Upgrading psu in HP pavillion e9120y

[gentlejax]

I know there are some threads but the ones I read had no info as to what was changed. figure I would pick up a new power supply since its the best time of year to get one.

running a AMD Phenom x4 910 on it. just thought I would get better power supply and cpu if I can snag one cheap.

 

[C12Friedman]

The HP pavilion e9120y uses a standard ATX size PSU, a quality PSU from such brands as Antec, Corsair, SeaSonic or XFX should work nicely. If considering a brand other than one of those, please post here - not all PSUs are good, in fact there is quite a bit of junk out there masquerading as PSU's - we should be able to help you avoid those beasts.

 

[gentlejax]

hey thanks. all I need to know was the type. I had been a member here years ago but forgot my id.

I will research what the egg has for sale now.. thanks again.

 

[gentlejax]

I am running 3 hard drives on this rig (2 sata and 1 USB) and I was thinking the weak power supply could use a upgrade.

 

[C12Friedman]

HDD's in and of themselves don't draw too much power (~10W), you should be able to tell when your PSU is getting taxed as it will become louder but, for peace of mind, I might suggest looking at the Rosewill CAPSTONE-450 as an option, it is a highly rated PSU built by SuperFlower

 

[gentlejax]

this one is even stronger and not much more with promo code and then $20 rebate its cheaper

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182262&nm_mc=EMC-EXPRESS111613&cm_mmc=EMC-EXPRESS111613-_-EMC-111613-Index-_-PowerSupplies-_-17182262-L05A

 

[C12Friedman]

this one is even stronger and not much more with promo code and then $20 rebate its cheaper

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182262&nm_mc=EMC-EXPRESS111613&cm_mmc=EMC-EXPRESS111613-_-EMC-111613-Index-_-PowerSupplies-_-17182262-L05A

And it should perform very well for you