bpelowski Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Hi, I was thinking about buying this power supply: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1109233297979 as my fan is starting to grind a little and I don't want to make a major investment in the power supply. The question is will this work with my system. The Intel PDF I have says the board is ATX 2.03 compliant. This is my PC: http://www.vprmatrix.com/products_desktop_180R.asp. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
jimbob_1414 Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 (edited) yes that psu should work fine. i have the 450watt version of that psu and its been rock solid for 4 months now are you sure its the psu fan that is grinding? Edited December 5, 2005 by jimbob_1414 Link to post Share on other sites
luluhifi Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Get better price in PS in here>>>http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Category.asp?Category=32 Link to post Share on other sites
bpelowski Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 Get better price in PS in here>>>http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Category.asp?Category=32 The one I linked to is $20 after rebate. Link to post Share on other sites
bpelowski Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 yes that psu should work fine. i have the 450watt version of that psu and its been rock solid for 4 months now are you sure its the psu fan that is grinding? not positive but my heatsink fan is only a year old and my graphics card is only a few months old so I assume so. I need to try to figure it out for sure tomorrow evening. Link to post Share on other sites
bpelowski Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 Would the power supply fan be the fan that would make immediate noise upon startup of a PC? That is when something is making the most noise/grinding. It's been going away after the machine is up and running for a bit. Link to post Share on other sites
stormy13 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Would the power supply fan be the fan that would make immediate noise upon startup of a PC? That is when something is making the most noise/grinding. It's been going away after the machine is up and running for a bit. Maybe. Then again it could any fan that is in the computer. Best thing is to start the computer with the side off and see if you can pinpoint which fan is making the noise. Link to post Share on other sites
dickster Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I have a VPR Matrix 2020, bought in June 2002. The PSU just died on it a month ago, so if yours is starting to get old, I would replace it anyway. Mine gave no warning before it died. Link to post Share on other sites
bpelowski Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 I have a VPR Matrix 2020, bought in June 2002. The PSU just died on it a month ago, so if yours is starting to get old, I would replace it anyway. Mine gave no warning before it died. Thanks. For $20 I figured I might as well pick it up. That way I'll have on hand if the fan goes or if it dies altogether. (this is kind of off topic) Speaking of the VPR, I have been pretty happy with the one I inherited when I moved in w/ my gf. Very good machines. Do you know if the newer models are of similar quality? Link to post Share on other sites
dickster Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 As far as I know, they aren't being sold anymore. They were made as Best Buys inhouse brand, but they no longer carry them. And I don't see anywhere else to buy them. Link to post Share on other sites
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