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Power supply wattage
My brother's power supply died and he asked me to help him find a replacement. He built the computer about 3 maybe 4 years ago so it's due for a memory upgrade at the least and probably a new processor. The old supply is 400 watts, but I'd rather he bought a better one, maybe 500 or 600 watts at least so that he can upgrade later without a problem.

Will a higher wattage affect his current hardware? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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thanks for the link, I'm actually worried about harming the older hardware though.
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Hardware will only draw what it needs...unless it has been physically damaged/shorted you have no worries...
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Thanks so much, if his computer melted I'd never hear the end of it.
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