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On 17/09/15 06:04, Philip Webb wrote: |
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> My previous machines' (2000/3/7/12) cases all contained a PSU, |
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> but it seems I now have to buy case/PSU separately, so my next question is |
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> whether I can safely use the case + power supply from the 2007 machine |
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This should be fine, as long as the PSU has SATA power connectors. If |
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not, you will need molex to SATA adapters. |
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The PSU does not need to provide a PCI-e power connector, since the Asus |
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GT610 does not take external power. It's powered exclusively by the bus. |
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However, note that PSUs tend to go bad after years of operation. An 8 |
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years old PSU might start losing power or voltage stability. If you see |
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random machine resets or hangups, it's usually because the PSU is dying. |
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With that GPU, you don't need more than 400W. And the amps on the 12V |
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rail are also not important, as that only comes into play with |
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higher-end GPUs. Other features can still be important though, like |
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protection against surges and such (think lightning strikes that can |
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potentially damage your PC, or some PSU malfunction that could do the same.) |