Do you need a specific power supply for computers?

Do you need to have the right kind of power supply for it to work with your computer (as in, your computer won't be compatible) or does any old power supply work with any computer??? I am a computer noob so cut me some slack.

Do you need to have the right kind of power supply for it to work with your computer (as in, your computer won't be compatible) or does any old power supply work with any computer??? I am a computer noob so cut me some slack.

G3T_IN_MY_B3LLY

It all depends on your motherboard, cpu, and gpu... each has a power requirement needed to run the components... for most low to mid sytems today, anything between 430-600w works best...

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Do you need to have the right kind of power supply for it to work with your computer (as in, your computer won't be compatible) or does any old power supply work with any computer??? I am a computer noob so cut me some slack.

slayerpker

It all depends on your motherboard, cpu, and gpu... each has a power requirement needed to run the components... for most low to mid sytems today, anything between 430-600w works best...

I know that, i know that you need enough watts for your computer to run, what i want to know is if like, your need a certain brand of power supply or something, because it won't work with your motherboard or something.