Originally posted by Falcon
Hi all
Is the changing of CPU power supply difficult? Planning to get one of higher power. Computer freezes frequently lately and has problem using the cdrw. Pls advise.
Tks.
Originally posted by AdamGoi
Just unplug the power cables, unscrew the old one, screw in the new old and plug the power cables back to your drives and such.
Originally posted by AdamGoi
Just unplug the power cables, unscrew the old one, screw in the new old and plug the power cables back to your drives and such.
Originally posted by ckiang
The HEC power supplies are pretty good, if you want to upgrade.
Or take this opportunity to change to a newer, nicer casing as well.
Regards
CK
Originally posted by Falcon
Anything else that I need to consider. I am new to this. Seldom open up my CPU casing. Will there be any compatibility issue or need to make any changes to bios?
Originally posted by AdamGoi
Just unplug the power cables, unscrew the old one, screw in the new old and plug the power cables back to your drives and such.
Originally posted by Acieed
Assuming you have an ATX PSU, it should be relatively simple to change.
Get a good one, e.g. HEC as recommended by ckiang, should solve all your power problems. I would recommend the single fan version which is quiet. The double fan really doesn't help much in cooling. I have both ;p ..
Originally posted by Wolfgang
For only changing of PSU or CPU casing, there will no issue compatibility nor is there any need to make any changes to bios.
Originally posted by erwinx
thats what you think. My Enermax Power supply (the one with the manually adjustable fan speed) is incompatible with my Microstar 6163 Pro motherboard (fails to boot). Works fine on newer Asus and Gigabyte boards. So my 6163 Pro is still using my old come free with case PSU.
Originally posted by Wolfgang
Oops.. my bad.
Originally posted by erwinx
well at least u learn from my expensive 'mistake'. The PSU is just lying around until i change my computer, and since RAM prices went up again... have to wait long long....
Originally posted by Wolfgang
Yeah.. so did the prices of HDD!