Replace the power supply or buy a rebuilt computer [closed]

"If the PC is other wise oK, I'd probably replace the power supply. If nothing else it eliminates the need to swap the HDD or copy all of the files.

If the PC is outdated then think about replacing, but compare rebuilt to an inexpensive new PC."

"Don't buy a cheap power supply. I've gone that route before, and it was foolish. One time I built a new PC I burned out two cheap no-name brand power supplies before I bought a quality one.

The amount to spend on a power supply depends on the wattage that you need, so it's hard to say exactly how much you need to spend but $100 is not out of the question for a quality power supply."

"The power supply from the rebuilt computer may just be an el-cheapo, that will also die soon.

Actually what I usually do is collect old broken computers, and swap out parts until I have a good working computer. I have actually gotten a brand new power supply this way. It was the first thing that was swapped on that computer, but it turned out the motherboard was faulty."

Get a 15$ PSU (probably similar to the one in the rebuilt machine)

Well, about two months ago, my computer crashed, just a few months before it's warranty would end. So I had it fixed AND bought a new computer! Isn't that an option? :-)