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October 14th, 2004 17:00
Power Supply
I have a Dell Dimension 8200 purchased some two years ago. I believe the PSU is 200 watts. I want to upgrad to 400 watts, but want to know if I can use any ATX PSU in my Dell case.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Tye
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Posted October 14th, 2004 18:00
You may not need to upgrade your power supply. You have a 250 watt power supply. Dell made a statement that they rate their power supplies differently than most manufacturers. Dell rates their power supply as 250 watt mean average. It is about 345 peak watts. I figure it to be 361 watts. Peak watts are what most power supplies are rated.
If you are upgrading your power supply for a video upgrade...first look at the link below, find the 8200 system and see what video cards you can upgrade to with the power supply you have.
Here is a list of graphic cards supported by your system...Note: You can support all Radeon X800 AGP cards.
If you plan on upgrading your power supply....
Most standard ATX power supplies will NOT fit into a 8200 without modifications. An ATX power supply has an ON/OFF switch and a 8200 does not. To use an ATX power supply, one would need to make modifications to the case. In some cases it was found that the power cord was also on the wrong side. For those who would like to cut a hole in the back of their case for the ON/OFF switch, a standard ATX power supply will work with no adapter or converter. Your computer will work fine.
I did not want to modify my case and I bought a power supply from PCPowerandCooling. It is quiter with ball bearing fans. It is custom made for a Dell with no modifications required. It is rated for 100,000 hours of use with a great warranty. Cost more than most power supplies, but then the best usually does. You can buy a custom fit power supply for your Dell...click here
for "Special Hyperthreading Bios" informationand file download for the 8200... click herefor 8200 support...visit my site...
Dell Dimension 8200
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Liteon 16X DVD-Rom Drive
SmartDisk USB 2.0/Firewire PCI Card
Silencer 400 Watt ATX Power Supply
THX Certified Sound Blaster Audigy II Sound Card
Altec Lansing THX Certified ADA995 5.1 Dolby Digital 6 Speaker Surround Sound System
Dell Ultra Sharp 2000FP 20.1 inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor
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Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard
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LOTS OF TOYS!
Message Edited by SpongeBob_Sq_P_ on 10-14-2004 03:47 PM
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Posted October 14th, 2004 21:00
Everyone is always suggesting pcpowerandcooling.com as a place to get Dell PSUs. I went to their site and they charge an atrocious amount of money for a power supply. They charge $150 for a 420W power supply, whereas you can get a really good industry standard PSU on newegg.com for $55, and that's for a 480W PSU.I may be paranoid, but I'm starting to think that all these posts for pcpowerandcooling are just some sort of astroturf campaign.I just bought one of the latest graphics cards. I'm going to install it tonight. If I find that my 250W Dell PSU isn't cutting it, I'm going to buy the $55 PSU off of New Egg and cut open the case. There is no way that I'm spending an extra $100 for an inferior component just so I can avoid chopping up my case.351
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Posted October 14th, 2004 22:00
I wouldn't put much faith in a $55 480W power supply. Chances are the OEM Dell unit is better.
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