Using old psu?

[Franki Abagnale]

Hey guys my parts are arriving! although I won't be having my psu and hdd. I was thinking of getting it to run with my old psu and hard drive.

My old desktop is the "optiplex gx520" and here is my build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4bhJ4D. My power supply says the max output is 220w and pc part picker says its 137w for my build . Here is the model name for my old psu n220p-01       http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Optiplex-Systems-Dimension-Numbers/dp/B001G42HIW. So I was wondering of installing it into my system for a few days and then getting to new psu. But i am not aware of the risks I face when installing it. Also can i just run linux of a usb flashdrive instead of a hdd in time for when i get windows 8.1.

 

Thanks!

[79wjd]

It will be fine for a short while, but not as a long term solution. And yes, you can create a live Linux USB. 

[Me1z]

I'm going to strongly suggest against it. OEM PSUs are not known for their quality, and its also worth noting that the computer you listed is from the time when Dell was using BTX motherboards and proprietary connectors. Is it possible that it will work perfectly fine? Absolutely. But there is also a possibility of a computer shaped fireball.

[Franki Abagnale]

I'm going to strongly suggest against it. OEM PSUs are not known for their quality, and its also worth noting that the computer you listed is from the time when Dell was using BTX motherboards and proprietary connectors. Is it possible that it will work perfectly fine? Absolutely. But there is also a possibility of a computer shaped fireball.

How about just one boot up for testing if my components work?

[Guest trucker2]

Absolutely. I ran my a10 7850k system (about a 170 watts) on a LiteON 220 watt unit. It was about 8 years old from an emachines 1300. Having several PC's from the 80's I would trust an OEM PSU over anything you could buy They may be ugly but the quality is amazing. OEM PSU's are almost always better then one bought seperately.

[79wjd]

Absolutely. I ran my a10 7850k system (about a 170 watts) on a LiteON 220 watt unit. It was about 8 years old from an emachines 1300. Having several PC's from the 80's I would trust an OEM PSU over anything you could buy They may be ugly but the quality is amazing. OEM PSU's are almost always better then one bought seperately.

That's not even remotely close to being accurate. Most OEM PSUs these days (that are used by Dell, HP, etc...) are utter crap. 

[Guest trucker2]

Yea...HP sells millions to thousands of retail outlets and they are always failing. IBM PS/2's and 5150's still have working power supplies after 35 years of constant use. The average HP or Dell PSU is better then anything you can buy, they simply never die. Show me a corsair(or any other) PSU that has never been turned off in 10 or 20 years.

[79wjd]

Yea...HP sells millions to thousands of retail outlets and they are always failing. IBM PS/2's and 5150's still have working power supplies after 35 years of constant use. The average HP or Dell PSU is better then anything you can buy, they simply never die. Show me a corsair(or any other) PSU that has never been turned off in 10 or 20 years.

As someone who has worked in IT, that's a bullshit statement. I interned in an IT department for a company of about 150~ employees, and in the two months that I was working there I had to replace about 5 PCs all of which had a failed PSU. Only one of the computers I had to replace had a failed HDD. 

 

Also, companies from 35 years ago used MUCH high quality components for their OEM designs. Nowadays it's all handed out to the cheapest contractor, regardless of what kind of components are used. 

[Guest trucker2]

I absolutely stand by what I said. However it is your descision. You want to wait or try it out.

Consensus probably won't occur.