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Ed.Nev

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    Ed.Nev reacted to Brooksie359 in Pc won't boot after I installed a new CPU.   
    is the cpu fan connected to the cpu fan header correctly because if you accidentally plug the cpu fan into a system fan header and not the cpu fan header the computer will think you are trying to run the computer without a cpu fan and will shut itself off to prevent harm to the cpu. 
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    Ed.Nev reacted to Mira Yurizaki in Recommended psu for gtx 980 on a budget?   
    The reason why it's not very good is it's likely a budget PSU and likely isn't built to last under the use case of a gaming PC. Also manufacturers like NVIDIA and the like recommend a much higher wattage than necessary to cover their bases. You don't actually need a PSU that outputs 500W. I ran a GTX 980 system with a 450W power supply and it didn't skip a beat.
     
    The other thing is not all watts are created equal. There should be a sticker on the side of the PSU. That sticker should contain a label which shows that there are three main voltages it supplies power over. The most important one is 12V. So if a company was really stupid, they could build a 500W power supply, but with 240W of that coming from the 12V rail. That wouldn't be enough to power a high-end gaming PC. Whereas another 500W power supply that supplies ~400W from the 12V rail is sufficient.
    No, but you should probably get something with a better reputation.
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