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A Guide On The Main Components In a PC
faulty. The power supply has the job of taking the AC power from the wall socket and converting it into DC power. This is because AC current is liable to damage the delicate innards of the PC according to the notes supplied 'It outputs 12 volts to run disk drive motors and 5 or 3.3 volts to run the digital circuits'.
A power supply since it powers everything in the PC is another essential part. The only thing you will be likely to get different on a power supply is the amount of wattage out and the amount of connectors that it will allow out.
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