How much more can my PSU take? - Page 2

TaroT · 20th August 2012, 1:08 PM

i disagree and so do the 12 dead antec 350 psu's i have.

I do not rate those psu's at all and would never recommend using them even with a low-end system.

The ones i had were cronic for overheating and the rails were all over the place even on lighter loads.

If you had a 350 or have one now that runs fine then my guess is they changed suppliers and i,ll go and kick these old one a few more times for fun but i would run a multimeter on the thing then occt the hell out of it and see if the system and psu are stable.

Also throw one of those elcheapo wattage meters (you can get the from coles now

) on at the same time and see what nominal and full system draw is then decide.
but if it was my computer i would use it as a paperweight.

Chiamh · 20th August 2012, 7:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xok

What?

PSU are vastly overrated for what they run, you'll be fine. It's an Antec unit (I believe it might be a seasonic under there, but at the very minimum it's a very good low wattage unit).

Thanks, this was the more like the impression i had. It is an antec unit, as opposed to a seasonic so i figured i'd be fine.

c_hegge · 20th August 2012, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TaroT

i disagree and so do the 12 dead antec 350 psu's i have.

I do not rate those psu's at all and would never recommend using them even with a low-end system.

The ones i had were cronic for overheating and the rails were all over the place even on lighter loads.

I'm assuming you're referring to the Antec Smartpower 350? If so, I agree. We sold lots of them at work a few years ago, and guess what? EVERY SINGLE ONE died, long before the PC had to be retired, and several took the motherboards out with them.

The problem was that Antec and CWT (The company that built the smartpowers for Antec) used fuhjyyu branded capacitors - one of the worst brands available, so after a few years the caps went bad and the ripple went through the roof.

Between all my dead PSUs and the trouble I had with my Antec 1200 case falling apart and the fans failing, It will be a long time before I buy another antec product.

Chiamh · 21st August 2012, 10:22 PM

This is the PSU i'm currently using..

http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=705002&fid=5022027

20th August 2012, 1:08 PM	#16
TaroT Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hazelbrook nsw 2779 Posts: 6,516	i disagree and so do the 12 dead antec 350 psu's i have. I do not rate those psu's at all and would never recommend using them even with a low-end system. The ones i had were cronic for overheating and the rails were all over the place even on lighter loads. If you had a 350 or have one now that runs fine then my guess is they changed suppliers and i,ll go and kick these old one a few more times for fun but i would run a multimeter on the thing then occt the hell out of it and see if the system and psu are stable. Also throw one of those elcheapo wattage meters (you can get the from coles now ) on at the same time and see what nominal and full system draw is then decide. but if it was my computer i would use it as a paperweight. __________________ AMD 8350FX @4.6 no turbo:corsair H100 cooler: Gigabyte 990FXUD5P: 16 gig GSKILL 2133@2133 9 10 10 27: Gigabyte 7950 3Gb 1050/1300:

21st August 2012, 10:22 PM	#19
Chiamh Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 38	This is the PSU i'm currently using.. http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=705002&fid=5022027