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ica212007
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_ 		3. January 2010 @ 14:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
how do you determine which power supply goes with a motherboard?
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rayals
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_ 		3. January 2010 @ 23:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Most PSU will tell you what MOBO they will work with i.e. ATX 24pin, etc. A lot of a PSU purchases depends on what else you want to run on/in your system. Why dont you tell us what mother board it is and we can help you out.
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_ 		3. January 2010 @ 23:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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_ 		5. January 2010 @ 09:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if the psu calculator says 378 watts is a 500 watt psu to much or enough
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_ 		5. January 2010 @ 10:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That sounds about right. What kind of video card will you be running?
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ica212007
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_ 		5. January 2010 @ 17:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
geforce 9500 gt
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_ 		5. January 2010 @ 20:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ica212007:
 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366
ASUS has poor reliability.

What you system specs, with out knowing everything your running its hard to judge how much you need.
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OS: Kubuntu 12.10/Windows 8 -- CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K -- Motherboard: MSI P67A-G45 -- Memory: 2x4GB Corsair Dominator -- Graphics Card: Sapphire 4890 Vapor-X -- Monitor: Dell 2208WFP -- Mouse: Mionix NAOS 5000 -- PSU: Corsair 520HX -- Case: Thermaltake Mozart TX -- Cooling: Thermalright TRUE Black Ultra-120 eXtreme CPU Heatsink Rev C -- Hard Drives: 1x180 GB Intel 330 SSD/1xWD 1 TB Caviar Black/1xWD 2 TB Caviar Green/2xWD 3 TB Caviar Green
ica212007
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phenom II x4 3.4ghz-cpu
biostar mcp6p-mb
azza orion 202-case
hp 24x sata-dvd burner
4gb 240pin ddr2 800(pc2 6400)
1 tb western digital hard drive
am3 heatsink and fan
500 watt power supply
geforcce 9500gt-vidoe card
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Xplorer4
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_ 		7. January 2010 @ 21:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Whats the make and model on your psu? If its a quality psu you should be fine where you are depending on what future upgrade you have in mind. Unless your current psu is dead or something.
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OS: Kubuntu 12.10/Windows 8 -- CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K -- Motherboard: MSI P67A-G45 -- Memory: 2x4GB Corsair Dominator -- Graphics Card: Sapphire 4890 Vapor-X -- Monitor: Dell 2208WFP -- Mouse: Mionix NAOS 5000 -- PSU: Corsair 520HX -- Case: Thermaltake Mozart TX -- Cooling: Thermalright TRUE Black Ultra-120 eXtreme CPU Heatsink Rev C -- Hard Drives: 1x180 GB Intel 330 SSD/1xWD 1 TB Caviar Black/1xWD 2 TB Caviar Green/2xWD 3 TB Caviar Green
ica212007
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_ 		9. January 2010 @ 07:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if the psu calculator says 378 watts is a 500 watt psu to much or enough and i want to get a APEVIA ATX-CW500WP4 500W ATX Power Supply
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_ 		10. January 2010 @ 01:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ica212007:
 if the psu calculator says 378 watts is a 500 watt psu to much or enough and i want to get a APEVIA ATX-CW500WP4 500W ATX Power Supply

PSU Calculators are pretty much always worthless. However, you dont have to worry about delivering to much power. Your PSU, if its good, will take care of how much power is or isnt needed. However, you dont want to go to low. Doing so will starve your components and cause problems. You could throw a 1000 watt psu on there and be safe, but the psu you have, to put it bluntly is worthless. If its super cheap, dont but it, atleast in terms os PSUs. When you pick it up does it feel pretty light? If so that another indication its worthless. A quality PSU will be noticeably heavier then a cheap junk psu.

Anyways, I would get a new psu no matter what. Go for a 500 watt corsair.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004
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OS: Kubuntu 12.10/Windows 8 -- CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K -- Motherboard: MSI P67A-G45 -- Memory: 2x4GB Corsair Dominator -- Graphics Card: Sapphire 4890 Vapor-X -- Monitor: Dell 2208WFP -- Mouse: Mionix NAOS 5000 -- PSU: Corsair 520HX -- Case: Thermaltake Mozart TX -- Cooling: Thermalright TRUE Black Ultra-120 eXtreme CPU Heatsink Rev C -- Hard Drives: 1x180 GB Intel 330 SSD/1xWD 1 TB Caviar Black/1xWD 2 TB Caviar Green/2xWD 3 TB Caviar Green
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