Hello WAYNE!

02 May 10 01:33, you wrote to me:

 RC>> Something I know Gateways are known for, as I had 3 of them... (1
 RC>> still in use)

 RC>> They came with the lowest rated power supply rated to power the
 RC>> machine and the power supplies are cheep. Of the 4, I had to
 RC>> replace 2 of them...

 WC> Uh, yeah, 300 watts.
 WC> Plenty.

As long as you dont go with external video or add any other internal peripheral..

Nevertheless, the power supplies are el-flimso.

 RC>> What complicates things for you is if you wanted to put in an
 RC>> external video adapter, that might require more power than the
 RC>> p/s you have is capable of delivering.

 WC> Uh, $45.00 for a 450 watt P.S. or $25 used.

I have seen some new on newegg, starting at $15...

Never hurts to have a spare on hand, especially where you live in thundestorm alley.

 WC>> Boots up just fine though Ray didn't have a chance to check out
 WC>> all of his bulk purchase.

 RC>> Check out this resource..

 RC>> http://www.gazelle.com

 RC>> Might be useful to you for spare cash?

 WC> I've never given a rats behind about $

I was thinking of any spare equipment you have, or recently come across.

 WC> Nope, this I LIKE Intel boards for, rock solid standard.

 WC>> Did I mention this cost me $20 dollars?
 WC>> Mid tower and micro-ATX

 RC>> Not bad.

 WC> Ya think?

Sometimes the axiom of you get what you pay for, applies, but if it holds
up, then good deal, otoh, if it doesnt, you arent out much.

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