Help me upgrade my computer!

bert8for3 · 04-19-07, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MONOLITH

... Only problem with it is you will definately need a new power supply, at least a 650 watt. I bought a 550 and it wasn't enough. I had to make a frankenstein monster out of my rig, and i currently have both my 550 watt power supply (connected to the MOBO and the VPU) and my old 300 watt connected to all my drives...

I hope I'm not taking this OT or hijacking from the original inquiry, if so plse ignore, but the mention of power supplies was interesting. I picked up a new vid card a couple of weeks ago, only to realize that it needs a more powerful psu. The ATX psu size has changed since I got my comp and they won't fit in my case. So I'm curious about what you said here. Did you rig up the new psu externally? Were the wires long enough to get inside and reach, or is it possible to get extender cables?

Grothesj2 · 04-19-07, 11:04 AM

ATX should fit in an ATX slot. A stronger power supply may be longer but width and hieght should be the same. I got a 600w to replace my 300w and it was over an inch longer but still fit quite comfortably in my case. Maybe you can reposition some things in your case?

bert8for3 · 04-19-07, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Grothesj2

ATX should fit in an ATX slot. A stronger power supply may be longer but width and hieght should be the same. I got a 600w to replace my 300w and it was over an inch longer but still fit quite comfortably in my case. Maybe you can reposition some things in your case?

Tks, but that won't fly 'cause the (new) psu would butt up so close to the DVD drive that it would be impossible to plug in the cables.

AVGWarhawk · 04-19-07, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by bert8for3

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Originally Posted by Grothesj2

ATX should fit in an ATX slot. A stronger power supply may be longer but width and hieght should be the same. I got a 600w to replace my 300w and it was over an inch longer but still fit quite comfortably in my case. Maybe you can reposition some things in your case?

Tks, but that won't fly 'cause the (new) psu would butt up so close to the DVD drive that it would be impossible to plug in the cables.

You can get a new case. There are some nice ones at very good prices. Hell, everything just screws in anyway. I've switched mine before. Same issue, PS was to large.

bert8for3 · 04-19-07, 12:14 PM

ok, tks much guys. Let's leave it there, I feel I kinda hijacked the thread a bit. Apologies to the first poster.

Sir Big Jugs · 04-19-07, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bert8for3

ok, tks much guys. Let's leave it there, I feel I kinda hijacked the thread a bit. Apologies to the first poster.

No problem!

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04-19-07, 11:04 AM	#2
Grothesj2 Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 167 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ATX should fit in an ATX slot. A stronger power supply may be longer but width and hieght should be the same. I got a 600w to replace my 300w and it was over an inch longer but still fit quite comfortably in my case. Maybe you can reposition some things in your case?

04-19-07, 12:14 PM	#5
bert8for3 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,124 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	ok, tks much guys. Let's leave it there, I feel I kinda hijacked the thread a bit. Apologies to the first poster.