saving power supply
by pan64 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#53FKZ)
Does anyone know if a power supply for an old computer can be used with a new one?
Especially I have an Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (with AMD FX 8320) now and I want to upgrade to an Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (with an AMD Ryzen 9 3900X).
In general I want to reuse all my HDD, SSD, graphic card (mouse, keyboard, joystick, whatever). Obviously I need to buy new RAM, but should I buy a new power supply, or the old one is still ok?


Especially I have an Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (with AMD FX 8320) now and I want to upgrade to an Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (with an AMD Ryzen 9 3900X).
In general I want to reuse all my HDD, SSD, graphic card (mouse, keyboard, joystick, whatever). Obviously I need to buy new RAM, but should I buy a new power supply, or the old one is still ok?