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| Thread ID: 82029 | 2007-08-14 03:59:00 | Do power supplies matter? | Fishy (10540) | Press F1 |
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| 580760 | 2007-08-14 07:51:00 | Yeah that PSU there looks pretty nice, will easily power your system with upgrades and is certainly very quiet indeed. Pretty easy to install, it just requires unplugging all power connectors, unscrewing and removing the old PSU, installing the new one, and plugging the new cables in (making sure of course you don't forget to plug in things like the Aux 12v for CPU and spend 3 hours wondering why it doesn't work) You could get the Enermax Liberty 400, it's the one I got, and I reckon it's great, although the only advantage to you would be the slightly cheaper price, if you don't care about modular cables (but I reckon they're great also) |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 580761 | 2007-08-14 07:53:00 | Enermax and Silverstone are probably best bang for buck PSU's in NZ. One I would suggest is this: c1com.co.nz Installing it is fairly easy as well. Lay the case on it's side and unplug all cables that goto the PSU. (There should be a few molex plugs going to harddrives, 24pin going to motherboard, another 4-pin going to the motherboard and then plugs to CDroms etc.) Unscrew screws on the back of the case holding the PSU in place. Carefully remove the PSU. Get the new PSU and repeat the steps backwards :D |
trinsic (6945) | ||
| 580762 | 2007-08-14 08:02:00 | There's a helluva lot of brands around these days. Which do you recommend as replacement PSU for an oldish pre-pPCI-e system? I personally like Enermax, some people prefer Antec as their favourite. For a detailed listing (www.tomswiki.com) of most known PSU brands |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 580763 | 2007-08-14 08:16:00 | Ok well if that Enermax is good I think i'll go for that. I know the liberty 400W is cheaper but it's an extra 135W and it says the liberty ones are more focused at gamers, well I hardly have a computer that can "game" so I think i'll pass. By the way when reading about on the net I noticed an app called speedfan. I downloaded that an according to that my PSU fan is running at 8000RPM :eek: |
Fishy (10540) | ||
| 580764 | 2007-08-14 08:16:00 | Yes, that Enermax will be fine, I have one in this PC and it is great :thumbs: | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 580765 | 2007-08-14 08:23:00 | Is 8000RPM normal? | Fishy (10540) | ||
| 580766 | 2007-08-14 08:56:00 | Here's a handy power calculator (www.extreme.outervision.com). All you have to figure out is, is the PSU you are looking at actually rated at or near what in claims. Most of the good brands are. Nest, you'll want to look at efficiency, unless that is, you prefer to cut down trees rather than hug them. Still efficiency is easier on the wallet if your machine is going to on for large chunks of the day and/or night. Check out some PSU reviews (www.extreme.outervision.com). More reviews and info here (http://www.silentpcreview.com/) with a slant toward silent and cool. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 580767 | 2007-08-14 08:59:00 | Is 8000RPM normal? :eek: It must be misreporting or hooked into the wrong BIOS report . That'd be faster than most buzzy wee VGA fans and, for an 80-90mm PSU fan which usually spin in the 1200 to 3500 range, you'd definitely know if it was spinning that fast . |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 580768 | 2007-08-14 09:00:00 | Oh, did I mention that Enermax were Poos? | Murray P (44) | ||
| 580769 | 2007-08-14 09:14:00 | My friend tells me that I need a new power supply . I've got some generic 300W thing that's about 5 or 6 years old . . . Do they matter? Well lets see, it has 230volts coming in at one end and 12v or less at the other ends, which are attached to all your precious sparkly new hardware . Should there be some type of problem with the conversion of the 230v its likely to do bad things to that sparkly new hardware . Thus the importance of quality PSUs . Regardless of graphics cards . The graphics card just means you are likely to need more amps on the 12v than your current who-knows brand provides . Enermax is good . |
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