Power supply for a computer moving to the US

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Way back when power supplies used to have the little switch on the back to support switching between 110/200-240V. Then they disappeared and without much thought I assumed they'd just integrated this somehow.

Jump to this morning when this Christmas when my Brother in Law asks me if there will be any issues with the computer I built for my nephew now they are moving to the USA in a month...
Checking the specifications of the cheap Aerocool PSU I used it lists only 200-240V input and I assumed it was just because they were cheap, but looking around most brands either don't mention input at all anywhere (Corsair) or have no mention of 110V.

What's the crack now and can anyone recommend any brands (I don't want to spend the earth on a computer that isn't worth £300) that would support the use in the USA as well as here as I don't really want to get them to have to change the power supply once they arrive state side?
 
Tetras said:
Corsair do, in the specs of the RM850e, for example, it says: 100-240 volts.

I think most major platforms are universal at this point.


The cheapest PSU I'd recommend at OCUK is the Phanteks AMP 650, which is based on a Seasonic Focus GX and says 100-240 Volts on the website.
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Thanks, but while Corsair might specify that on their shiny RMe series they don't on all and I can't find it on their CV, CX, RM that I can see though maybe I'm just being blind.

Thanks for the suggestion, but that is quite a bit more than I'd want to spend (currently listed at £89.99 on OcUK) given the value of the system being £300. I'm all for getting a power supply you can trust rather than setting the whole thing on fire, but their has to be a balance. We've no need for modular and 500W+ is sufficient.

I guess I'll just have to do a lot more digging. Thanks
 
Thanks both.

Seems inflation is kicking in hard with power supplies and companies are making the most of it. It's not like everyone is running 200W CPUs and 300W GPUs, but they like to price it that way. I'll put some time this weekend into digging further.

Much appreciated.
 
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