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Recommend a reliable low power PSU from Newegg

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geepondy

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Please recommend me a low power (350-400W) power supply from Newegg that should be fairly reliable but hopefully not too expensive. I see several (Startech, Coolmax, etc.) for $30. It is going to be used in an AMD Sempron Internet system with onboard video, only one HD and one DVD so I'm sure power requirements are low. This is going to be a long distance repair so I do want something fairly reliable though.

Incidentally (Dad's computer) the symptoms were the PC suddenly shut off by itself. When the power supply button was pushed, nothing happened. After letting it rest, it did start for awhile but then suddenly shut itself off again and now won't start at all. Do you agree with me that most likely the culprit is the power supply and not a dead CPU or MB?
 
I would say PSU, if the power dies totally and there is no BSOD or random restart then it would be my guess that the CPU and memory are ok.

Try this one from Antec. 500w with 36A across 2 +12v rails of 18A each. $29.99 with free shipping. Antec is a pretty decent brand, this one is an OEM and very basic but it will do the job admirably.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817371019

If you want a better unit you could try the Seasonic SS-350ES 350w PSU. It's $39.99 but has a 3 year warranty and is 80% efficiency rated. Lower total wattage, but better build quality. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817151038
 
This is a strange question but does anybody recall whether an ide zip drive takes a regular molex hard drive type connector or the floppy drive type connector? He has both a floppy and a zip drive in the system.
 
Originally posted by: geepondy
This is a strange question but does anybody recall whether an ide zip drive takes a regular molex hard drive type connector or the floppy drive type connector? He has both a floppy and a zip drive in the system.
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Zip drive.....wow lol
 
In the Newegg pictures of the Seasonic, I don't see a floppy connector. I can't find anywhere on the Seasonic website that specifies the output connections.

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd
I would say PSU, if the power dies totally and there is no BSOD or random restart then it would be my guess that the CPU and memory are ok.

Try this one from Antec. 500w with 36A across 2 +12v rails of 18A each. $29.99 with free shipping. Antec is a pretty decent brand, this one is an OEM and very basic but it will do the job admirably.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817371019

If you want a better unit you could try the Seasonic SS-350ES 350w PSU. It's $39.99 but has a 3 year warranty and is 80% efficiency rated. Lower total wattage, but better build quality. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817151038
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