hi,
im thinking to get a brand power supply silent fans for my old pc (p4) so if i change it do i have to install windows and all program AGAIN?
thanks
Change my power supply
Hi,
no you don't have to.
Just go for a good powersupply, with 500W or more, depending on what you have inside the pc. The more harddrives, cd/dvd stations, pci cards you have, the more wattage you will need.
I don't recommend less than around 500W this days.
Avoid the likes of Q-tek, Sweex, and no name brands.
Antec, Zalman, Seasonic, and the likes are good ones.
JEA
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eh, you're right, I am a luna(t)ech!
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no you don't have to.
Just go for a good powersupply, with 500W or more, depending on what you have inside the pc. The more harddrives, cd/dvd stations, pci cards you have, the more wattage you will need.
I don't recommend less than around 500W this days.
Avoid the likes of Q-tek, Sweex, and no name brands.
Antec, Zalman, Seasonic, and the likes are good ones.
JEA
_________________
eh, you're right, I am a luna(t)ech!
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: jea on 2005-12-11 02:49 ]</font>
I had an antec 420 in my scope box for 2 years and the 5.5v line started sagging, bringing the 3v (and cpu core) down with it. I just put a 520w one in there to make sure that it lasts this time. Mind you its a p3 box running @ 700/100 with an Asus p2bf. Not exactly challenging and I think I have only 1 20Gb harddrive attached (cd-rom and floppy are both disconnected out of efforts to keep the previous PSU going a bit longer).
Check out the stability tests for the OCZ Powerstream series. Seperate control for seperate rails. Nice if you work live shows with redundant RAID 1, or 3, or 5 arrays. My Raptors could'nt be happier. GS3 really gives my HDD's a workout. Especially with Gigapulse having it's own RAID 1 array, It's a must for me to have stable rails.