HELP: [ Power Supply Question ]

[TonyCO_]

I have a HP 

Model: P6310Y

Prod#: AY747AA-ABA

Motherboard: M2N78-LA (Violet6)

I have upgraded:

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 975 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.60GHz

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

But sometimes when I play games my pc will shut off completely I was told it was a power supply issue because I beleve my PC has 300W but the question I have is if I was to upgrade my power supply what would I upgrade it to? How do I know how much watts to get or I need?

[daniel71317]

According to specs, this video card needs a minimum of a 450W power supply with at least 24A on the 12V rail.

[TonyCO_]

I was thinking about getting this 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017

or this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018

Im not sure which would be okay for my pc?

[daniel71317]

Either ome of those should work just fine.

[Big_Dave]

Hi Tony,

Be careful when selecting a power supply unit (PSU).  It's best to matchup with the physical dimensions of the existing power supply which is typically 5.9 by 3.4 by 5.5.  HP uses a latch to help hold and support the PSU.  If the PSU overruns the latch then you migth have to live with a PSU that is not physically support as well compared to using a standard HP size PSU.

I have seen HP PCs not boot up with PSU over 650 watts so you might keep that in mind.

These HP 'how-to" articles should be helpful.  Look over the PSU replacement.  Step #8 shows the latch.

TIP: Remove the front bezel (cover) and unlatch the optical drive and move it forward before you remove and replace the PSU. It will make the installation easier. The cables of the new PSU will be longer so find an empty bay and tuck them away to improve air flow.

[TonyCO_]

Cool, thanks for the info

[TonyCO_]

So are the ones I linked are ok for my pc?

[Big_Dave]

Hi,

The Corsair CX500 or CX600 are better choices.

[daniel71317]

Sounds like from what Dave said that the best choice is probably the 600W.

[TonyCO_]

Thanks Dave and Daniel I will get the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028&Tpk=CORSAIR%20CX600 because I play games and I also stream Live and when I do it now I lag and chop up.