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Originally Posted by black hawk
I have an AMD APU A4-4000 with 4gb ram, 2 hard disks not in RAID but connected simultaneously, and gigabyte ga-f2a55m-ds2 motherboard. My old psu burnt out. So I'm buying a new one. I have a list of these, most are very similar in specs and have all the protection standards along with the connectors:
Corsair CP-9020171-UK 550W
Thermaltake PS-TRS-0500NPCWEU-2 TR2 S 500W
Cooler Master MasterWatt Lite 500-Watt Non-Modular
Cooler Master MWE 550W,80+ White 230V A/UK Cable (MPW-5502-ACABW-IN)
Corsair VS550 550-Watt
My old one was a cheap 450W one and I plan to upgrade more, therefore more power. All these are nearly of same price on Amazon and other retailers. Which one has a better reputation and performance, I can't figure out.
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The main thing to watch for when upgrading is of course wattage, even an average onboard graphics card can have a high demand depending on generation.
Make sure your connectors are compatible with the new unit.
Even if the wattage seems ok make doubly sure that the PSU has enough rails, I'd say you need at least 2 for all but the oldest systems.