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kristalicious

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    New Power Supply Needed!
    « on: May 26, 2008, 02:54:08 PM »
    Hi there. I have a HP Pavillion a1620.uk with a psu of 300watts. I have just purchased an Nvidia GeForce 7600GT to replace my current 7300LE. The only reason is that im a player of The Sims 2 and have 6 expansions plus the original base game. I have been having crashing issues since day one due to my video card being so bad. Hopefully my new card will solve my problem but i need to upgrade my psu to at least 450watts. I really need some help with this...i know how to install a new graphics card and have done it before but i have no idea about psu's and all the numbers that surround them! My system specs are as follows :

    Operating System:
    Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
    Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
    System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 061
    System Model: RJ059AA-ABU a1620.uk
    BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
    Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz (2 CPUs)
    Memory: 1022MB RAM
    Page File: 567MB used, 1890MB available
    Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
    DX Setup Parameters: Not found
    DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

    If you need any more information in order to help me please let me know.
    Thankyou!!




    « Last Edit: May 26, 2008, 03:12:40 PM by kristalicious »

    Frankie



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      Re: Power Supply Help!
      « Reply #1 on: May 26, 2008, 03:16:44 PM »
      Psu are not that hard to fit. Just make sure that as you disconnect the cables that you make a note of where they go, that way when it comes to putting them back, you know where to put them. 450watt psu will be fine. But pay a little more and get a good one.

      kristalicious

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        Re: New Power Supply Needed!
        « Reply #2 on: May 26, 2008, 03:28:49 PM »
        Do i not need a certain one to fit into my tower?

        Frankie



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          Re: New Power Supply Needed!
          « Reply #3 on: May 26, 2008, 04:04:53 PM »
          All the info listed about the computer is listed below. I think it's a micro tower.

          http://www.ciao.co.uk/HP_Pavilion_Media_Center_a1620_uk_Pentium_D_820_2_8_GHz__6688422#productdetail