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March 7, 2011 9:18:17 PM

i have a Alienware Area-51 7500 case came with a 750watt power supply and it recently died (bought the pc back in early 07, 4 years not bad) anyways i been looking online to get a new power supply 1000watt preferably but im confuse because the power supply i have looks very different from the online stores and im not sure if it would fit, mine just has a a bunch of cable running to a single connector on the PS online i see a lot of connections. Any recommendations? i have a gtx 580 and i will get another one to SLI

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a c 165 ) Power supply
March 7, 2011 9:25:29 PM

budget? modular? 80plus efficiency OK or do you want a higher rating?
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March 7, 2011 9:30:36 PM

ct1615 said:
budget? modular? 80plus efficiency OK or do you want a higher rating?


anything less than $200, sorry dont know what modular means...and not sure on the 80plus... sorry im not good with PS, i just need a SLI rdy PS ready to be able to handle 2 GTX 580s
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a c 165 ) Power supply
March 7, 2011 11:40:38 PM

a modular PSU has plug in cables allowing you to only have the cables you need in your case. the rest you can store somewhere else allowing for a "cleaner" internal appearance and better airflow. the 80 plus is just an efficiency rating. see here

http://www.plugloadsolutions.com/80PlusPowerSupplies.as...


so here are some options to look at, all will do the job since the GTX 580 won't break 700w during gaming or 800w during a stress test.



budget
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

mid - level
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

top of the line under $200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=E...
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a b ) Power supply
March 8, 2011 1:03:41 PM

i think that area 51 has a propriety dell plug a normal atx psu wont work

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a c 243 ) Power supply
March 8, 2011 1:36:02 PM

^ Standard ATX psu will work, just have to remove the Alienware wiring harness
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a b ) Power supply
December 1, 2011 4:58:00 PM

what is the case size medium or large
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