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Compatability

  • 09-12-2008 6:29pm
    #1
    chrispoleon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi,

    I travel to New York every year and the price for Hard Drives, Memory etc. etc. is much cheaper and i was thinking of buying some this year for my new self build. The only thing i need to know is are they compatable with systems over here? Might be a stupid question but i just want to make sure.

    I hope to purchase the following,

    Hard drives for my PC and my Drobo
    RAM
    Graphics card
    Sound card

    Any help is greatly appreciated!


Comments

  • #2
    MunsterCycling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,864 ✭✭✭MunsterCycling


    Exactly the same, once you take care if you purchase a power supply as they only use 110v in the US (some psu's you can switch)


    MC


  • #3
    chrispoleon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭chrispoleon


    thats great, thanks very much. Does that go for processors also?


  • #4
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Anything that fits inside your PC case runs on the exact same voltages here or there: Your Power Supply Unit takes in either a 110/220 voltage and then converts it to whats needed by your machine already. Any PSU worth buying will have a 110/220 dual voltage switch on it. and since the PSU powers everything in your machine, everything in your machine is covered.

    External Parts (Monitor, Speakers, External Drives) that run on their own plugs, these you will have to double check. 99% of all monitors are naturaly dual-voltage. External hard drives are typical dualvolt. Not sure about speakers. It will be easy enough to check, just read the label on their plugs/etc: if it says "Input: 110/220" youre good to go. If not you may want to invest in a voltage inverter.


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