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aperson_83

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I have a Logisys 480 watt power supply that came with the case. It is 8 months old. Lately, sometimes the computer turns off randomly. It happens very often when I'm running more intensive applications. I can't always reproduce it. So do I need a new power supply? Logisys RMA requires me to ship it to them, but I don't want a new one that only lasts a few months. If I need a new power supply, and I don't want to use the RMA, would a Corair CX430 work for my build? Here's my specs:



GA-F2A85X-D3H Motherboard
A10-5800K APU
3 SATA HDs
Saphire 1gb DDR5 6670
8gb Crucial Ballistix DDR3 1866 memory
 
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Yes a 430w Corsair will power those specs.

Tier 5 - Other than the units listed above for any of these brands, NOT RECOMMENDED. Replace ASAP if you have one.

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HEC Orion
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Dark Lord of Tech

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Yes a 430w Corsair will power those specs.

Tier 5 - Other than the units listed above for any of these brands, NOT RECOMMENDED. Replace ASAP if you have one.

A-TOP Technology
Apevia
APEX (SUPERCASE/ALLIED)
Aspire(Turbo Case)
ATADC
Athena Power
ATRIX
Broadway Com Corp
Coolmax
Deer
Diablotek
Dynapower USA
Dynex
EagleTech
FOXCONN
FSP Everest
HEC Orion
Hiper Type-R
Huntkey
I-Star Computer Co. Ltd
In Win
JPAC COMPUTER
Just PC
Kingwin Inc.
Linkworld Electronics
Logisys Computer<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
MGE
MSI
NMEDIAPC
Norwood Micro/ CompUSA
NorthQ
NZXT
Okia
Powmax
Q-Tec
Raidmax
Rocketfish
Rosewill
SFC
Shuttle
Skyhawk
Spire Coolers
Star Micro
STARTECH
Thermaltake Purepower NP
Thermaltake Purepower RU
Thermaltake TR2 (and TR2-RX)
TOPOWER TOP
Ultra X-Connect
Ultra X2 >greater than 700 watt
Ultra LSP
Wintech
XION
YoungYear
Zebronics

 
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That Logisys 480W PSU isn't 480 Watts continuous. It can't even deliver the 330 Watts average that it claims.

What's worse is that the ripple is out of spec and that leads to system instability.

Its maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 16 Amps is too weak.

The Corsair CX430 is vastly superior to that Logisys PS480 trash and will have no problem powering your system configuration.
 
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aperson_83

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Ok, thanks. Do you think the problems I'm experiencing are caused by the PSU though? I don't want to replace a power supply and not solve the problem, even if my current one is really crappy.
 
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