Sorry mate, wasn't aimed directly at you, was just a comment for the thread.

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Originally posted by John
Don't go for a power supply with a big number.
A cheap 600w one will be nowhere near as good as a quality 400w.

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Im Selling a

MSI K7N2 Delta-L SKT A 8xAGP DDR400 Nforce2 6ch Sound LAN USB 2.0 Motherboard

AMD Athlon XP3000+ (Barton) 333FSB 512kb L2

Geforce 4 128mb TI 4200

120 quid for the lot

if u pay for petrol i'll deliver to wynyard has its onli 20 - 30min from me?

ive just spent 80 quid on my Power Supply Tagan 580w :)

Don't go for a power supply with a big number.
A cheap 600w one will be nowhere near as good as a quality 400w.

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Originally posted by Kyle T

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Originally posted by Dan B
:lol: :lol: :lol:

My new system is being spec'd up with a 620W "modular" power-supply, but that's because the recommended minimum supply for the spec I'm hoping to have shortly afterwards is 550W! :D

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what are you building?

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Originally posted by Dan B
:lol: :lol: :lol:

My new system is being spec'd up with a 620W "modular" power-supply, but that's because the recommended minimum supply for the spec I'm hoping to have shortly afterwards is 550W! :D

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Also dont be getting a crappy no brand 600+ watt PSU, Id much rather have a 350 Antec or whatever than a 60 gabillion w Q Tec or whatever.

Im running a 460 Akasa Ultra quiet on an A64 3500 Venice, Radeon x850 XT PE, 2gb Ram system and it maintains great rails :thumbs:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

My new system is being spec'd up with a 620W "modular" power-supply, but that's because the recommended minimum supply for the spec I'm hoping to have shortly afterwards is 550W! :D

Higher wattage power supplies use more power (obviously) and make more noise.

I would go for what you need. Obviously if you're Dan this means 600w, most humans need less :D

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Originally posted by Claire
Can I run a computer with a 460w case? Seems alot more powerful than some?

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Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
thats the best avatar ever

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Can I run a computer with a 460w case? Seems alot more powerful than some?

thats the best avatar ever

I'm not sure top be honest!! I bought this computer almost exactly 5 years ago and it's starting to struggle. The monitor/keyboard/mouse have all been changed over time and are all good so I don't want to buy new ones! So it seems to make sense to get the bits and make a new one. I want it to be up to date and competent so I don't have to upgrade it 6 months on! I'm not a gamer or anything, Just use it for the net/work/pics/music. I'm buying the bits over a couple of months so I haven't really set a price limit. I'll pay however much is needed to make a decent machine (within reason)

I'm really not sure on which processor/motherboard to get at the moment though :| I'm not very up on computers!!

You're welcome! :)

What spec are you building the rest of the computer to, out of interest? Just wondering, since I'm building yet another for myself soon-ish...

That's exactly what I needed to know! Many thanks!

Oh, and I would say that any shop would only be selling ATX-compliant power-supplies now, unless you specifically asked for AT (in which case they'd probably need to dig deep in their warehouses)...

It's all to do with the size/shape of the motherboard, and is generally known as the "form-factor". AT is the older version, and was superceded by ATX.

If you're interested, more details can be found here...

Evening all :P

I've decided I'm going to build (get someone else to build) a new computer. Looking at cases I have 2 questions...

1) what is the difference between ATX or AT? (and don't say "x" :| )
2) what do I need to be looking for in the power supply?

Thanks :D