Vaio RZ424 - Power Supply...Upgrade...

[Dwestie]

I have a VAIO RZ 424, does anybody know what the max wattage of the PSU is? If it is under 350w I need to upgrade it, unfortunately I am finding this quite a difficult subject to find on the internet, not something most online companies sell. If anybody could tell me how easy it is to change the PSU and where I could purchase one, perhaps a 450w one I would be most grateful, Im getting ready for the new ati x800 graphics card and i dont want to blow my wonderful vaio up!

Ps i have a nvidia FX5600 and a FX5900xt which will both be up for sale soon if anyone is interested...

[Dwestie]

PPS...

Im guessing the rz424 supports agp 8x???

[rwarrell]

Not to sure about agp slot support, but according to the spec sheet that came with my RZ 424 the power supply has a 300w supply.

Rich

[fqlynx]

Hey whats happening? Your PSU IS 300W or there abouts. If you need 450W or 500W try www.dabs.com. It's a great site for PSUs.
I found one the Silent 420W ATX PSU DUAL FAN @ £37.50inc VAT (and probabaly a £2.00 delivery charge).

However keep in mind the RZ Seires casing are compact, hence with 300W or above Power Supply Units, OVER HEATING is an issue. Consider purchasing a Water cooling system for your PC.

Good Luck!

[VAIOspecialist]

First of all you won't a power supply that will fit into the RZ-chassis, as it is a very small/short form factor.
Second it is a 350 WATT, so plenty of power.

And last: ATI's X800 is a PCI Express card, which is utterly different to the AGP-slot type of cards we see these days on the market.

That is mainly to the new Grantsdale (i915) chipset from Intel which was officially launched today (21.06.04).
We reached a point in IT where we move from old to new plattform, and AGP is dead as of today - well, at least almost...:smileytongue:

[Dwestie]

So,
Just to confirm, its 300 or 350 watt?
The x800 is also available in agp form, as well as PCI express...thank god!

Thans for everyone's comments...:smileyhappy:

[kee-lo_]

It's 350WATT