>namley I didn't even know the acronym SMPS. whenever you buy a power supply >for a computer you buy a "PSU". it mught be a switch mode PSU but the Maybe that's the difference - the market. I don't buy PC's often, and when I do it doesn't include asking for parts as I just pick up what I need off the tables. I missed where your comment on spell checker in the other msg came from. Andy -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics