Power Supplies..

Sargentwhitey · Dec 20, 2004, 07:19 AM

Alllrighty.. I recently (over the weekend) got some new parts in my computer.. a 74Gig Raptor, 1GB DDR 400.. some new external accessories and A Zalman CNPS7000... and well.. I found out that my MGE Vigor cant quite keep up with all of it during a high load program (ie. Far Cry) and everytime I am in such program for an extended amount of time.. either one of two (or both) things happen - VPU Recover, or Reboot. Now Im quite convinced that it is my power supply, as I can begin to hear my drives spinning down before the the VPU Recover takes place. Now, after that long read, my real question is.... What is a good power supply?... I have about.. 150$ to spend on it.. and would prefer to have one that can keep STEADY voltage rails (something I have never experienced). Any Help Will Be Appreciated.

Lowfat · Dec 20, 2004, 07:55 AM

PC Power & Cooling TurboCool's are the best PSU you could buy, its around that price range also.
Sparkle, Fortron, OCZ also make damn good PSU's.

Sargentwhitey · Dec 20, 2004, 08:22 AM

Im guessing the Fortron 500Watt Blue Storm would Definitely be worth the money?.. although its not much of an object now.. I wanna play my Far Cry *tear*

Lowfat · Dec 20, 2004, 08:48 AM

fortron make great PSU's for a great price. Most of them come with 120mm fan also, so they are pretty quiet. and yes, i would buy that PSU.

Geminiwave · Dec 20, 2004, 06:05 PM

pc power and cooling is the industry's best.

Ultra X is awesome also btw. Very very stable voltages and modular power lines.

Uhh what else...oh yeah I wouldnt recommend Sparkle. They are extremely light and if you just drop them like 2 inches stuff snaps off on the inside. I've had bad bad bad luck with those.

Sargentwhitey · Dec 21, 2004, 04:10 AM

Well, I ordered myself the Fortron 500Watt Blue Storm mentioned above.. it seems to have dual 12v rails which will be oh so nice

. Now I just have to wait for it to come in.

Necrosis · Dec 21, 2004, 04:22 AM

I'm going to say OCZ is my PC & Power Cooling Supply burst into flames two months ago.

CDsDontBurn · Dec 21, 2004, 04:27 AM

well, i was going to mention an Enermax Noisetaker 600Watt PSU, since it (the Noisetaker series) has dual 12v rails, but seeing that you already ordered your PSU, i guess it's too late now.

Sargentwhitey · Dec 21, 2004, 04:29 AM

That one is a liiiitle out of my price range

but thanks anyway ^_^

CDsDontBurn · Dec 21, 2004, 04:33 AM

just by about $30. Oh well, i'm sure that the one you ordered will do you just fine.

Necrosis · Dec 21, 2004, 04:35 AM

I had a 400 watt Fortron for awhile, it was a pretty good supply. Far as I know it's still running strong.

~~Crash Override~~ · Dec 21, 2004, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Necrosis

I'm going to say OCZ is my PC & Power Cooling Supply burst into flames two months ago.

Wow thats the first I've heard of a PC Power & Cooling unit having issues like that.

I've had a couple of their PSU's and I've always been able to have them for years without issues.

Matter of fact I had my Athlon XP2500+ system that I had o/c'ed up to 3200+ with the dual optical drives, 2 Western Digital HDs, and all my LED's and everything running just fine off of it.

The only reason I traded it out of there was I got a good deal on a ThermalTake Butterfly PSU and I wanted it for the AXP system so the PC Power & Cooling unit has since pulled duty in my little Celeron 1.7 system that I use as just a secondary system for when the AXP is tied up doing something

Dec 20, 2004, 07:19 AM	#1
Sargentwhitey Has a JOB.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,473 Rep Power: 0	Power Supplies.. Alllrighty.. I recently (over the weekend) got some new parts in my computer.. a 74Gig Raptor, 1GB DDR 400.. some new external accessories and A Zalman CNPS7000... and well.. I found out that my MGE Vigor cant quite keep up with all of it during a high load program (ie. Far Cry) and everytime I am in such program for an extended amount of time.. either one of two (or both) things happen - VPU Recover, or Reboot. Now Im quite convinced that it is my power supply, as I can begin to hear my drives spinning down before the the VPU Recover takes place. Now, after that long read, my real question is.... What is a good power supply?... I have about.. 150$ to spend on it.. and would prefer to have one that can keep STEADY voltage rails (something I have never experienced). Any Help Will Be Appreciated. __________________ Mobile:Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz, 40GB WD, 1GB PC24000, Intel Mediocre Graphics 2, SB Audigy 2 Notebook

