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I'm going to buy a prebuilt for around £1000 I'm just wondering, a standard power supply should be able to power a high performance prebuilt? I basically know nothing about the inside of a computer thus being the reason i'm buying a prebuilt.
 
Hi there,

It really depends on who you buy the prebuild from and what components they use. Different configurations (different CPUs, graphics cards etc.) draw different amounts of power - so the capacity of the PSU needs to be tailored to the individual system. For example a high-performance work PC with a very powerful CPU but low spec graphics will require a smaller capacity PSU than a high-end gaming PC which uses one or more high-end power hungry graphics cards.

Clearly, the PC building company needs to provide a PSU with the system that is suitable to fully power the computer as orginally configured. However, if you want to do your own upgrades or overclocking then the included PSU may not be up to it. Also, depending on where you buy from they may use a low quality PSU to save on part costs - this will not only provide sub-optimal power to your system (can reduce lifetime of parts) but also means the PSU itself is less reliable and at more risk of failing (with the possibility of taking other parts with it).

That said, if you buy a high performance system from the OCUK shop then they make a point of using good quality PSUs.
 
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If purchased from a repeatable company then the psu should be man enough to run the system and be a quality unit/.
 
I know of such companies that sell 1k pc's and then put CIT 1000w power supply's in them and people are automatically like "wow" when really there putting a time bomb in there case.
 
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