Request advice on choice of new Power Supply

watford3 · 01-04-2008, 03:36 AM

Have:

Compaq Presario SR5030NX Desktop PC
Windows Vista Home Basic
Integrated graphics
250 Watt Power Supply

1. Want new video card
2. Have found one that needs 300 W
3. Have been advised to get bigger power supply
4. Have been advised to see if current PS is "proprietary" to Compaq
5. Do not know what that means!
6. Would appreciate brief education on "proprietary" & how to choose a power supply that will work (out of the box) with my PC

**emosun** · 01-04-2008, 04:42 AM

What is the new video card you are purchasing? Also the rest of the pc specs.

**emosun** · 01-04-2008, 04:47 AM

Never mind I found your pc's specs , just need to know what graphics card your getting.

watford3 · 01-04-2008, 06:33 AM

Suggestion from this site was....

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150229

dai · 01-04-2008, 07:54 AM

the link is down

watford3 · 01-04-2008, 08:04 AM

XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 01-04-2008, 09:56 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371002

watford3 · 01-04-2008, 11:14 AM

Thanks for the suggestion but (curiousity) would like to be educated re what "proprietary" means in context to a power supply & whether or not I have to be concerned about it with my PC.

dai · 01-04-2008, 11:36 AM

check the mesurements of the supply width and height and compare it to a standard atx supply you will probably find it is smaller and a normal atx will not fit in the case

01-04-2008, 03:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
watford3 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9 OS: VISTA	Request advice on choice of new Power Supply Have: Compaq Presario SR5030NX Desktop PC Windows Vista Home Basic Integrated graphics 250 Watt Power Supply 1. Want new video card 2. Have found one that needs 300 W 3. Have been advised to get bigger power supply 4. Have been advised to see if current PS is "proprietary" to Compaq 5. Do not know what that means! 6. Would appreciate brief education on "proprietary" & how to choose a power supply that will work (out of the box) with my PC

01-04-2008, 04:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Request advice on choice of new Power Supply What is the new video card you are purchasing? Also the rest of the pc specs. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

01-04-2008, 04:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Request advice on choice of new Power Supply Never mind I found your pc's specs , just need to know what graphics card your getting. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

01-04-2008, 06:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
watford3 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9 OS: VISTA	Re: Request advice on choice of new Power Supply Suggestion from this site was.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150229

01-04-2008, 07:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,695 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Request advice on choice of new Power Supply the link is down __________________

01-04-2008, 08:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
watford3 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9 OS: VISTA	Re: Request advice on choice of new Power Supply XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card

01-04-2008, 09:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Request advice on choice of new Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371002 __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

01-04-2008, 11:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
watford3 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9 OS: VISTA	Re: Request advice on choice of new Power Supply Thanks for the suggestion but (curiousity) would like to be educated re what "proprietary" means in context to a power supply & whether or not I have to be concerned about it with my PC.

01-04-2008, 11:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,695 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Request advice on choice of new Power Supply check the mesurements of the supply width and height and compare it to a standard atx supply you will probably find it is smaller and a normal atx will not fit in the case __________________