Pretty Darn Toasty: 450watt 4fan PSU for $14.50 + ~$7 Shipping

[supernancy]

Does anyone know how loud this is?
Are these fans very loud or normal dba?

 

[supernancy]

subscribing...sorry

 

[onelove]

Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX

Originally posted by: ss284
Well its not white, its more filmy than anything. The cables look fine, yet when I move my finger over then I can feel a residue of some sort. Try rubbing the cables, then rubbing your hands together. It kinda feels like a layer of chalk.

-Steve

Yeah, the same stuff was on mine. After touching the cables your hands felt sticky. Was kind of weird, but nothing big.

don't lick your fingers - who knows what kind of nasty residue this is. We're all asking for an early death 🙂

 

[ram07032]

Saw on the package, reads for Intel Pentium 4 and Amd Athlon. So I was wondering, can I reuse this if I upgrade my CPU to AMD 64. Any comments or suggestions highly appreciated.

 

[ss284]

Originally posted by: ram07032
Saw on the package, reads for Intel Pentium 4 and Amd Athlon. So I was wondering, can I reuse this if I upgrade my CPU to AMD 64. Any comments or suggestions highly appreciated.

Yes, if its p4 compliant, it will be amd64 compliant. Intel is usually the one introducing new standards, and AMD complying to them (ie 4 pin 12v atx connector).

-Steve

 

[Slaimus]

Okay I confirmed these do not have active PFC. I was hoping to have gotten a good deal on a active PFC power supply, but for the price, why not. They do seem to have pretty high efficiency even with only passive PFC.

 

[mindless1]

Active PFC is not more efficient... that is just an urban legend. What active PFC does is cause a (closer to) constant current draw which is kinder to your electric companies' equipment, and if you were billed based on that (like large industries are) it could reduce power bill. But, no US home consumers are AFAIK, and active PFC actually uses slightly MORE power... ironic isn't it?

 

[ParatoOptimal]

I used the computer throughout the day for multiple hours at a time and reboots inbetween sessions.

It finally died again after burning 3 CDs.
The video cut out.
The power and HD activity lights on the front of the computer were still on.
The PSU fan and fan LEDs were still on.
The LEDs on my USB keyboard and my USB Optical Mouse were out.
Several resettings got me no further.
I turned the switch on the PSU off, the surge suppressor off and unplugged the computer.

I'll try to fire it up today with only the master HD.
I'll try to add everything except the latest WD 120GB HD that I added and see if it lasts a day or more.

There is no cap leakage or bursts.
There are no burns or evidence of electrolyte leakage on the motherboard.

Could my situation be casused by not enough power reaching the system? It never happened before. I think I'm on the same circuit as some people's ACs. I wonder if everyone's air-conditioners in the house are straining the system. I heard the fuse box buzz a few nights ago. It's a sign of a near miss on a blown fuse when someone's AC kicked in. If it blows, you just reset it.

When my sys died last NIGHT, everyone's AC was running. The first time it died, I think everyone was home on their days off. If so, everyone's AC was on. This never happened in summers gone by. I wonder if the first PSU I tossed in the trash was actually still funtional. I'm betting the first of the two I bought from this thread is still good and have not yet sent it back to Directron.

Maybe the folks at Asus or Super Flower can shed some light on this.

 

[stockjock]

Typically, at least in my experience a bad PSU will not show any life at all...so, I'm starting to think its your mobo...just my opinion. I just had to send back my ASUS A7N8X-Deluxe board for just about the same things you are talking about...I would get random shut downs and would have to wait a bit to get it going again...I thought my Antec 350W PSU was dying, but upon inspection I found the ATX PSU and MOBO connector had at least 4 burnt leads...So, I'm guessing from what you have said that you might be in the same boat as I was in.

 

[ParatoOptimal]

I can't find any burn marks anywhere.

Will Asus fix a three year old motherboard? Is it costly?

I let it sit over night.
- laid computer on it's side
- disconnected power lead to 3rd HD
- system booted

- shut system down
- stood system upright
- system booted

- shut system down
- laid compter on it's side
- connected power lead to 3rd HD
- system booted

- shut system down
- stood system upright
- system booted
- video disappeared
- case LEDs, case fan & LEDs and PSU fan & LEDs are all still on.
- shutting down, disconnecting and rebooting does nothing
- I don't hear the familiar clicks when the HD is read but the HD activity light is constantly on.

I repeatedly off/on it and smell a burning smell but see no reason for it.