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Originally Posted by ooogemaflop
it wont definately at all
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So you're saying if he has an sli setup quad core 4+ GB of RAM and is using a cheap & nasty 500W winpower, he is not likely to fry his machine!
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Originally Posted by Stuart
You may or may not be right. You would be right if the OP did things that really strained the PSU (running games on an SLI rig for example), but if he is just going to be browsing the web, doing emails etc, he is unlikely to put enough strain on the PSU to really test it.
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I would only ever recommend a value PSU for just that basic use i.e. for a office machine or just browsing the web.
A Cheap PSU...
Is very unlikely to supply the stated wattage - none of the cheaper ones do
Is very likely to be noisy, either immediately or after using it for a short while
It might not have enough connectors or the right sort
It's very unlikely to be '80 plus' certified
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80_PLUS
It's a false economy basically, but if you must use a cheap PSU get one at least 100W higher