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Can i use some 400w psu my freind is gonna lend me to test my pc works after my psu blew. I havent been able to see the brand yet as i haven't seen the psu yet.

Its a oc'd core 2 duo e8400

Radeon 5670 his

4gb corsair xms2

500gb wd

Asus p5kl-c/1600 mobo

Can this 400w psu power up the pc to varify it working. What risks are involved when testing a pc after a psu blow with another psu i dont know the brand of yet. I will check the brand when he gives it my

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Probably work

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Well did you look over your pc to see if anything else was damaged?  If not look over each component.  Also a 400 watt psu will be enough for this pc you speak of.

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Thanks. I have looked. And there is no visible damage. I am only temporarily using this 400w psu to varify the pc is ok before i go buy a seasonic m12ii 500w. Im just not shure its rated wattage will be what it can output after it being sat in a pc for a while. My freind ripped the psu out of a pentium 4 custom machine. Ill have to see the psu brand to feel safe testing with it

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Ok i found out what psu i will be testing with. My freind said its been sitting around for 5yrs or so and its a corsair CMPSU-400w

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Ok i found out what psu i will be testing with. My freind said its been sitting around for 5yrs or so and its a corsair CMPSU-400w

lol CX400 damn that's old

 

For testing purposes it should be fine. However I wouldn't run any games on it as a 5670 draws more power then I'd like to from a PSU like that (which is only rated for 360W on 12V btw)

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Is it enougth for accessing bios, and is it enougth for booting windows 7

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The pc works! I had to re sit the ram for it to boot but it got to bios. With this really old corsair 400w, can i safely boot windows?

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Never mind. I booted into windows anyway. Didnt play

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Never mind. I booted into windows anyway. Didnt play

 

Just don't start running heavy programs until you get your new PSU.

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I agree with the guys on this post, running any heavy apps and games would cause some damage, rather keep using it for booting and accessing windows but wait until your seasonic arrives to fully use the PC.

 

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Ok thanks. Will be ordering one soon. Btw any psu you would recommend for my system?

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