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OK, so you're asking "how much heat can a power supply cooling fan take".
The fan can take as much heat as the power supply puts out, but that's no guarantee the power supply won't overheat due to age, air flow restriction, dust, etc.
What are you trying to accomplish? Just keep your power supply cooler?
The fan can take as much heat as the power supply puts out, but that's no guarantee the power supply won't overheat due to age, air flow restriction, dust, etc.
What are you trying to accomplish? Just keep your power supply cooler?
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What I'm also thinking Greg, it's an old gaming computer and it's not up to handling the new stuff, I might just put a new power supply in it and give it to my grandson, or better yet, buy a new PS and let him work on it!
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Paul said:What I'm also thinking Greg, it's an old gaming computer and it's not up to handling the new stuff, I might just put a new power supply in it and give it to my grandson, or better yet, buy a new PS and let him work on it!
Good plan! I try to use Antec PS in any client builds or replacements, some of the others seem to over-rate output. Gamer box? Go with 650~750W.
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How's this Doc, Antec Edge 650, is it workable? 80 bucks from Newegg.
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I've been using the modular PSUs for several years now. I like them because you only install the cables you need. I recently bought a Raidmax 750. Turns out it matters where you plug the video card in to the PSU. The computer refused to power up until I switched to a PCI-E output on the PSU, the SATA output wouldn't work.
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Should do the job. And as Don says; lots of case fans!
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