Re: Gateway power supplies still proprietary?

The more recent Gateway systems I have seen use standard form factor power
supplies, except for the ones in small desktop cases. Worst case, you would
need to get some cable extenders to deal with the long power cable lengths in
systems with the newer BTX form factor... Ben Myers

On Fri, 2 May 2008 22:33:55 -0400, "Hackworth" <> wrote:

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>As someone who has built his own computers since 1987, this deal is just too
>good to pass up:
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>Gateway FX7026 Core 2 Quad Q9300(2.50GHz) 4GB DDR2 640GB NVIDIA GeForce
>8800GT
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883113058
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>I need to replace my son's gaming system, and this seems like a great option
>for me, especially since I just don't have the time to mess around with
>building PCs from scratch these days. The only concern I have is the chincy
>400w no-name power supply. I have some extra beefy power supplies that I
>could easily swap out in place of the one that ships with this system , but
>I need to know if Gateway still uses proprietary power supplies and
>motherboards. Will I fry the system if I swap power supplies in this box?
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