MarkSport
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Registered: 22nd May 09
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Hi All
Quick question.My power supply went pop last night and wont let me turn my tower on.I've been advised that a atx 400w quiet fan model" will work.....anyone else know if it will?
I'm using a tower with windows 7 installed
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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You have a tower with windows 7..... Good description
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MarkSport
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Registered: 22nd May 09
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sorted now anyway.part ordered
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dannymccann
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Im not really up on computer specs anymore, but 400w a couple of years ago would barely power an internet computer under load, and definetly not a gaming rig.
I find its worth buying a PSU that more than meets your requirements so it isnt constantly under massive load and spending a little bit more on a branded one for surge protection - this can save your important expensive ocmponents from going pop in a lightning storm etc
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oceansoul
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
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quote: Originally posted by dannymccann
Im not really up on computer specs anymore, but 400w a couple of years ago would barely power an internet computer under load, and definetly not a gaming rig.
I find its worth buying a PSU that more than meets your requirements so it isnt constantly under massive load and spending a little bit more on a branded one for surge protection - this can save your important expensive ocmponents from going pop in a lightning storm etc
400w is more than capable than running a computer that is just going to be doing the odd bit of internet browsing
I have a 350w PSU in my desktop and thats fine
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moka
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Registered: 11th Mar 06
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I have a 250w in a server running 4 hard drives and a dual core processor. 400w is more than enough i would imagine.
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