What kind of power supply is best for my computer?
489134
a 400 to 500 watt power supply would solve the problem
549636
u cant there are quiter hard drive out there now or get a better power supply
294910
Current PC power supplies (I'm assuming a desktop or tower style power supply here) have several types of wiring coming out of them. I'll list them with comments. \n\n--Flat 4-pin inline wite plastic connectors, lots of them. These are power connectors for devices like disk drives. Polarized and can't be inserted backwards. Usually 4 multiply colored heavy guage wires to each connector. Not all of these must be connected.\n\n--Large 2 row white plastic connector (about 20 pins) which is the main power conenctor to the motherboard. Also polarized and can't be inserted backwards. 1 of these. Must be connected to the motherboad.\n\n--Small 4-pin connector, perhaps as many as two. Power connector for small drives (like 3.5" floppy drives). Not all need to be connected to drives.\n\n--Up to two additional connectors for the motherboard. One will have 4 pins, and one 6 pins (if memory serves). They are polarized and can't be inserted backwards. These are additional power supply lines for high current motherboard circuits. If present, and the motherboard has matching sockets, they should be connected. If the motherboard has no matching connectors, leave unconnected. If the power supply doesn't have them, and the motherboard does, stop. Carefully consider the total current draw of the various components on the motherboard and attached to it. You might have to (likely will have to) get another power supply to safely satisfy the motherboard's needs.\n\nIt may be useful to know that a great many power supplies don't actually behave very well. It's not easy to design a reliable supply with good perforomance at a reasonable price and in the size constraints within which a standard power supply must fit. A misbehaving power supply can damage your motherboard, the CPU, and everything plugged into it (expensive graphic card, perhaps?). If you've gotten a power supply made by someone you've never heard of, you might want to find a local hobbyist (or perhaps better a HAM radio operator) who can test the supply for you. \n\nPC Power and Cooling have a sterling reputation for the quality and reliabilty of their power supplies. Antec is also well thought of. Neither costs so much as to justify the risk of frying several hundred dollars of CPU, graphics card, motherboard, etc. \n\nSAFETY NOTE: These power supplies have lethal voltages inside. They are NOT safe to open, unless you know EXACTLY what you're doing, and even then they're dangerous as all get out. Furthermore, those lethal voltages will still be present for more than a few minutes after power is removed. Also note that many modern ATX and compatible machiens DO NOT turn off the power supply even when the front panel "power switch" is pushed and the computer shuts down. Most of the time they remain in 'warm' mode when apparently "off", and are still operating even when the computer itself isn't. Stay out of power supply innards! The only certain way to be sure the power supply is completely off (though it will remain dangerous for many minutes) is to remove the power cable. Putting it in a drawer, and closing the drawer, before doing anything further is quite sensible.
843547
For that set up I would go with a better power supply than the one that comes with the case.
818766
Just get a usb hub, preferably a powered usb hub. This will use one usb port but give you a minimum 4 extra ports for a net gain of 3 usb ports. By using a powered hub you reduce the power load on the laptop keeping it cooler than a non powered or pcmcia card.
130984
get an uninterruptible power supply...
677947
supplies the power at the appropriate rate for the computer to function properly
65782
I agree you need a nice power supply id suggest something around 500+ watts..and a good quality power supply not a cheesy cheapy.. try www.newegg.com here is a link for a nice coolermaster.\n   \nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817171008\nyw\n\nBig Kat Pc
1107007
I would suggest a GeForce 6200 from newegg.com
782569
First, check to see if the case and PS are proprietary. Many brands are like that.  That setup cannot be reused if it is proprietary. BTDTGTTS. I use GENERIC cases now when I build a PC. The Power Supply should handle 350 Watts or better. \n\nIf it is not proprietary, it should handle an ATX form factor motherboard. They come in a MICRO factor as well. Then invest in a GOOD motherboard that is upgradeable to Dual or even Quad Core microprocessors. 4 or more RAM slots that handle DDR2 ram.\n\nI went with a Tforce 550 MB because I am a cheap person and I don't need the latest and greatest......
904168
This would definately be best for under $200:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130056 only problem is that it requires a 400W power supply, so you need to make sure that your power supply is big enough to handle it.  That info should be in the manual that came with your PC.  If you need further assistance, feel free to email me, it is in my profile.
544626
The 6800 is not a power hog like some cards.\n300w should be enough to meet the requirements for the card,\nhowever if you have several devices being powered ie; dvd Rom, CD burner, multiple HDD's etc. You may want to go to 400w +.\n\nBottom line: It should be OK. even though the official min. wattage is 350w
1184742
200 W is not much for modern computers.  I assume that if you don't add anything, things keep working.  The power supply need not explode or catch fire.  More likely the voltage levels drop under overload, and things stop working.
627707
Check out http://www.cyberpowerpc.com
1083935
Yes.\nJust make sure you have matched the voltage correctly.\nAt this low power, you'll probably be OK.
292747
I have one that reccomends a 350W power supply running off of a 250W but then I don't have all of the bays full on that compuer.  And it's my dads and it's old so I don't really care either way.  However on my PC I have a 500W power supply and I got it for $21 and I would recommend that you do get a better power supply if you are going to play a lot of games.  That being said... the X1300 isn't that great of a card, I would have gone with at least the X1600 if not something in the X1800 series.\n\nOh, here's the link, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817255010 to the power supply that I got, out of stock as of this post (make sure your motherboard is compatible with standard ATX power supplies, some aren't like Dell PCs).
331885
Here's Yahoo Search results:  \n\nhttp://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Ultra+X-finity+600+watt+power+supply&sp=1&fr2=sp-bottom&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t384&ei=UTF-8&SpellState=n-68307824_q-nc31F4hdsv.EXt5fVv%2FArAABAA%40%40