So I've been researching and following the advice of a Dutch (it must mean he's smart) friend. So with my $800 or so I'll be buying a new CPU, mobo, memory, graphics card and have been advised for another power supply (which leads me to my second question soon). Below is the old system.
1.7GHz Celeron
GeForce FX 5200 128MB
512MB SDRAM
Some Audigy card
Some Microsoft/Dell keyboard and mo
(Sis motherboard)
Below is the new parts which I hope to buy, mostly from an Australian site, but they're quite expensive.
CPU:
AMD Athlon XP 2800+
Mobo:
ASUS A7N8X-E nForce 2 Deluxe
Memory: Haven't really decided which brand yet, either Corsair or Kingston.
GFX: Either this one
Radeon 9600XT or this...
Radeon 9800 Pro
Anyhow, what exactly does the power supply do other than powering the PC? How does it affect the components?
2004-06-23, 05:05 AM
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