HELP! just ordered this PSU and its for a DELL..

[newls1]

I'm in the mist of building a very budget minded system, and ordered this PSU on newegg ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703016 ) i've only owned pcp&c PSU's so I thought It was a good buy. However upon looking over my order, It seems this is a DELL upgrade PSU... CRAP!! I called newegg and the order shipped so I cant change it, I cant belive I overlooked this spec, however newegg does not list it like that without reading the reviews.. I called PCP&C and asked them if it will be an issue usng this on a gigabyte ATX motherboard AM3, and he said it will be fine... so Im confused as of why this PSU is for a DELL??? Will I be OK here, or do I need to buy another PSU, and return this one when it comes here??

[NKrader]

doesnt matter.

its still a normal psu.

just just a name.

dell said it would fit. so they branded it. so people upgrading their dells would know for sure that it would fit.

[ben333]

What's the matter with you? Dell is just a computer manufacturer. They build systems more powerful than anything you'll likely build, and they sometimes use quality parts. PC Power and Cooling is an excellent brand for power supplies. Don't look down on them because of Dell, look at dell with a little more respect because of this

Much like any other part, a power supply is a power supply, a processor is a processor. I'd gladly power my system using the supply of a Dell PC using the same processor and video card(s).

[NEOAethyr]

Not all psu's are wired the same...
Some pc brands use odd wiring on there psu's so if you replace it yourself, you kill the entier system, it's done that way on purpose so that you have to pay someone to do all of your repairs on your system.

I'm not sure if dell was one of them or not though.

A simple thing to do is check the colors of the atx connectors and see if they match a normal psu.
Or... check with a dmm by jump starting the psu.

Edit:
Or even better, grab an old board you don't care about and start it up using the new psu, if it doesn't blow up, all is good.

[newls1]

What's the matter with you? Dell is just a computer manufacturer. They build systems more powerful than anything you'll likely build, and they sometimes use quality parts. PC Power and Cooling is an excellent brand for power supplies. Don't look down on them because of Dell, look at dell with a little more respect because of this

Much like any other part, a power supply is a power supply, a processor is a processor. I'd gladly power my system using the supply of a Dell PC using the same processor and video card(s).

wth is wrong with you... Are you a dell nut hugger?? I know PC's brotha I dont need you to school me at all. Dell back in the day used propriatary hardware and there 20/24pins were different from others, but this is no longer the case as of late...

[[XC] Synthetickiller]

Dude, you got Dell'd!

Seriously, it should be a solid PSU considering it IS a PCP&C. Get a PSU tester just to keep things simple if you don't want to bother with a multimeter.

I wouldn't touch a dell. If you gave me one (besides the IPS monitors), I'd sell it in a sec.

[Aphex_Tom_9]

it says it's atx 12v compatible, so it can't be some crazy proprietary thing. it will be fine.
pcp&c is owned by ocz now, I'm not sure if that has changed how good they are.

[ben333]

wth is wrong with you... Are you a dell nut hugger?? I know PC's brotha I dont need you to school me at all. Dell back in the day used propriatary hardware and there 20/24pins were different from others, but this is no longer the case as of late...

If you know PCs then you should be able to drop the enthusiast perspective that things you didn't build are automatically junk. I'm not trying to school you in anything or somehow tell you I know more, I'm just saying that to not want to use a part because it fits a Dell is silly. I'm not familiar with the term "nut hugger" but I like a dell machine just as much as any other. Replace the board with one with better OC options (if it doesn't already have one) and you have pretty much the same machine you could have built yourself.

The days of Dell using different pinouts on the 20 pin connector are long gone. But really, does a different pinout automatically make the product inferior? I've seen many old dells still running today, it's a decent brand.

[NEOAethyr]

Dude, you got Dell'd!

Lol...

I wouldn't want a dell either, but a part is a part, I would have no issues taking a vga card form a dell and using it in my own deck.

[stangracin3]

The days of Dell using different pinouts on the 20 pin connector are long gone. But really, does a different pinout automatically make the product inferior? I've seen many old dells still running today, it's a decent brand.

it does if it wont work in current hardware