Dec 20, 2004, 07:55 AM	#2
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,251 Rep Power: 99	PC Power & Cooling TurboCool's are the best PSU you could buy, its around that price range also. Sparkle, Fortron, OCZ also make damn good PSU's. __________________ 27" iMac: i5 750 * 80GB X25-M G1 * 4GB DDR3 * HD4850 Stacker: 2600k * P8P67 Pro * 4GB DDR3 * 80GB ioXtreme * 30GB X25-E * (2) HD6950 * Asus D2 * Enermax Revo85+ HWD: (2) Xeon E5649 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * 8800GTS * 1000W Antec FT01BW: (2) Xeon E5645 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * GTS210 * Gigabyte 800W Odin GT Storage: (2) Sans Digital TR8M-B * 29TB

Dec 20, 2004, 08:22 AM	Thread Starter #3
Sargentwhitey Has a JOB.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,473 Rep Power: 0	Im guessing the Fortron 500Watt Blue Storm would Definitely be worth the money?.. although its not much of an object now.. I wanna play my Far Cry tear __________________ Mobile:Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz, 40GB WD, 1GB PC24000, Intel Mediocre Graphics 2, SB Audigy 2 Notebook

Dec 20, 2004, 08:48 AM	#4
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,251 Rep Power: 99	fortron make great PSU's for a great price. Most of them come with 120mm fan also, so they are pretty quiet. and yes, i would buy that PSU. __________________ 27" iMac: i5 750 * 80GB X25-M G1 * 4GB DDR3 * HD4850 Stacker: 2600k * P8P67 Pro * 4GB DDR3 * 80GB ioXtreme * 30GB X25-E * (2) HD6950 * Asus D2 * Enermax Revo85+ HWD: (2) Xeon E5649 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * 8800GTS * 1000W Antec FT01BW: (2) Xeon E5645 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * GTS210 * Gigabyte 800W Odin GT Storage: (2) Sans Digital TR8M-B * 29TB

Dec 20, 2004, 06:05 PM	#5
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	pc power and cooling is the industry's best. Ultra X is awesome also btw. Very very stable voltages and modular power lines. Uhh what else...oh yeah I wouldnt recommend Sparkle. They are extremely light and if you just drop them like 2 inches stuff snaps off on the inside. I've had bad bad bad luck with those. __________________

Dec 21, 2004, 04:10 AM	Thread Starter #6
Sargentwhitey Has a JOB.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,473 Rep Power: 0	Well, I ordered myself the Fortron 500Watt Blue Storm mentioned above.. it seems to have dual 12v rails which will be oh so nice . Now I just have to wait for it to come in. __________________ Mobile:Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz, 40GB WD, 1GB PC24000, Intel Mediocre Graphics 2, SB Audigy 2 Notebook

Dec 21, 2004, 04:22 AM	#7
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	I'm going to say OCZ is my PC & Power Cooling Supply burst into flames two months ago.

Dec 21, 2004, 04:27 AM	#8
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	well, i was going to mention an Enermax Noisetaker 600Watt PSU, since it (the Noisetaker series) has dual 12v rails, but seeing that you already ordered your PSU, i guess it's too late now. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Dec 21, 2004, 04:29 AM	Thread Starter #9
Sargentwhitey Has a JOB.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,473 Rep Power: 0	That one is a liiiitle out of my price range but thanks anyway ^_^ __________________ Mobile:Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz, 40GB WD, 1GB PC24000, Intel Mediocre Graphics 2, SB Audigy 2 Notebook

Dec 21, 2004, 04:33 AM	#10
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	just by about $30. Oh well, i'm sure that the one you ordered will do you just fine. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Dec 21, 2004, 04:35 AM	#11
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	I had a 400 watt Fortron for awhile, it was a pretty good supply. Far as I know it's still running strong.