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[paladin]

Laptops are harder to guide on simply because they should tailored to you and not a general good.

[Cortexian]

yah, why would you even bother getting a psu for 50 more watts?

your current one should do fine.

My current PSU isn't modular.

[Xetsuei]

So?

[Cortexian]

So?

Well, generally people who appreciate modular power supplies are neat freak wire management whores or something along those lines. So I figured my previous post would be enough for you to grasp. Since it wasn't I'll elaborate...

I'm turning into a wire management whore, and I want a modular PSU to upgrade my system. Since I'm going to be upgrading to a modular PSU I figured that I'd up the wattage as well for any future expansion.

[343guiltymc]

+5V = 22A
+3.3V = 17A
+12VA = 18A
+12VB = 18A
-12V = 1A
+5Vfp = 2A
So my Dell's 305 watt PSU can't handle a hefty upgrade like a 9800 GT or HD 4830, so should I get this: http://www.pcpower.com/products/desc...ell/index.html

[Heathen]

Not to be an ass but

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=...+paste+removal

remind me to +rep you.

[Amit]

+5V = 22A
+3.3V = 17A
+12VA = 18A
+12VB = 18A
-12V = 1A
+5Vfp = 2A
So my Dell's 305 watt PSU can't handle a hefty upgrade like a 9800 GT or HD 4830, so should I get this: http://www.pcpower.com/products/desc...ell/index.html

It's only got one +12V rail...but decent wattage on it without going overboard. $80 is a bit much, though. Is the brand known to be reliable?

[Xetsuei]

One 12V rail is fine if there's lots of amperage on it, and in this case it is.

PC Power & Cooling is a good brand.

[343guiltymc]

Well it's made for Dell cases so it's going to be more expensive than standard ATX PSUs. Is there any standard PSUs that might be small enough for my Dell?

[Llama Juice]

I've been considering a new video card for a while, and so I was looking at the cards you suggested to update my ancient card.

But... i guess there's PCIE2.0 now?.. I've never been too deep in this stuff, but I'm pretty sure I have just an older PCIE 1.0 or 1.1 (my mobo is like 4 years old now)

do PCIE2.0 cards work in a PCIE1.0 slot? or would I have to upgrade my mobo too?

My current video card is a Nvidia GeForce 6200 SE or somethin like that... 64MB.... and I was looking at the EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX that you listed up there.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130339

If I get that, will the difference between 1.1 and 2.0 be that big of a difference? Or will I still be happy because it will make my current card look like crap compared to this... if it works?