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| 680678 | 2008-06-20 22:00:00 | Hey, i am thinking about if im starving my pc? I have random shutdowns when the computer is usin the graphics chip (onboard) it may have a random shut down and also it SOMETIMES shuts back down again when you boot it up, and has a warning about power failure. I am wondering if i am using too much power for my PSU? I have a winfast motherboard with 1gb of ram and a onboard Nvidia 6100. (And also a plug and play dell ultrasharp monitor) I have a 80gb hd, floppy and a lite on dvd/rw. I have over ten USB ports on this pc, but only one is normally used for mouse. Would this starve my Hyena :yuck: 400 Watt PSU? Here is a screen shot of the Attached file: Device_Manager.JPG (www.imagef1.net.nz) (83 KB) (Note, the brother hard disk is the printer and the first CDROM on the list is a virtual drive) |
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| 680679 | 2008-06-20 22:06:00 | Would this starve my Hyena :yuck: 400 Watt PSU? You already know the answer, with a Hyena anything is possible. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 680680 | 2008-06-20 22:25:00 | Yeah ditch the hyena and get something better, your motherboard manual should tell you the minimum specs for the power supply it needs | gary67 (56) | ||
| 680681 | 2008-06-20 22:30:00 | Cool, do you know of a good but CHEAP PSU? (I know how to change it) I (like alot of people) Have almost no money so... | password (5384) | ||
| 680682 | 2008-06-20 23:37:00 | Are ThermalTake PSUs any good?? The 430W ones retail for ~$85 IIRC. EDIT: More like $95. pbtech.co.nz |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 680683 | 2008-06-20 23:58:00 | I'm using Thermaltake 430W's here . Havent had a prob with them since I brought them . They were only $60 each . Since they were as is . No package/box, just the PSU . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 680684 | 2008-06-21 00:25:00 | Get one from DSE. I have one also, no problems. www.dse.co.nz :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 680685 | 2008-06-21 00:39:00 | I have had 2 TT430w blow on me....learned my lesson. | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 680686 | 2008-06-21 03:30:00 | for a cheap PSU... the likes of high power or aopen. there are several others and most likly all made by the same manafacture. 400w would be to small. get a 500watt +. especialy with cheaper brands make sure you get one bigger than you need. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 680687 | 2008-06-21 03:48:00 | Coolermaster Extreme 460w. Reliable too. |
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