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PSU for gateway sx2803-25e

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  •  08-30-2011, 5:43 PM 750994

    PSU for gateway sx2803-25e

    I want to upgrade the video card to a Radeon HD 5570, but it requires 400W. Does anyone know where I might buy one that might fit this tiny thing?
  •  08-30-2011, 6:12 PM 751012 in reply to 750994

    Re: PSU for gateway sx2803-25e

    I'm pretty sure the psu for that case is proprietary and can't be upgraded. That said gateway offers that pc with a 5570 with the 220W psu stock so it should work just fine.

    http://support.gateway.com/s/desktop/2011/gateway/sx/sx2803/SX2803sp2.shtml

    AMD just likes to play it safe, the 5570 only uses 30-40watts of power. 

    Make sure you order a low profile video card and not a normal 5570.

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  •  08-30-2011, 6:17 PM 751015 in reply to 750994

    Re: PSU for gateway sx2803-25e

    Is it a slim tower like this one? Please confirm.

    http://us.gateway.com/gw/en/US/content/model/PT.GBS02.001

    With the 65W Core 2 Duo, you don't really need 400W but .......

    This Seasonic is a decent quality PSU and may well fit in the box.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151090

    Please look at the product dimensions and pictues on NewEgg carefully and think how the unit would be installed in your computer case. Check things like whether there's enough space inside your computer for this PSU to fit, where the flip switch is on this PSU and if your case has a hole for the switch so that you can flip it from outside the case. The fan on the PSU should not be pressed against a computer case panel, so you may have to flip the PSU upside down in your case. It should be fine but just in case, please check out the locations of the screw holes etc.

    Unfortunately, there aren't pictures of your case shot from multiple angles online or pictures of the interior of your computer, so I can't check those things, but you have your computer right in front of you. I am sure you are in a better position to picture how the unit would fit given the availability of PSU pictures on NewEgg.


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  •  08-30-2011, 6:18 PM 751017 in reply to 751015

    Re: PSU for gateway sx2803-25e

    Aaah, Kardon beat me to it! Egyptian

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