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Velocity Micro Raptor 64 Dual X

I need to change the power supply for that particular computer model here are the specifications

550 Watt Antec TRUE POWER 2.0 Quiet Power Supply
Asus A8N32 SLI Deluxe - NVIDIA nForce 4
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Processor with Dual Core
Velocity Micro LiquiCool 2 Fluid Cooling System 1024MB Mushkin PC3200 DDR400 Blue Series
512MB eVGA NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX*
Creative Labs SoundBlaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
2 x 74GB Western Digital Raptor 10,000rpm SATA, 8MB Cache - 147GB RAID 0 Stripe
400GB Hitachi 7200rpm SATA/150, 8MB Cache
250GB Western Digital WD2500JD 7200rpm SATA/150
16x Lite On DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Dual Layer
52x/32x/52x Lite On CD-RW
1.44MB Floppy Drive
Integrated 10/100/1000MBps Gigabit Ethernet Network

what will be the proper way to change this power supply or is there anything that I need to know about this I had change power supplies before but not on this kind of computer

I appreciate any help

Callandor

You have a pretty high-end system there, so if you replace the power supply, you should make sure it is capable of a lot of current on the +12v rail, and it will likely be split into two separate rails. A 500W rating would be minimum, and quiet fans would be preferable. Either get the same model or a Seasonic 500W with 120mm fan.

natcom

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this is not really my system I wish it was they are getting the same power supply model from the manufacture I am a little bit concerned about the LiquiCool 2 Fluid Cooling System I have never messed around with one of those before I really hope
I don't have to remove that in order to install the power supply

andreq85

You could get one of those new 1000w beast...there 2 time as long as a classic PSU but deliver a real lot of power... if your not that crazy about pour PSU I think that getting another 500watt good brand PSU (from $70 to $140) should be ok

Callandor

Liquid cooling systems typically only cool the cpu and video card. I doubt replacing the power supply will require changing hoses.

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natcom

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I am not concerned about PSU itself for I know for sure I'm getting the correct one if this was my computer I will definitely take your advice and get the 1000w what I'm looking for is how to physically replace this power supply without any problems on this particular computer model

natcom

ASKER

thanks andreq85 I will let you know tomorrow the outcome in the meantime if anybody else have anything to say about this please do so thank you.

natcom

ASKER

thanks it was some how easy