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July 7, 2014 1:01:06 PM

Here is a link to the exact PSU i own and i do not mean the red button as it turns on the Blue LED. It did not come with instructions so i do not know.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

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July 7, 2014 1:09:04 PM

The red switch with 110 printed on it is the voltage selector.

However...if you're using a RAIDMAX PSU....do you have a fire extinguisher handy?
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July 7, 2014 1:17:18 PM

USAFRet said:
The red switch with 110 printed on it is the voltage selector.

However...if you're using a RAIDMAX PSU....do you have a fire extinguisher handy?
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Lol funny. some of my friends had the same one i got and it never broke. I mean if i bought a 730W PSU of any other brand i would be paying in the thousands range


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July 7, 2014 1:20:19 PM

And some of my friends went street racing and didn't die. Some of them.
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July 7, 2014 1:30:07 PM

USAFRet said:
And some of my friends went street racing and didn't die. Some of them.


Well i just got it in the mail today, i can easily send it back saying it is broke or something. I just cant find any other PSU under $500 that puts out atleast 700W

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July 7, 2014 1:37:57 PM

Ferrariassassin said:
USAFRet said:
And some of my friends went street racing and didn't die. Some of them.


Well i just got it in the mail today, i can easily send it back saying it is broke or something. I just cant find any other PSU under $500 that puts out atleast 700W



RAIDMAX PSU's are in the category of "Replace Immediately".
Will it die tomorrow? Probably not.
Is it far more likely to die than a better class of PSU? Yes.

And when a PSU dies, it can easily kill off other components in the system. In the extreme case, a dying PSU can start a fire.

Your call.
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July 7, 2014 1:40:39 PM

i felt a shiver go up my spine when I read raidmax. Quality PSU's are a must these days its the only way to truly protect your investment (the rest of the parts). I'm a fan of anyone that gets their psu's made by seasonic but rebrands them I know corsair does for example and I think the newegg in house brand Rosewill does as well. I've had my 750W rosewill platinum for 2 years now..no issues.

also just basing my initial thoughts, that psu has a ton of 1-star reviews totaling 16% of the overall reviews..that's enough to make me move on right away. Hell just read the customer support rep's broken English on all of the negative replies...no thank you!
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July 7, 2014 3:00:48 PM

vagrancyx said:
i felt a shiver go up my spine when I read raidmax. Quality PSU's are a must these days its the only way to truly protect your investment (the rest of the parts). I'm a fan of anyone that gets their psu's made by seasonic but rebrands them I know corsair does for example and I think the newegg in house brand Rosewill does as well. I've had my 750W rosewill platinum for 2 years now..no issues.

also just basing my initial thoughts, that psu has a ton of 1-star reviews totaling 16% of the overall reviews..that's enough to make me move on right away. Hell just read the customer support rep's broken English on all of the negative replies...no thank you!


Ok thanks. Here is my setup
CPU-i5-4590
GPU-MSI R9 270 GAMING 2GB 256-Bit
MB-ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150
Memory-2X4GB RAM
HDD-WD 1TB
DVD-One Asus DVD Drive
OS-Windows 8.1

So do you think i even needed 730W in the first place? And i wonder if Newegg will give me a refund lol.

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July 7, 2014 3:33:46 PM

For a system using a single Radeon R9 270 graphics card AMD specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater system power supply. The power supply should also have a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 30 Amps or greater and have at least one 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector.

Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Sufficient Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) is the most critical factor.
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July 7, 2014 3:36:02 PM

The instructions should say send me back.
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July 7, 2014 3:36:36 PM

ko888 said:
For a system using a single Radeon R9 270 graphics card AMD specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater system power supply. The power supply should also have a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 30 Amps or greater and have at least one 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector.

Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Sufficient Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) is the most critical factor.

So how do i know the total of a PSU?
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July 7, 2014 3:37:10 PM

SR-71 Blackbird said:
The instructions should say send me back.



Ok thanks. Here is my setup
CPU-i5-4590
GPU-MSI R9 270 GAMING 2GB 256-Bit
MB-ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150
Memory-2X4GB RAM
HDD-WD 1TB
DVD-One Asus DVD Drive
OS-Windows 8.1

So do you think i even needed 730W in the first place? And i wonder if Newegg will give me a refund lol.
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July 7, 2014 3:37:42 PM

Ferrariassassin said:

So how do i know the total of a PSU?


It does not matter. Do not use it.
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July 7, 2014 3:38:03 PM

No a solid 550w can easily run that.
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July 7, 2014 3:39:25 PM

USAFRet said:
Ferrariassassin said:

So how do i know the total of a PSU?


It does not matter. Do not use it.


Lol, im not man i mean like how do i know the total of any PSU i would buy. How is this one? Does it support Haswell because i have a i5-4590
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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July 7, 2014 3:50:23 PM

Ferrariassassin said:
USAFRet said:
Ferrariassassin said:

So how do i know the total of a PSU?


It does not matter. Do not use it.


Lol, im not man i mean like how do i know the total of any PSU i would buy. How is this one? Does it support Haswell because i have a i5-4590
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


It should be specified on the PSU's label.
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July 7, 2014 4:11:02 PM

Ferrariassassin said:


Thanks and i wonder why they make haswell ready PSU? I mean all a PSU does is give power to everything so why does it matter if the PSU is H ready anyway and how would my CPU even know?



