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Question(s) about cases and power supplies
Hello all,
I'm a fairly serious computer enthusiast planning to assemble a new PC from scratch within the next month or two. I have certain cases in mind from the typical brand names (Apevia, Cooler Master, Thermaltake, etc.), and I want to go with an aftermarket power supply (I've learned based on people's reviews to not use the one that is supplied with the case). How will I know for sure that the power supply I choose will have enough of the right types of cables to properly supply electricity to everything on my motherboard and case that needs it (cases nowadays seem to have a lot of extras, like temperature readouts and bright blue LED lights)? Also, I've seen power supplies differentiated as ATX, ATX12V, etc. What exactly is the difference? (I at least know that ATX is the form factor I'm going with.) Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. -- |
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When building a system from scratch, generally you should start
with a motherboard, and then select a power supply and case to match the mobo's features and capabilities. Power supply cables are pretty standard these days, and the biggest issue is usually cable length, i.e. if you're going to use a full size tower make sure the supply's cables are long enough to accomodate it. As for the difference in PS specs, start he http://compreviews.about.com/od/cases/a/ATX12VvATX.htm "Erich Kohl" wrote in message t... Hello all, I'm a fairly serious computer enthusiast planning to assemble a new PC from scratch within the next month or two. I have certain cases in mind from the typical brand names (Apevia, Cooler Master, Thermaltake, etc.), and I want to go with an aftermarket power supply (I've learned based on people's reviews to not use the one that is supplied with the case). How will I know for sure that the power supply I choose will have enough of the right types of cables to properly supply electricity to everything on my motherboard and case that needs it (cases nowadays seem to have a lot of extras, like temperature readouts and bright blue LED lights)? Also, I've seen power supplies differentiated as ATX, ATX12V, etc. What exactly is the difference? (I at least know that ATX is the form factor I'm going with.) Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. -- |
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How will I know for sure that the power supply I choose will have enough of the right types of cables to properly supply electricity to everything on my motherboard and case that needs it (cases nowadays seem to have a lot of extras, like temperature readouts and bright blue LED lights)? Get a 550W+ PSU from good manufacturers like Seasonic or Zalman and you will know that you don't have to think about all the issues you mentioned. |
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FKS wrote:
How will I know for sure that the power supply I choose will have enough of the right types of cables to properly supply electricity to everything on my motherboard and case that needs it (cases nowadays seem to have a lot of extras, like temperature readouts and bright blue LED lights)? Get a 550W+ PSU from good manufacturers like Seasonic or Zalman and you will know that you don't have to think about all the issues you mentioned. Thank you both for the advice. -- |
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Question(s) about cases and power supplies
"Erich Kohl" wrote in message t... Hello all, I'm a fairly serious computer enthusiast planning to assemble a new PC from scratch within the next month or two. I have certain cases in mind from the typical brand names (Apevia, Cooler Master, Thermaltake, etc.), and I want to go with an aftermarket power supply (I've learned based on people's reviews to not use the one that is supplied with the case). How will I know for sure that the power supply I choose will have enough of the right types of cables to properly supply electricity to everything on my motherboard and case that needs it (cases nowadays seem to have a lot of extras, like temperature readouts and bright blue LED lights)? Also, I've seen power supplies differentiated as ATX, ATX12V, etc. What exactly is the difference? (I at least know that ATX is the form factor I'm going with.) Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. OK, This may seem stupid but if you pick a case color other than the standard white. be sure that all your CD drives have matching color faces. I speak from exp. I have a nifty black Antec case with a white CDROM drive. DUH!!!. When I opened all the boxes and began assembly, I thought. Damn, How could I have overlooked something so simple. Actually, it ewas easy, I was concerned about speed, price and all all the other "essential" things. My wife looked at it and het first questions was, "Why is does it have a white CD-ROM?" My response. - "No honey, it's a speed thing, the white CD-ROMs are faster than the black ones" "uh huh...." Any way, that's my advice... Squat. |
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