DIY replace a power supply (for Trevor)

[Gordon Moore]

Here you go...with pics:

http://compreviews.about.com/library/weekly/aa-diy-powersupply.htm

"A RONSTER!"

[Trevor Schell]

Hey Gordon !
I appreciate the effort in finding the WebPage.
It's now complete, and was really very simple to do.
Actually way more connections to make that what was shown.

The real suprise was how quiet the new Power supply is.
The Antec 480 Watt True Blue is wisper quiet and has given me a
whole new love for my PC..The previous Antec power supply was so loud that my PC could be heard from virtually all rooms in the house.
Thing is I had no idea that it was solely the Power Supply that was so loud.
Having 6 fans in the case, I just assumed all the fans running together created the loudness.
So actually I was a little stunned when I started the PC with the new Power Supply and didn't hear much noise , my first reaction was that nothing powered up..I had to visually check to ensure all fans were running and of course they were.

I have to personally thank Bing for wrecking the original power supply when he took it apart to use some peices from it for something else.
Once he did this and it was put back together , it had a very annoying rattle that would not go away,So the power supply had to go!

I wish this would have happened a year ago..:E
Now I know better..




Trevor
My HomeTheater S.E.
Sonically Enhanced
C5

[Bing Fung]

Ha! I wreaked it???? If memory serves me correctly, it was you the took it apart and removed the fan grill :wedgie:

Hey, it's just nice to be factored in with your perpetual upgrade disease.... err, I mean it's good to be along side the Upgrade King




Bing

[Trevor Schell]

Bing,,It was your idea to take apart the Power Supply for the grill! :P

:smackbutt: :wedgie: :nutkick:

:rofl: :rofl:




Trevor
My HomeTheater S.E.
Sonically Enhanced
C5

[Bing Fung]

Ahh, but wasn't it worth it to get rid of the hair drier fan in your PC.. :rofl: I still remember how loud that was in your huge house. WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEE
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEE
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! to the power of 10 man

That rattle was probably always there, you just couldn't hear it over the DIN of that Delta Black Label 7200 RPM, 60mm fan :wedgie:




Bing

[Trevor Schell]

Like I said!!

You could here that puppy in all rooms of the house..:E

I still can't get over how quiet this new power supply is..

I absolutely LOVE it and have a new appreciation for my Blue Zone TTP PC!!:T

Messing up the previous Power Supply was a blessing in disguise!! :yesnod:




Trevor
My HomeTheater S.E.
Sonically Enhanced
C5