PSU replacement on lenovo thinkcentre m58E possible?

[ngftsa]

Im thinking of a PSU replacement for my thinkcentre m58 E tower. Problem is do they use proprietary connectors or standard. Cause i know that the motherboard and CPU and SATA connectors are same but not sure about the others. Thanks.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

What cables are proprietary? I'm assuming just the 24pin main AXT cable, in which there are converters on Amazon you can use.

 

[Rogue Leader]

If it is the tower on the left:

Then it should use a standard ATX power supply. There are no proprietary connectors, any ATX replacement will work. If you open the case and post a pic I can confirm the size, but everything I can find says its a normal ATX PSU.

 

[saint19]

Hi and welcome to Tom's forum.

They use standard connectors BUT you have to check the PSU physical size. Some manufactures have custom sizes for PSU and that makes almost impossible to replace it.

 

[ngftsa]

http://www.desktopreview.com/assets/2739.jpg This is how it looks under the cover. Its the tower one on the left

 

[Rogue Leader]

http://www.desktopreview.com/assets/2739.jpg This is how it looks under the cover. Its the tower one on the left

Yeah thats a standard ATX PSU, anything normal will fit.

What are the specs of your computer and what are you planning to add, I can make a particular recommendation.

 

[ngftsa]

Intel Core2Duo E8400 3.0GHz
2GB ram thinking of 6GB upgrade
280W AcBel PSU
Need a gpu aswell for some gaming but not hardcore under 350w thus need a PSU

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Uh you need a whole new system. Upgrading the motherboard will do diddly squat.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Intel Core2Duo E8400 3.0GHz
2GB ram thinking of 6GB upgrade
280W AcBel PSU
Need a gpu aswell for some gaming but not hardcore under 350w thus need a PSU

That processor is nearly 8 years old. While you could get a PSU and GPU (and you don't need anything fancy with such a weak system) you aren't going to be able to play a lot of newer stuff. What games are you looking to play, what GPU were you considering?

To be honest it may not be worth putting the money into this system.

 

[joseph1968]

If it is the tower on the left:

Then it should use a standard ATX power supply. There are no proprietary connectors, any ATX replacement will work. If you open the case and post a pic I can confirm the size, but everything I can find says its a normal ATX PSU.

Hi , i have the same atx case as the left one but with an amd system ,280w original psu and a gpu i added (gtx 750).
It works ok but i was thinking to replace the MoBo to AMD AM1 and join an athlon 5350 cpu ,which got 4 cores .
Will it mach the case ? How about front umbilicals connectors ? I thank u for your reply and anything else that comes to your mind in that regard.

 

[Rogue Leader]

If it is the tower on the left:

Then it should use a standard ATX power supply. There are no proprietary connectors, any ATX replacement will work. If you open the case and post a pic I can confirm the size, but everything I can find says its a normal ATX PSU.

Hi , i have the same atx case as the left one but with an amd system ,280w original psu and a gpu i added (gtx 750).
It works ok but i was thinking to replace the MoBo to AMD AM1 and join an athlon 5350 cpu ,which got 4 cores .
Will it mach the case ? How about front umbilicals connectors ? I thank u for your reply and anything else that comes to your mind in that regard.

It may not work as the case may not have standard ATX mounts, there is no way to really know without trying it, but I suggest you start your own thread on this. Also AMD AM1 Athlon 5350 is ancient, it may not even work with your 750ti and is likely a big downgrade from whatever came in this system.