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Name: TrickYAH Date: October 15, 2006 at 04:27:01 Pacific OS: WinXP Pro CPU/Ram: X2 4400 / 2GB Product: custom
Comment:
Hi,
I'm planning on buying a new PSU, i was looking at this one:
Name: jam Date: October 15, 2006 at 06:27:14 Pacific
Reply:
It's not ATX2.0, it's ATX12V 2.0...there's a difference. And since you didn't list your system specs, it's difficult to say whether a 580W/SLi certified PSU is necessary or not. The PSU has decent specs so it should be fine...it may be overkill for your system though.
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Response Number 2
Name: Sabertooth Date: October 15, 2006 at 10:11:12 Pacific
Reply:
Assuming this is for a workhorse system, that is likely to be used for things like gaming.
In addition to the dual +12V rail, if the PSU is cool, isn't too noisy & the MBTF is decent enough and it has a great warranty support. It might just be a very good bargain, considering how components (video cards) are getting more power hungry these days.
Like jam wrote - it all depends on the systems components & primary use.
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Summary: This sounds like a heat problem. Quite possibly within the new psu as Cobra suggests. With the power *DISCONNECTED* check inside the psu to see if clean. If not, blow out with a hairdryer set to cold ...
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