Help with upgrading power supply
0In our last episode, I upgraded my graphics card. And it works nicely, but I’m pretty sure I need to upgrade the power supply.
Non-modular. 650W or more.
I ordered an upgrade from Dell, but it’s modular! With no supplied cables. The current PSU is 460W, non-modular. I’m returning the Dell PSU.
So, I was told any ATX PSU would work. The one I’m returning would be a tight fit (7.5"x6"x3.5"), so what size would work? There are so many on Amazon and they’re all a lot less $$ than the Dell PSU.
Any advice (you know you want to help)? 
As always, your information vampire, brain picker, whatever…lisaviolet
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Any particular reason you don’t want modular? If space is tight, not having those extra cables is nice, and it makes cable management (and thus airflow) that much easier. Just make sure if you get a modular that it comes with the cables! I’ve not seen that before - was it a refurb?
Other things to consider: budget and efficiency. I typically stalk pcpartpicker for stuff like this, but LTT labs is also beginning to amass some good info.
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/power-supply/
and
https://www.lttlabs.com/categories/power-supplies