# Curse you, Dell! Screw you, Best Buy! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 19, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-dell-screw-you-best-buy/529578 "2010-02-19T02:13:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Pseudocode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/59ef9b/32.png) [@Pseudocode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pseudocode)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-dell-screw-you-best-buy/529578/41 "2010-02-22T03:35:01Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > Frankly, I really don’t need anyone’s advice at this point, because you’re not helping. At all. I know exactly what I want and why and don’t really need your input, particularly seeing as you apparently haven’t read some of the other threads I’ve created. I wasn’t even trying to build a “high-end gaming machine.” I was trying to build a good one. I needed nothing more than slightly better power supply, not a mighty one, and either one wouldn’t fit in the case in any case. Sorry, that was directed entirely at **Death of Rats**. I just wanted to contest the point that you need to pay $100-$200 for a power supply. It looks like you have your situation under control; I apologize if I sounded like I was speaking to your particular situation. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-dell-screw-you-best-buy/529578/42 "2010-02-22T04:04:39Z")
> [@Pseudocode](#): > > Sorry, that was directed entirely at **Death of Rats**. I just wanted to contest the point that you need to pay $100-$200 for a power supply. It looks like you have your situation under control; I apologize if I sounded like I was speaking to your particular situation. No, I am sorry. I was being overly sensitive when you were only giving honest information. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-dell-screw-you-best-buy/529578/43 "2010-02-22T15:27:43Z")
This thread is too nice. Homos! Nazis! Leftist Moron/Right-Wing Moron! Generic Internet Insult! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-dell-screw-you-best-buy/529578/44 "2010-03-01T06:03:19Z")
Too late now but [here is the procedure for](http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/insp560mt/en/sm/power.htm#wp1181021)removing the pwer supply from your ex-machine. It was a standard PS and could have easily been replaced my a more powerful unit if you wished. The Nvidia 8800 card I got for my kid’s PC over 2 ago toasted my son’s PS after a few months and we had to get new one. Modern video cards will chew up a lightweight PS. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-dell-screw-you-best-buy/529578/45 "2010-03-01T14:57:27Z")
> [@Pseudocode](#): > > And you’re not going to convince me that paying that much for a graphics card is worth it, either. I’m a PC gamer and I agree. The sweet spot where price-to-performance for a graphics card is maximized is generally $200 - $300. Yes, the more expensive graphics cards and multiple graphic card arrangements can make games (and I’ll assume video) better, but the incremental returns are smaller. Same could be said for processors. Power supplies, for heavy users, are a different story. Having enough steady, _reliable_ power can mean the difference between a great system and a fried motherboard. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-dell-screw-you-best-buy/529578/46 "2010-03-01T16:25:17Z")
> [@astro](#): > > Too late now but [here is the procedure for](http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/insp560mt/en/sm/power.htm#wp1181021)removing the pwer supply from your ex-machine. It was a standard PS and could have easily been replaced my a more powerful unit if you wished. I know _how_ to do it. I could not find a 450 W power supply in the right size. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-dell-screw-you-best-buy/529578.md?page=2)