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November 13, 2013 9:13:10 PM

I have zebronics 450watt t sata plus psu which didn't make any problem in idle time but when i gaming (cod ghost,battelfield 3,splntr cel blacklist) at good settings my psu heats up heavily means really heavy
My pc spec is
asus m5a78lmlx
amd phenom ii x4 840
4gb ddr3
sapphire 7750

what should i do?

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November 13, 2013 9:21:43 PM

That's pretty normal for a unit like that. It's very low efficiency, so a lot of what it draws from the wall is going to be turned into heat. First of all, how do you have it mounted? Is the fan on it pulling air from underneath the case? If not, that's the first change you want to make. You can try to position your case such that it's taking in cold(er) air. Or you can buy a new PSU.
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November 13, 2013 9:29:55 PM

Yeah pretty much your best bet would be to get an Antec, Corsair, Seasonic or XFX PSU. 380W+
All their units are pretty much 80+ rated, as in 80% or higher efficiency.
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November 13, 2013 9:30:26 PM

cuecuemore said:
That's pretty normal for a unit like that. It's very low efficiency, so a lot of what it draws from the wall is going to be turned into heat. First of all, how do you have it mounted? Is the fan on it pulling air from underneath the case? If not, that's the first change you want to make. You can try to position your case such that it's taking in cold(er) air. Or you can buy a new PSU.


my psu fan is running well & its perfectly mounted & my cabinet had two 60mm fan so i think cooling system is good & its stays in open place
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November 13, 2013 10:51:35 PM

If you can afford it, get this one.
Seasonic SS400BT

It is a little bit more expensive than the other 2 but much better quality.
And it will have enough juice to power your machine properly.

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November 14, 2013 12:35:32 AM

That Zebronics PSU is going to die in a couple of months if u continue gaming. That PSU is not recommended at all. U have to buy a new good quality PSU.

That CoolerMaster Extreme Power Plus PSU is also crap

The Corsair VS series is the worst series of Corsair PSUs

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-...

Get one of these
http://www.flipkart.com/corsair-smps-cx430-430-watts-ps...
http://www.flipkart.com/seasonic-s12ii-520-watts-psu/p/...

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November 14, 2013 5:50:40 AM

chimera201 said:
That Zebronics PSU is going to die in a couple of months if u continue gaming. That PSU is not recommended at all. U have to buy a new good quality PSU.

That CoolerMaster Extreme Power Plus PSU is also crap

The Corsair VS series is the worst series of Corsair PSUs

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-...

Get one of these
http://www.flipkart.com/corsair-smps-cx430-430-watts-ps...
http://www.flipkart.com/seasonic-s12ii-520-watts-psu/p/...



what r ur al preferring that's too costly for me how about that
http://www.flipkart.com/corsair-vs450-450-watt-psu/p/it...

that comes within 2500 rs i can afford upto that only
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November 14, 2013 5:59:17 AM

What i can say is that the Corsair VS450 is way better than the Zebronics crap psu and will also work with ur current system.
But the VS series is the worst of the Corsair PSU lineup.
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