Need 350W PS for a Gateway 700X

[bmlocal175]

My video card finally died after 3 yrs and need a new one fast. Leaning towards a 6600GT to get me by for the next couple of yrs. Requirements say nothing less then a 350W power supply and the Gateway I have has a 250W.

Now this is all new to me but I think I can change it out as long as there are no suprises. Now the question which one?

Im assuming I can buy a 350W from a leading brand name and have it fit in my PC.

From what I can read on the one I have now is its a Newton Power model NPS 250HB A.

Like I said this is going to be all new to me so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Will all the 350W power supplies fit my PC?
I beleive my Gateway PC box is an ATXAEG, thats what it says on the back but could be something else, not sure.

thanks

BMLocal175

 

[bmlocal175]

Found this at newegg for around $30. Notice in the FAQ they say Antec,Enermax or TopTower were all good brands. Did he mean TOPOWER or are they a ripoff of the TopTower. This one was half the price as the other two's 350w PS.


Model
Brand TOPOWER
Model TOP-350W
SPEC
Type ATX
Maximum Power 350W
Fans 1
PFC No
Dual +12V Yes
Input Voltage 115/230 V
Input Frequency Range 50/60Hz
Input Current 8/ 4A
Output DC Output +3.3V +5V +12V +12V2 -12V -5V +5VSB
Max Output Current 28A 35A 13A 16A 1A 0.8A 2.5A
Approvals UL, CE, CB, FCC certified
Features
Features Gray Iron Metal Chassis
Over Current Protection
Short Circuit Protection
Short Circuit Protection
Over Voltage Protection

 

[bmlocal175]

I new if I looked hard enough I would find out what I had and here it is. So what would be a good power supply to replace this and it needs to be at least 350w.
GeneralManufacturer
Delta/Astec
Model NPS-250CBB/ATX250-3505-1412B Rev 01
Performance
Voltage 115/230 V
Frequency 50/60 Hz
Input current 6.5 Amps at 115 VAC
3.5 Amps at 230 VAC
Wattage 250 W
Environmental
Operating temperature 0 to 50° C ambient
Operating humidity 20 to 80% RH
Thermal regulation +/- 2% per ° C
Shock 40g (half sine), 11 ms shock
Vibration 2 to 300 Hz, 0.25 g sinusoidal vibration
Mean time between failure 100,000 hrs. minimum excluding fan at full load (25° C)
40,000 hrs. minimum for fan only (25° C)
Regulatory and safety compliance
EMI/RFI regulations FCC Part 15 Class B, EN550221993, EN55082-1 1992, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3, VCCI Class II ITE, AS/NZS 3548:1992
Safety UL 1950, CSA 22.2 No. 950, EN60950, IEC 950 CB Scheme, NOM-019-SCFI-1993, AS/NZS 3260:1993

 

[Crashman]

The model numbers aren't going to help me, measure how wide the power supply is across the back or bottom, wherever you can get a good width measurement.

Many Gateway systems used a nonstandard width. The internals were standard, turned sideways to make the width narrower. In fact, it's often possible to replace the Gateway internals with better internals.

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[bmlocal175]

Its width is right at 6" maybe 5 15/16" height is 3 5/16"

 

[Crashman]

Well then, if you have 5.5" or more of available depth in your case, you can stick in a standard unit.

Some cases have an oddly shaped hole that requires you to use a power supply with the plug in the same location, most don't. For those that do, sites with pictures (newegg for example) are usefull.

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[bmlocal175]

So any good choices? TopTower and that TOPOWER two different things? Stick with the big guns like Antec,Enermax?

 

[Crashman]

You can get a reasonably good Fortron Source power supply for around $40.

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