PC Compatability UK/USA

[Guest]

I am moving to the US from the UK soon, and I know that US has 110V/60Hz power supply whereas UK has 240V/50Hz power supply.

If I changed the power supply unit in my UK purchased PC would it still work in the USA?

 

[upec]

It should work. I think you do not even have change the PSU. There is an switch on the back of PSU allow you to change the Voltage.

 

[hammerhead]

Some PSU's even auto-switch these days, read the specification on the PSU.

Your monitor may not support 115v input though.

 

[Arrow]

Simply flick the switch on the back so that it reads 240.

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[machow]

oh yeah UK's plugs are like 3 things sticking out... i belive US is different. so either get a plier ready or buy a few power cables for the monitor and case. and as for amplified speakers... i will have problems dealing with that. convertors might help.

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[Dev]

Moving between Norway and US has givenme same kind of problems. If the PSU supports both inputs you just need a new cable (It's the same used for a lot of appliances so maybe you or a friend has an extra one in the US). For monitor/speakers etc. I would invest in one of those big converters that can handle a lot of wattage so you don't blow your equipment. In my experience they are a lot cheaper in the US than in Europe so get it here in the US. They range from 25 to 60 dollars here so you may find a cheaper one in the UK.

Dev

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