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More info?)
On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:36:41 +0100, "Chip" <anneonymouse@virgin.net>
wrote:
>"Leodiensian" <chrispoad@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:549427d0.0410080317.3d2a1892@posting.google.com...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a generic 300W power supply. I want to buy a flashy graphics
>> card, so I'm going to need to upgrade it.
>>
>> Do PSUs all come in the same size and shape? I know I need to pay
>> attention to the different number of connectors available, as well as
>> the specs of the PSU itself. Can all PSUs be used in all PCs? If you
>> know what I mean.
>
>Hmmmm. How can I describe this?
>
>If you look at your PC from the back there are two dimensions of the PSU
>showing, say "width" and "height". These two dimensions are standard. i.e.
>the hole to put the PSU in is always the same size and shape. The depth -
>how far the PSU extrudes into your PC - however can vary.
>
>Its not really a problem, but you do need to check that the PSU is not too
>deep for your case.
>
>I just bought yesterday a new OCZ Powerstream 520W PSU. Its quite the most
>fabulous PSU I have ever owned an imho probably the best PSU available on
>the planet today. If you feel like treating yourself, you could not
>possibly go wrong with this unit. It has all the connections you could ever
>want, its quiet, its future proof, its adjustable, its *massively* powerful
>and the voltages are so solid its quite beyond belief.
Toast,exe ??? - what is this, a prog that 'stalls' the computer?
Where can I get this from.. - for testing of course.
I tested the outputs
>with a voltmeter and toggled "toast.exe" on and off. The voltages didn't
>move. Quite unbelievable. Try that with an Antec, Enermax, Fortron -
>whatever - and the voltage sags when Toast cuts in. How the OCZ manages to
>be so stable under load is a complete mystery to me. But bloody marvellous
>it is.
>
>Chip
>