Power supply and warranty question

Krishna1999 · May 18, 2014

HI guys.....im from india. Basically the voltage here is 220v....and so all the electrical appliances work at 220v. Im going to buy a asus h87 plus motherboard which i guess needs 220v too?(pls correct me if im wrong but im buying the motherboard in india.) I have already bought a corsair tx650 power supply and the specs says it can support an input voltage from 90v-264v.....and my relative(who lives in us) is going to but a gtx 770 msi gaming 110v graphics card from the us.... I want to know if my motherboard and PSU will support this card or will its chip fry>????? :\
I also have one more query.....does msi support international warranty?? i.e bcause im buying this from the usa and if it doesnt work in india and if there is no warranty support i wud have wasted 315$...

so pls help me guyzz.....Thanx a lot for ur help!!!!!

animal · May 18, 2014

There will be no problem running any GPU with any PSU as long as the PSU you get is compatible with your line voltage (220V in your case). No electronic parts inside your computer work with the line voltage (220 volts AC), the PSU converts the AC line voltage into various DC voltages that the computer parts (motherboard, GPU, drives, etc.) require.

Krishna1999 · May 19, 2014

animal :

So ur saying that the gpu will work if the psu can accomodate it....even if the motherboard draws different power?? is that wat u mean...coz i dont fully undeerstand it...cud u pls elaborate the part where u said "no electronic parts work with the voltage 220V AC"?? sry to bother u.....

Krishna1999 · May 19, 2014

and cud sum1 answer the second part which is warranty? i stil need to be sure if i can trust msi warranty.........

animal · May 25, 2014

Sorry to be so long in answering, been a hectic week at work. I'll try to answer your question(s) as best I can. The only two parts in a computer that actually uses AC line power (110 VAC here in the states, 220 VAC in India I guess) is typically the power supply within the computer case and the monitor (or tv). The computers' PSU converts the AC power (from the power company) into DC power needed by the electronic circuits within the computer. Different parts require different voltage levels: 12 VDC, 5 VDC, 3.3 VDC, etc. The power supply cables that go to the motherboard, video card, hard drives, etc, provide the appropriate voltages needed by each device. The thing to be aware of is that "power" is determined by two criteria, voltage and current. So you need to be aware of how much current a given device will want to draw. The "current" requirements can usually be found within a given parts specifications or by doing an internet search. If you have a video card that requires 20 amps on the 12 VDC line (of the power supply) but you use a power supply that can only deliver 18 amps on its 12 VDC line, you will have issues. If the PSU can deliver 25 amps on the 12 VDC line, then it will more than meet the needs of the video card.

As to your warranty question, warranty coverage and the method by which it is covered vary from country to country. Your best bet is to contact (e-mail) the company (MSI in your case) and explain your situation and ask how it would be covered.

Krishna1999 · May 31, 2014

animal :

Sorry to be so long in answering, been a hectic week at work. I'll try to answer your question(s) as best I can. The only two parts in a computer that actually uses AC line power (110 VAC here in the states, 220 VAC in India I guess) is typically the power supply within the computer case and the monitor (or tv). The computers' PSU converts the AC power (from the power company) into DC power needed by the electronic circuits within the computer. Different parts require different voltage levels: 12 VDC, 5 VDC, 3.3 VDC, etc. The power supply cables that go to the motherboard, video card, hard drives, etc, provide the appropriate voltages needed by each device. The thing to be aware of is that "power" is determined by two criteria, voltage and current. So you need to be aware of how much current a given device will want to draw. The "current" requirements can usually be found within a given parts specifications or by doing an internet search. If you have a video card that requires 20 amps on the 12 VDC line (of the power supply) but you use a power supply that can only deliver 18 amps on its 12 VDC line, you will have issues. If the PSU can deliver 25 amps on the 12 VDC line, then it will more than meet the needs of the video card.

As to your warranty question, warranty coverage and the method by which it is covered vary from country to country. Your best bet is to contact (e-mail) the company (MSI in your case) and explain your situation and ask how it would be covered.

Thank u!!! im going to purchase a coresair tx650 psu which supports from 84v to 240v! And yes i will try emailing msi asap..Thanx a lot for ur vvaluale help!!

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