One of my old machines i gave to my family has developed a fault with the power supply. It is a OCZ GameXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply thats about 5 years old. Im looking to replace it but as its only use is the internet i dont want to spend much on a new one. Would it be a straight swap for the OcUK Swift 500W V2 Silent Power Supply (£12) or do i need to spend a bit more money?. Thanks
Replacing an old faulty power supply
- Thread starter Scarecrow
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It'll work and be fine, it's not like it's powering anything intensive.
This. Lowest I would go for is this if it's for a light system: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-063-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098
But it really depends on your system specs.
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It'll work and be fine, it's not like it's powering anything intensive.
How will it work fine with no kettle lead xD
We need to know sytem specs first though I agree with Ocvader that that OCZ PSU is the lowest you really wanna go.
system specs
OCZ GameXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case
Sony NEC Optiarc AD-5170 18x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
OcUK 4GB (4x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz
Samsung SpinPoint P 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Zalman CNPS7000B-ALCU CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ GameXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case
Sony NEC Optiarc AD-5170 18x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
OcUK 4GB (4x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz
Samsung SpinPoint P 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Zalman CNPS7000B-ALCU CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
500W is the reccomended for the GPU. So you could go for the OCZ stated before as the minimum or for something of much higher quality:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-014-PP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-014-PP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
This.
Another option is, if you only use it to browse the net, to sell the 4890 (check the MM for price) and buy a low end card with the OCZ PSU. Then that should help bring the overall costs down.
I forgot about this for a while but need to get it sorted asap really.
Still looking for a cheap buy as the machine is being sold as soon as its fixed.
Would i have everything i need in one of these?
Coolermaster Elite Power 500W PSU
- 4x SATA Connectors
- 1x 6pin PCI-Express Connector
- 3x 4pin Molex Connectors
- 4+4pin ATX12V Connector
- 120mm Quiet Fan
or
Antec VP450P 450W PSU - 120mm Fan 4x SATA 1x PCI-E
- VP450P Model
- 20+4pin Power Connector
- 4+4pin ATX12v Connector
- 4x SATA Connectors
- 1x 6pin PCI-Express Connector
Still looking for a cheap buy as the machine is being sold as soon as its fixed.
Would i have everything i need in one of these?
Coolermaster Elite Power 500W PSU
- 4x SATA Connectors
- 1x 6pin PCI-Express Connector
- 3x 4pin Molex Connectors
- 4+4pin ATX12V Connector
- 120mm Quiet Fan
or
Antec VP450P 450W PSU - 120mm Fan 4x SATA 1x PCI-E
- VP450P Model
- 20+4pin Power Connector
- 4+4pin ATX12v Connector
- 4x SATA Connectors
- 1x 6pin PCI-Express Connector