power supply replacement

[goodstuff 10+ year member]

I need to replace a power supply in a computer. It's an old hp. Can I use a power supply that is rated higher than the one I have now...Ie go from a 120 watt to a 300 watt or whatever? I found the oem part on partstore.com for about 70 and then I found one at circuit city for about 30 that I can go and buy today...

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[goodstuff 10+ year member]

*****es.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

yes you can go bigger w/o problems. it's like an amp, just more power on hand for use when you add stuff like hdd or vga and shit

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

one problem you may run into is form fitting, if its older it may have a AT or ATX plug on it. So you need to check that out. Also it may not bolt up to the stock location, i know my dell wouldnt accept anything but a dell ps

 

[goodstuff 10+ year member]

one problem you may run into is form fitting, if its older it may have a AT or ATX plug on it. So you need to check that out. Also it may not bolt up to the stock location, i know my dell wouldnt accept anything but a dell ps

it's a desktop. I'll mod it to fit if I have to. will check the plug style though. thanks ill.