How to use my American gaming PC in Europe?

[dryl77]

Hello, everyone. I am moving to Europe in about a month and I really want to take my gaming PC with me as the electronics prices in Europe are ridicilously expensive (2-3 times the US price). My specs are as follows -

Intel i5 4670K
Corsair H60
Asus Z97i Plus Mobo
Evga GTX 770 SC (might upgrade to 970 before I leave)
128 GB SSD
4 TB SSD
Thermaltake Smart M750 PSU

Now, I am wondering if it would be OK to just change my PSU when I get there and install a European PSU? Would other parts be safe? Should I buy a converter and if I do which converter, how to select one? I am clueless about this as I never encountered this problem before.

Any help is really preciated. Thanks, everyone.

 

[bootcher]

You don't need to change anything since your psu is rated to work at 100-240 volt:
http://www.overclockers.com/thermaltake-smartm-750w-power-supply/

And prices in Europe are definitely not 2-3 times the US price ;-).

edit: forgot to mention, the only thing you need is a different power cable since your US cable won't plug into a 220/240 volt wall. These can vary so you should wait until you arrive and get one at the local electronic store.

 

[pbm86]

Of course you have to change the power cable with an european power cable. You don't need anything else.

 

[getthisout]

you may have to chage your cable <Wall to PSU> but every thing will work

 

[dryl77]

thanks guys, so any wall to psu power cable will do, right? I don't need to select a specific one as I believe these are pretty much standard?

Could anyone post an Amazon link to what I need or something? Thanks.

 

[getthisout]

most likely have to do is when u get there go to a best buy and buy a cheap one

 

[bootcher]

It depends on where you will go. I lived in the Netherlands and can confirm that their sockets are different from for example France or Belgium.

You can also get an adapter, like this:
http://www.amazon.com/eForCity-Universal-Travel-Charger-Adapter/dp/B000YN01X4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421352955&sr=8-1&keywords=universal+wall+socket+adapter

 

[ko888]

If you're also taking your monitor check its input voltage range.