OK, if a GeForce 6800 should be connected to a 350v PSU, how do you know if it is 350v?
I mean, most PSU are described using watts.
How do I know what PSU will be good enough?
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There isnt a 350v PSU on the market ( to my knowledge) for a PC, of course i may be wrong.
You are looking for a 350w PSU as most standard PSU's are 12v running 350w's. Hope that clears some things up for ya.
Few suggestions: Antec Truepower. Anything in the Truepower series is good. :Fortron- another great PSU i have the fortron 530 myself and for the 90usd price tag it is a great stable PSU. PC power undoubtedly makes the best PSU on the market but then again you pay for it
I'm running a Mobile 2600XP @ 2.4Ghz with 1Gb of OCZ ram @ 420Mhz FSB all powered by the Fortron 530 and i must say this is the most stable PC I've ever built
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You are looking for a 350w PSU as most standard PSU's are 12v running 350w's. Hope that clears some things up for ya.
Few suggestions: Antec Truepower. Anything in the Truepower series is good. :Fortron- another great PSU i have the fortron 530 myself and for the 90usd price tag it is a great stable PSU. PC power undoubtedly makes the best PSU on the market but then again you pay for it
I'm running a Mobile 2600XP @ 2.4Ghz with 1Gb of OCZ ram @ 420Mhz FSB all powered by the Fortron 530 and i must say this is the most stable PC I've ever built
Hex
Well, my Dell PSU has 400+watts and 265v max.
The new Dells that come with X800's say they are 350v power supplies.
I'm afraid to even get a new PSU because I wonder if the custom dell motherboard will blow up:) Or do motherboards and other hardware only draw what power they need?
The new Dells that come with X800's say they are 350v power supplies.
I'm afraid to even get a new PSU because I wonder if the custom dell motherboard will blow up:) Or do motherboards and other hardware only draw what power they need?
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Just making a guess here but I think the 350v rating is stating the maximum input voltage.
There is no way that the power supply is going to output 350 volts to a computer.
In respose to the question of will the computer only draw what it needs.
An electronic device will draw what current it needs from a power supply, but will use the voltage supplied. If you hook up a 350v supply to a device that requires 12 volts, you would blow it up.
The wattage rating is what you need to look at here.
The higher the power rating the more devices you can connect to your system.
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There is no way that the power supply is going to output 350 volts to a computer.
In respose to the question of will the computer only draw what it needs.
An electronic device will draw what current it needs from a power supply, but will use the voltage supplied. If you hook up a 350v supply to a device that requires 12 volts, you would blow it up.
The wattage rating is what you need to look at here.
The higher the power rating the more devices you can connect to your system.
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To answer the question concerning replacing a Dell power supply... I kept getting blue screens with my originally dell power supply when I installed my Geforce FX5900 last year... I just went to pricewatch.com, found a cheap (under 20 bucks with shipping) 450Watt dual fan power supply and put that into my Dell box.. No problems. No issues.... They use standard power supplies just like everyone else...
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To answer the question concerning replacing a Dell power supply... I kept getting blue screens with my originally dell power supply when I installed my Geforce FX5900 last year... I just went to pricewatch.com, found a cheap (under 20 bucks with shipping) 450Watt dual fan power supply and put that into my Dell box.. No problems. No issues.... They use standard power supplies just like everyone else...
What are the dimensions of a dell power supply? I'm going to buy a 400-450 myself and wanted to be sure that it will fit. If you you don;'t know then I'll just have to pop my machine open.
Most power supplies I see onlline have what appears to be an on/off switch next to where the power input with a 115/230v switch inbetween.
My Dell's PSU appearantly has no switch there. It is made so that only the input and the voltage switches is sticking out. What brand of PSU did you buy that fit into a Dell case?
My Dell's PSU appearantly has no switch there. It is made so that only the input and the voltage switches is sticking out. What brand of PSU did you buy that fit into a Dell case?
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