It's dead Jim, PC help required, others may also opine.

[zippyt]

new egg .com has some good prices

[Beest]

Originally Posted by zippyt

new egg .com has some good prices

Newegg was one of the first places I went, but they are not replacement slisted as compatable with my PC, I have to figure out which is the right one.

This one has 1000's of postive reviews and won some sort of award, but ahs a 20+4 pin connection, not 24 like mine, does this mean it won't fit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153023

Newegg specs do include currents, so will ahve to look what's on my old one, guess I can take this out now.

This is the hot deal right now, still has a 20+4 pin connector.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...s-_-17-139-027

[glatt]

When I got a new power supply, I just took the old one down to Best Buy. I walked over to the help desk guys and asked if the one I had selected was compatible, and they let me open the box of the new one and compare the size and the connectors. There were a couple extra connectors I didn't need or use, but it works great.

I'm sure Newegg is cheaper.

[Beest]

I crowd sourced this on one of the big paintball boards, lot's of paintballers are also uber geeks.

Several recommendations for Corsair brand.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139026

The advantage to Best buy is you can see it's the same size with the holes in the right places.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Beest

The advantage to Best buy is you can see it's the same size with the holes in the right places.

Exactly. You want the fan on the correct surface so it doesn't wind up pressed against a neighboring component that blocks off the airflow. You want the outlet and any switches to be lined up with the holes in your case, although you can cut holes into your case as needed.

I seem to remember paying $70 for mine. Your $45 is a better deal if it fits. But for me, paying an extra $25 to open the box before purchase and be certain it will work and will only require one trip to the store is not anything to look down your nose at. YMMV

[tw]

Originally Posted by Beest

The advantage to Best buy is you can see it's the same size with the holes in the right places.

Some disassemble computers to sell the parts. On Ebay, you may find the exact same supply for less money.

[Beest]

Originally Posted by tw

Some disassemble computers to sell the parts. On Ebay, you may find the exact same supply for less money.

Indeed, used allegedly working oem parts $25-$30 shipped.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=....c0.m270.l1313

hmm.