I just upgraded my ancient-ass laptop from 1 GB to 2 GB of RAM. Hopefully this'll let it live its remaining year or so of life with dignity.
Whaddya know? My power supply upgrade came in today and I just got it installed. Everything is easier to piece together, the cords come pre-bundled in their own wire-socks, I have plenty of attachments/cord adapters, and the entire power supply is adaptable for a larger case, whenever I plan to upgrade the case overall. Nice.
Oh, and thanks to being at least 200Ws more powerful, everything is running silently and much cooler (now that the cooling fans have more power backing them, seeing as they're apparently a low priority according to power supply). Just as well, I've seen a great jump in performance from my machine, like it had a B-12 (not here) shot.
I feel much more confident with my machine now. However, I have come across a minor issue... (See SAD about it)
Oh, and unlike my past power supply, as it turns out, my motherboard has a 24-pin power connector, my old supply had 20 pins. I'm not entirely sure what that would mean or what it's about, but it's better nonetheless. All I hear are tiny little clicks, instead of fan noise and louder chuggings. I think this upgrade also makes my machine far more power efficient which is good for the power bills in the long run. Plus, it's also got a cool black color to it as well as an actual power switch on the back. I can actually shut off power to the machine itself unlike my last PS.
At least now, I don't have to shut off my whole surge protector or unplug the computer in order to completely shut it off now.
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