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how much is a power supply for and older HP?

My parents just upgraded to a newer computer. Our old one broke, and I just figured out that the power supply failed. where would I buy one and how much would it cost? its an older HP. thanks

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1. www.newegg.com 300 watts should do you fine but if your not sure get 400.
2. You can spend a ton on these. For an older computer you are prob looking at 15-25 USD. http://www.directron.com/powersupplies.html
3. To truly be able to answer this question, we'd need to know the model of your computer. The reason for this is that although almost any off-the-shelf power supply will work in almost any computer, some manufacturers (such as HP) will release models that require special parts from the manufacturer.
4. power supplies stayed the same for a long time. The price just depends on how much power you need, and if your willing to go with a generic brand or not. My guess that for an older one you wouldnt need much more that a 300 watt power supply. For a generic brand you can find them around 20 bucks, and for ones that are guaranteed not to fail for a while, as in name brand ones, would be 20-40 depending if they are on sale. Good luck installing them, I have a small case and it was a pain in the a** to maneuver around everything
5. Power Supply can be very cheap depending on what you need, since your didn't provide your HP model computer, here is a link where you can view cheap power supply: 1- http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=4093&Description=power+supply&name=%2410+-+%2425 2 - http://www.pricewatch.com/power_supply_for_case/ 3 - http://www.pricewatch.com/brands/power_supply_for_case/hewlett_packard-1.htm 4 - http://www.pricewatch.com/brands/power_supply_for_case/hp_compatible-1.htm
6. Cheap should never be the way to go on a PSU. Spend 90 bucks on it if you need to, but it's better to do so than to get a 20 one that taps out and takes your HDD and other power connected things with it. I'd suggest a Corsair power supply, they're very good. I got a 85 dollar one (450W and has 33A on the 12V rail)
7. There is a good chance the Power Supply for that computer is proprietary meaning its for that HP Model so you may have to check with HP. Tried to get a power supply for a neighbors HP and noticed it didn't take a standard PS so look into that possibility.