Quick question on the fan in the PSU.

[kevmachine]

so the psu in my sisters tower burnt out. I took it apart and noticed the fan looked like a normal fan in my pc, I am not sure thou and would like to find out before I plug it in. It has a small connector which looks like 2 pins.

 

[Onus]

A molex to 2-pin adapter will probably work with it.
When you replace that PSU, choose a quality model with full range active PFC (no little voltage switch) and 80+ certification. Antec, Seasonic, Corsair, Enermax, and XFX are among the better brands.

 

[kevmachine]

What is that 80+ certification I see? what does it mean or tell the buyer.

 

[hunter315]

80+ certification means that the unit is at least 80% efficient at converting AC to DC at 20%, 50%, and 100% load levels, it shows that the unit has been tested at 100% load and can do that for a reasonable length of time, which many cheap units cant do, and that its pretty efficient and wont be pumping out a ton of heat in attempts to power your system.