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| Thread ID: 118279 | 2011-05-27 08:47:00 | Budget PC | QW. (15883) | Press F1 |
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| 1205128 | 2011-05-29 08:36:00 | Isn't OEM to be sold with a PC purchased from Ascent? Legally it has to be on a new PC, it doesn't matter where you get the parts from. If you want to read the basic's of it - Here is the system Builder Agreement (www.computerlounge.co.nz) - originally linked from computer lounge. Edited: whats interesting is A LOT of people (including some here) dont actually know the OEM agreement. Read Number 1 under Definitions in that file :) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1205129 | 2011-05-29 08:36:00 | Yes So problem solved I guess then. |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1205130 | 2011-05-29 10:12:00 | Am I better to get a well known PSU brand or get a cheap one. | QW. (15883) | ||
| 1205131 | 2011-05-29 10:20:00 | For a PSU I'd go for a Corsair myself. | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1205132 | 2011-05-29 10:42:00 | With a cheap PSU it will be a gamble. It may be OK for years - or not, and it probably will not like power spikes and surges. Corsair is good. Compare a the price of a quality PSU like a Corsair to a cheapie and ask yourself if it is worth the gamble. The decision is your's. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 1205133 | 2011-05-29 11:06:00 | For a PSU I'd go for a Corsair myself.entry Level Corsair (www.ascent.co.nz) good enough for a basic machine. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1205134 | 2011-05-29 14:40:00 | Am I better to get a well known PSU brand or get a cheap one. Don't bother with cheap PSUs, unless you know it's a good one - and not just because reviews on Amazon said it was, or something. The thing with cheap PSUs (and some not-so-cheap) is that even if they have a good design they all invariably use low-grade capacitors which fail quickly, especially in hot environments. Cheap PSUs are usually overrated, because of this people overload them, because of that they run hot. Then, heat kills the capacitors, ripple suppression and voltage regulation becomes bad, and suddenly your PC is locking up/crashing etc because the voltages are all over the place. Left unfixed a bad PSU will eventually damage other hardware! Not to mention cheap ones can be downright unsafe, overload protection that doesn't exist or is set far too high, allowing the thing to be overloaded far too much, often resulting in stuff blowing up. Then again, sometimes they just blow up for fun, sometimes taking out other parts with them when they go. Yes you can buy cheap PSUs with good designs overall (certain models from FSP are very nice) but again you usually get the capacitor issue. However if one can use a soldering iron you can of course replace them with something much better quality, and end up with a cheap but pretty decent PSU that will work great. There's some good information on the forums at www.badcaps.net |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1205135 | 2011-05-30 03:11:00 | I am going to get one of the Corsair PSU's. | QW. (15883) | ||
| 1205136 | 2011-05-30 04:53:00 | Good choice ;) | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1205137 | 2011-06-01 06:28:00 | Would an MSI 785GM-E51 work with a AM2 socket CPU chip? | QW. (15883) | ||
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