played a role in the destruction of this device
other then that, there's no problem though

the warranties on dell system are pretty decent. and most of the time, unless you get someone who is strictly by the book with a stick up his @$$, then they will work with you to get everything right.
 
well, thanks all, one more question though while this thread is still trucking:

I have the most recent version of the Nvidia drivers for the XPS shown in my sig, but the max display resolution is 1600x1024, even though this screen is 1600x1050 (dell 20inch widescreen), so should I try a couple older drivers or stick with the drivers that start with 6 that came with my computer (hell no)?
 
technically, the warranty would then not cover the power supply itself, or something like mbd or other device it's connected to if it is believed that the power supply played a role in the destruction of this device
other then that, there's no problem though

the warranties on dell system are pretty decent. and most of the time, unless you get someone who is strictly by the book with a stick up his @$$, then they will work with you to get everything right.
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Opening the case of any computer bought from any company pre-built with a warrenty automatically voids it unless an authorized service technician opens it and validates that they themselves performed the work.
 
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well, thanks all, one more question though while this thread is still trucking:

I have the most recent version of the Nvidia drivers for the XPS shown in my sig, but the max display resolution is 1600x1024, even though this screen is 1600x1050 (dell 20inch widescreen), so should I try a couple older drivers or stick with the drivers that start with 6 that came with my computer (hell no)?
 
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Use the newest drivers and see if they indeed go to 1600 x 1050. If not go back down to a set of older drivers. If they also don't do 1600 x 1050 it's because the monitor can't do it, not the drivers.
 
The monitor can do it, it's native resolution is 1600 x 1050, and it runs like that on the preinstalled drivers. I'll follow your advice and try the older drivers, thanks. where's my picture?
 
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