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Old 23-01-2011, 23:04   #14
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Re: Power Supply Units

what I will say is she hasnt because I have partook of the whole thread and know she does not need a high end psu

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Originally Posted by Lister of Smeg View Post
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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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
did you not bother to read the thread? did you not see this
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The power output on the dead thing was 250
get it right before you criticize
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