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    PSU died on me... will this one work?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by omgitsnickels, Aug 13, 2010.

  1. omgitsnickels

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    found it on ebay, it's a 19.5 130w, which is better than my stock 90w.... want to get a better one since I have plans to slap a 7900 in here. will this work? it's made for my e1705's twin, the m170.
     
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    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    It'll most likely work. Whether it'll work well is debatable, but I had a generic 130W adapter like this and I never had any problems with it. Then again, I never loaded it up anywhere near halfway.
     
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    Well it does have a 3 year warranty, 1 year defect replacement... I've had plenty of generic stuff from ebay, including a screen for my asus and everything has worked flawlessly.. I just worry about it blowing the board or something.


    Although, I am surprised this thing will play assasin's creed @ 20fps on a 1.0ghz clock (I have a spare 60w supply from my old dell)... but with the less wattage, of course, it runs at it's slowest state.
     
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