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Discussion in 'Overclocking, Cooling and Modding' started by Magniitude, Aug 1, 2005.

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  1. adkmom Newcomer, in training

    Hi back Chris-

    I agree- an upgrade would be better (though I appreciate the Dell offer)- & I have a 300wt'er here already. It's a Rosewill, dual fan, serial connectors, as well. Overkill here, more than likely, but I have it & got it on a good deal. I've been pleasantly surprised on Rosewill, so far. Picked up a few things from them on newegg & they've all done well.

    Yes, please do let me know what you find/see for PN on your 2400? It'll likely be some other unrelated number- who knows? They may change that on every run of boards.

    Fingers-crossed,

    Tracy
    adkmom, Apr 18, 2006
    #21

  2. Per Hansson TS Server Guru Posts: 1,801   +66

    Pin 18 in the ATX spec is for -5v, many computers do not need -5v and it has been removed from the latest ATX spec alltogether...

    No harm in having it there though either, if you are really paranoid you can always fix it with a wire cutter ;)
    Per Hansson, Apr 18, 2006
    #22

  3. adkmom Newcomer, in training

    So? Did you have a chance to check the mainboard ID?

    Thanks!
    adkmom, Apr 19, 2006
    #23

  4. adkmom Newcomer, in training

    Closure-

    Another person (another forum) corroberated on the 2400. I installed a standard ATX & all appears fine.

    Thanks to all of you here who replied,

    T
    adkmom, Apr 20, 2006
    #24

  5. Chris 96 WS6 Newcomer, in training Posts: 42

    Good deal. Sorry I was late to respond.
    Chris 96 WS6, Apr 22, 2006
    #25

  6. Shawn2k5 Newcomer, in training Posts: 66

    I stumbled upon this site also. I was wondering if anyone could help me. Im planning on putting in a PCI FX5500 v.29 256 mb video card into my dimension 2400. However, Im unsure if this would require a new PSU, or would i be able to run it with my current 250 watt PSU? If i cant use my current PSU would i be able to replace it with this Enermax EG651p-VE (650 Watt Peak) that my friend gave me. I realize that this would probrably be more then i could ever use with a dimension 2400 but i would really hate to buy a new PSU. Also if i do use this PSU would it waste more power than if i were to use say a 350 watt psu. Thanks Alot :D
    Shawn2k5, Apr 26, 2006
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  7. AtK SpAdE TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,846

    Go ahead and use the enermax. The 650W rating is the max (more or less) rating on the PSU. IF your draw is 279w (for example) then your PSU is going to put out 279w. The PSU will run cooler as well.
    AtK SpAdE, Apr 26, 2006
    #27

  8. Chris 96 WS6 Newcomer, in training Posts: 42

    That's the exact reason I put the 430w PSU in my 2400. I installed an Nvidia FX5500 256mb card and it recommends 350w. It ran fine with the OEM PSU but I have added another hard drive and plan to add more memory plus a combo floppy/usb card reader so I went with a few more watts for good measure.
    Chris 96 WS6, Apr 26, 2006
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  9. Shawn2k5 Newcomer, in training Posts: 66

    Thanks for the help guys. I'll get back to you once i get my video card in a few days and see how it goes. :)
    Shawn2k5, Apr 27, 2006
    #29
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