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.
This thread is too nice. Homos! Nazis! Leftist Moron/Right-Wing Moron! Generic Internet Insult!
Too late now but here is the procedure forremoving 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.
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.
I know how to do it. I could not find a 450 W power supply in the right size.