upgrading power supply

emltwnty2 · 10-26-2005, 02:22 PM

i was thinking of upgrading my power supply since i only got a 300w supply, and am about to upgrade to a x800gt video card. I wasn't sure if there was anything i needed to look out for before i just open mycomputer up and install the new supply. Any body out there have any advice???

PeNZ · 10-26-2005, 03:27 PM

Its pretty strait forward, there is 4 screws that hold it to the case, and all the plugs only go in one way so you cant mess it up.

hans5849 · 10-26-2005, 04:34 PM

you may not be able to get a new PSU becuase some prebuilt pcs don't allow it. When i first got my new PSU i had it taped to the top of my case.

~~Electric_Head~~ · 10-26-2005, 06:22 PM

Is the computer standard ATX? If not what brand?

Swapping PSU's is very easy. Shouldn't take more than an hour for a beginner.

hans5849 · 10-26-2005, 08:17 PM

Oh yea, check out a company called Seasonic. Their S12 series rocks

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emltwnty2 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6 (#346 ) My photos: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	i was thinking of upgrading my power supply since i only got a 300w supply, and am about to upgrade to a x800gt video card. I wasn't sure if there was anything i needed to look out for before i just open mycomputer up and install the new supply. Any body out there have any advice???

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PeNZ I Get It For The Low Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Waukesha, WI Posts: 1,294 (#74 ) My photos: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Its pretty strait forward, there is 4 screws that hold it to the case, and all the plugs only go in one way so you cant mess it up.

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~~Electric_Head~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 1,939 (#51 ) My photos: 21 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Is the computer standard ATX? If not what brand? Swapping PSU's is very easy. Shouldn't take more than an hour for a beginner.

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