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mcg75   05-01-2008 at 01:57:31 AM

I'm a noob at the PSU thing.

What I have is an HP a6245n desktop. It's running a Q6600 with 4 gigs of ram.

I recently bought a BFG 8600gts for a decent price. I don't play games on this computer so I bought it to help with HD video playback and editing.

My HP has a Lite-on PSU with 19a on the single 12v rail. I realize that this is not enough power although everything runs fine at the moment.

Here's my motherboard.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc [...] ct=3577457

I'm looking at this power supply unit.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] ture=ANTEC

Will this PSU work with my A6245n?

Thanks for any insight.

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mcg75   05-01-2008 at 02:24:20 AM
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Thanks for the advice. That Corsair PSU is available from the same site as the Antec and is $74.99 Cdn after mail in rebate.

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aevm   05-01-2008 at 02:43:26 AM
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Just my 2 cents - check the physical size of the new PSU and compare with the current PSU before you buy. I ended up buying a StealthXStream 600W for an HP (m7640n) because my first choices (Silencer 610W and Corsair 520HX) were too big to fit in that case.

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mcg75   05-01-2008 at 03:04:19 AM
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aevm wrote :

Just my 2 cents - check the physical size of the new PSU and compare with the current PSU before you buy. I ended up buying a StealthXStream 600W for an HP (m7640n) because my first choices (Silencer 610W and Corsair 520HX) were too big to fit in that case.



Thanks for the advice. I measured and the new PSU is the same physical size of the oem version.

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aevm   05-01-2008 at 03:13:33 AM
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I guess you're lucky :)

Go for it. The 550VX is a high quality product and gives you plenty of room for upgrades.

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