Im looking to replace my 350w power supply in my dell Dimesion 8400...... help?

Question

i want a more powerful power supply.
waht kind should i buy?
any tips?

looking to upgrade my 350w. need more power. i have a home computer. what should i get ? any tips?
i was running and extra fan, cathode tube, and a hardrive cooler. and my sound card was actin up every time i used the mouse and key board ( both wireless). i play alot of music and stuff. but it was making static when ever id use the keyboard and or mouse. so i decided to unplug the fan and cathode tube and now my sound card isnt making any static.

looking to upgrade my 350w. need more power. i have a home computer. what should i get ? any tips?
i was running and extra fan, cathode tube, and a hardrive cooler. and my sound card was actin up every time i used the mouse and key board ( both wireless). i play alot of music and stuff. but it was making static when ever id use the keyboard and or mouse. so i decided to unplug the fan and cathode tube and now my sound card isnt making any static.

and

my motherboard connector is only a 24 pin plug. thats it

Answer 1

DO NOT buy just any power high Wattage power supply. Dell uses power supply types that are only able to be replaced with other specially compatible power supplies. the best company to get one of these from is from pc power and cooling at their website here is a direct link that will help you out.

the site:
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/home/

the exact power supply:
http://www.pcpower.com/products/viewproduct.php?show=S47D

Answer 2

Well I am not sure how big a one you want, but here is a 600W by a good company (Thermaltake) for a pretty good price:http://www.directron.com/w0103ru.html
Some people may say that is high, but a power supply is not something you wanna buy a cheap component on.

EDIT: After reading the following answers, I will admit I myself became concerned with the Dell compatibility issue. I decided to look into it, and there is in fact some truth to it, however not in your case. Dell did start using proprietary power supplies in 1996, however discontinued this practice in 2000. Since your system was built after that you do not have to worry, nor do you need to buy an adapter, any standard power supply will work. I have checked the specs of your power supply and motherboard to be sure, and they comply to the standard power supply specifications. Read near the end of the article provided if you want further verification.

Answer 3

Dell uses a special power supply. You cannot use an off the shelf power supply. You will damage the motherboard. There is an adapter so you can use a standard PS.
As far as wattage. I would not worry with over 450 to 500 watts.

http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/std/sku=dellconverter

Answer 4

PC Power & Cooling. There is not another on the market that touches it. Do not let any one tell you, "All you need is!".
More systems go down because of Power Supply issues and that is costly. A dying power Supply can take out your CPU, Motherboard DMA Chips and RAM.

Unfortunatly, many chose to go cheap on the PS. DON"T
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Answer 5

There is a 500W supply from Ultra that is good enough to support high end video cards. You can search for more at www.tigerdirect.com

500W supply is the norm nowadays and is good enough for any computer. There's some of upwards of 600W to having two 600W power supply in a computer. Hope you have the money to pay the electric bills though

Answer 6

The undesirable factor approximately OEM desktops is that fairly some cases their skill supplies are very propriatary, the two with the help of way of pinout to the motherboard or flatout with the flexibility to shove the factor into the case. i might verify to make certain in case you have the actual room interior your pc case and that the holes interior the back are generic in placement first. if so, you need to be ok. The wattage in basic terms tells you the way lots optimum skill which could be drawn from the provision formerly it blows up. i might propose in basic terms working at 60-seventy 5% of that max at each time nonetheless. seem for RMS instead fo MAX.

Answer 7

well a 350 watt power supply is enough for a home computer.what exactly r u using the computer for.cause a 450 watt power supply is generally used for servers..do u really need to go for a power supply more than 350..i dont think so