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brendanstallard   11-20-2002 at 01:03:57 AM

I'd like to assemble a computer here USA, and take it to the UK for a friend. The power in the USA is different from the UK, and although I know portables get round it with a "brick", I don't know what happens with desktop PC's.

Does one just purchase a UK power supply and hook it up?

Thanks,

brendan

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upec   11-20-2002 at 01:47:42 AM
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Most PSU let you select the voltage and will work in UK.

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HammerBot   11-20-2002 at 01:19:09 PM
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A lot of PSU are even so versatile so you dont even need to select anything. They are simply capable of working from 100-240 VAC.
But you will have a problem with the mains cord. You will need another mains cord or an adaptor to make it fit in the UK power sockets.

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AndrewT   11-20-2002 at 03:18:55 PM
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US signal is NTSC, Euro is Pal/Secam or something. Video card will not work unless you bring a monitor too, or the video card have a switch for changing it.

I could be wrong, but look into it before a surprise.

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HammerBot   11-20-2002 at 04:36:41 PM
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Super VGA has nothing to do with PAL and NTSC. That only applies to televisions. A UK monitor will work with a US graphicscard.

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upec   11-20-2002 at 08:51:39 PM
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Monitor will be the same. You only need to worry about it if you have TV in or TV out.

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Crashman   11-21-2002 at 04:26:20 PM
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Most good and some cheap power supplies are "switching", meaing they have a 155/230v switch on the back. All you need with such a power supply is a UK style cable.

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