Think I gotta have a new PSU

[Fatboy77]

I checked today and the 12v rail on my 400w Rosewill is only pushing 11.484-11.525

That sux, this thing is only 8 months old and when I got it, it had no problem staying above 12v, somtimes nearing 13v. Guess its back to the hunt, got that 144 coming in couple days

 

[zagood]

FSP FTW!

Just had to say it, since when you ask what power supply you should get everyone's gonna recommend the 450w Fortron from NewEgg for $50.

Then someone will chip in with "the seasonic 600w is teh uber" for $160.

Then everyone will start fighting about Antec "quality control issues."

Just wanted to complete the whole thread by myself.

Happy new year!

-z

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: zagood
FSP FTW!
Then someone will chip in with "the seasonic 600w is teh uber" for $160.

But it is the uber.

I'd recommend if you want to overclock, a very nice seasonic s12 500w, enermax liberty 500w, antec NeoHE 500w,

Only if you aren't running a very high-end system would I suggest a 450w forton (psu is important, don't want to skimp IMO). Such as a 6600gt, an opteron 144 oced, 1-3 hard drives, a few fans, optical drive, nothing POWER HUNGRY.

 

[alanore]

If your PSUs 12V is varying by such a large amount 13-11.4 then you are probally best getting a new PSU. the seasonic is a very good PSU, the AKASA PaxPower PSu series is pretty good too, although not in the same league as the seasonic.

 

[Fatboy77]

Originally posted by: zagood
FSP FTW!

Just had to say it, since when you ask what power supply you should get everyone's gonna recommend the 450w Fortron from NewEgg for $50.

Then someone will chip in with "the seasonic 600w is teh uber" for $160.

Then everyone will start fighting about Antec "quality control issues."

Just wanted to complete the whole thread by myself.

Happy new year!

-z

lmao...thanks

yes I will be oc'ing it
this is my new stuff as I posted in CPU section:
Opty 144
MSI K8N Neo4-F
GeIL Ultra DDR500
Sapphire X800GTO 256MB Fireblade

 

[zagood]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

Originally posted by: zagood
FSP FTW!
Then someone will chip in with "the seasonic 600w is teh uber" for $160.

But it is the uber.

I'd recommend if you want to overclock, a very nice seasonic s12 500w, enermax liberty 500w, antec NeoHE 500w,

Only if you aren't running a very high-end system would I suggest a 450w forton (psu is important, don't want to skimp IMO). Such as a 6600gt, an opteron 144 oced, 1-3 hard drives, a few fans, optical drive, nothing POWER HUNGRY.

No doubt it's teh uber, but not necessary for about 99% of users.

By your specs, even if you're OCing, the Fortron would be good, as would any of the PSU's that rice quoted.

Resources to study and make your own decisions:
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=136602
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp

-z

 

[imported_rod]

How did you measure that voltage? Was it software based? Or did you use a multimeter?

 

[Zepper]

I agree with rod. If you used software to read voltages, they are likey wrong. Have to use a DMM for accurate numbers. Most of the Rosewill are rebadged ATNG/Coolmax, so they shouldn't run that far out of spec.

But if it turns out you really need a new PSU, it is hard to beat those new Fortron/Sparkle lines. Go with the PFC/full range voltage models - they are worth the extra in my book.

.bh.

 

[maluckey]

FSP FTW!

Just had to say it, since when you ask what power supply you should get everyone's gonna recommend the 450w Fortron from NewEgg for $50.

Then someone will chip in with "the seasonic 600w is teh uber" for $160.

Then everyone will start fighting about Antec "quality control issues."

Just wanted to complete the whole thread by myself.

Happy new year!

-z

Ppppphaaaaaaaaa!!!! Funny! I almost spit out my coffee!!

I happen to agree. Unless you are running OC'ed nVidia vid card (hammers the +12v)and OC'ed CPU, then some of these PSU are over-the-top. A solid 400-500 watt PSU from a QUALITY company is likely good enough.

 

[ShadowBlade]

Fortron AX500-A. I love it.

 

[rise]

Originally posted by: zagood
FSP FTW!

Just had to say it, since when you ask what power supply you should get everyone's gonna recommend the 450w Fortron from NewEgg for $50.

Then someone will chip in with "the seasonic 600w is teh uber" for $160.

Then everyone will start fighting about Antec "quality control issues."

Just wanted to complete the whole thread by myself.

Happy new year!

-z

sticky at the top of the cases & cooling

 

[Fatboy77]

i just watched the bios health for about 5 minutes and it stayed in between 11.484 and 11.525. This wouldnt cause a random reboot/lockup mabe once or twice during a 4-5 hour online sesion of BF2?

 

[Zepper]

Random reboots and lockups are just as often RAM as power. Have you done the usual RAM tests?

.bh.