Replacement PSU question

[nephilim]

Hello all,

One of my PCSpecialist PC is making quite the racket and I'm pretty certain it's coming from the PSU (so it's probably the fan). The unit was bought in 2010, it's a "450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan" according to my order history (luckily still on file!).

Of all the things I've never replace, the PSU is one. Could someone advise me what make and model to replace it with?

thank you

 

[keynes]

Try to look for the same one but any standard PSU will be fine. Depending on your budget you could consider a corsair PSU. Before you replace the PSU I would suggest calling technical support to make sure the noise is coming from the PSU. You can also use the upgrade service.

 

[Boozad]

What are the rest of your specs?

 

[nephilim]

What are the rest of your specs?

The initial build was:

COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5-655K Dual Core (3.20GHz, 4MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard ASUS® P7H55-M SI: MICRO ATX VALUE MAINBOARD,USB 2.0 & SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
2nd Hard Disk NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling INTEL SOCKET LGA1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)

Since replaced the gfx card, all been running fine though, 'till now. Well, it still is running fine. I'm just anticipating the worst

 

[PokerFace]

Might it be worth trying to find out how long the manufacturers warranty is on the PSU, as sometimes (often) their warranty is longer than the PCS one.

 

[nephilim]

Are all PSU the same size (I mean dimensions) you just unscrew one and slide another in? I guess theres no harm going for a more powerful one either.

 

[Boozad]

I'd go for at least a 650W to be honest to give you headroom in future. Have a look at the Corsair modular PSUs.