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Xeleron

i got a second pc yesterday , it was a nice thing till i blew it up.
i decided to put more ram and some other harddisks in it.
so i thought i was pressing the on-off button on the power supply but it was the thing you can change how much watt/volt it get >_<
there was a flash for a sec , a bangboom sound and a lil bit of smoke.
but my question is , can i replace it by a other power supply (from an other merk)?
the one that blew up was a "Compaq dps-240eb"
the one that was in my other pc (still working) is a "Aopen fsp250-60GTA"

Society · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:23 am Post subject:

Before you even ask yourself what power supply you want, calculate the watts (power) each device in your PC will use.

Xeleron · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:25 am Post subject:

i know this sounds stupid but how? , just read from all hdd's and dvd-writer's the power they use?

btw if i putt in a new power supply with lot's more of watts will it affect my motherboard? and all other companents?

Society · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:31 am Post subject:

The easiest way to go about this is to look up a general guide on how much a normal component uses. If you want to be exact, then find out how much each of your components use or go by an online calculator.

Here's a good calculator to go by.

Xeleron · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:47 am Post subject:

ok , i have done that
it said "recommened PSU wattage : 233w"
so now when i connect the Aopen power supply to the pc where the power suppy blewd , would work?
note* the Aopen power supply is 250W

Luigi · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:09 pm Post subject:

SAME EXACT THING happened to me.
I replaced the power supply with a compatible one.
Pain in the ass though to pull out the plugs of the blown up one.

iTz SWAT · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:33 pm Post subject:

Yes it should work but i'd get a 300W power supply just in case you would like to replace/add anything in the future.

Nick :3 · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:12 am Post subject:

Same thing happened to me when I built my first pc Razz

rapion124 · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:17 am Post subject:

Wouldn't it suck if you fried your X58 mobo and i7 920 while building your computer?