The Haswell processors can enter a sleep state, called C7, that can drop the processor's power usage to as low as 0.05 Amps. Even if the sleeping CPU is the only load on the +12V rail, most power supplies can handle a load this low. The potential problem arises when there is still a substantial load on the power supply's minor rails (i.e. the +3.3V and +5V rails). If the load on these minor rails are above a certain threshold (which varies by PSU), the +12V rail's voltage may go out of spec (i.e. voltage greater than +12.6V). If the +12V rail is out of spec when the motherboard comes out of the sleep state, one or more of the PSU's protection circuits may be triggered preventing the PSU from running and will cause the power supply to "latch off". This will require the user to cycle the power on their power supply using the power switch on the back of the PSU.
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July 7, 2014 4:22:47 PM

ko888 said:
Ferrariassassin said:


Thanks and i wonder why they make haswell ready PSU? I mean all a PSU does is give power to everything so why does it matter if the PSU is H ready anyway and how would my CPU even know?



The Haswell processors can enter a sleep state, called C7, that can drop the processor's power usage to as low as 0.05 Amps. Even if the sleeping CPU is the only load on the +12V rail, most power supplies can handle a load this low. The potential problem arises when there is still a substantial load on the power supply's minor rails (i.e. the +3.3V and +5V rails). If the load on these minor rails are above a certain threshold (which varies by PSU), the +12V rail's voltage may go out of spec (i.e. voltage greater than +12.6V). If the +12V rail is out of spec when the motherboard comes out of the sleep state, one or more of the PSU's protection circuits may be triggered preventing the PSU from running and will cause the power supply to "latch off". This will require the user to cycle the power on their power supply using the power switch on the back of the PSU.


hmm thanks man, i am ordering this one do you thin it will work goot with the i5-4590 and the ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 motherboard? And thanks man i really appreciate it, here is the PSU ii found what do you think?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

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July 7, 2014 4:45:10 PM

Ferrariassassin said:
hmm thanks man, i am ordering this one do you thin it will work goot with the i5-4590 and the ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 motherboard? And thanks man i really appreciate it, here is the PSU ii found what do you think?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...



The Corsair CX600M isn't Intel Haswell ready. You would have to ensure that C6/C7 power state support is disabled in the motherboard's BIOS setup if you're going to be using that PSU. The only Corsair CX Series models that are confirmed Intel Haswell ready are the CX750 and CX750M because they are based on a newer platform than the lower wattage CX models that are based on an older circuit design.
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July 7, 2014 5:45:14 PM

Yeah i dunno why you thought you needed a 730 Watt PSU in the first place. Hell I don't even need my 750, I just bought it because it was a great price at the time.

http://support.asus.com/powersupply.aspx

^ is a pretty nifty calculator, while it might not be 100% (Probably is pretty damn near close) accurate, its a good baseline.
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July 7, 2014 6:34:23 PM

vagrancyx said:
Yeah i dunno why you thought you needed a 730 Watt PSU in the first place. Hell I don't even need my 750, I just bought it because it was a great price at the time.

http://support.asus.com/powersupply.aspx

^ is a pretty nifty calculator, while it might not be 100% (Probably is pretty damn near close) accurate, its a good baseline.

Dang i put all of my componets in and it says i need a 600W PSU
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July 7, 2014 6:37:42 PM

THOSE thins aren't accurate they over estimate.
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July 7, 2014 6:39:18 PM

That calculator is wrong.
It says my rig (In sig) requires 750w. It ran on a CX500 for 6 months before its capacitors failed. Now its running on my TR2 (I know, I know, Im looking to get it replaced soon as possible)


As for the topic at hand, you simply need a quality ~500w PSU.
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July 7, 2014 6:54:54 PM

Well i got an RMA issued from new egg so hopefuly they give me a refund. And do i need to have a PSU that is Haswell ready to be able to work with my i5-4590 and ASRock H97M Pro4 Motherboard or does it not matter? Because if it doesnt check out this PSU i found on Amazone it is the same prise as the SHitty Raidmax i bouht what do you all think?

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX600...
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July 7, 2014 6:57:55 PM

Ferrariassassin said:
Well i got an RMA issued from new egg so hopefuly they give me a refund. And do i need to have a PSU that is Haswell ready to be able to work with my i5-4590 and ASRock H97M Pro4 Motherboard or does it not matter? Because if it doesnt check out this PSU i found on Amazone it is the same prise as the SHitty Raidmax i bouht what do you all think?

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX600...


You would have to ensure that C6/C7 power state support is disabled in the motherboard's BIOS setup if you're going to be using a non-Haswell ready PSU.
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July 7, 2014 7:06:19 PM

ko888 said:
Ferrariassassin said:
Well i got an RMA issued from new egg so hopefuly they give me a refund. And do i need to have a PSU that is Haswell ready to be able to work with my i5-4590 and ASRock H97M Pro4 Motherboard or does it not matter? Because if it doesnt check out this PSU i found on Amazone it is the same prise as the SHitty Raidmax i bouht what do you all think?

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX600...


You would have to ensure that C6/C7 power state support is disabled in the motherboard's BIOS setup if you're going to be using a non-Haswell ready PSU.

Well it would be more simpler to get one with it. Can you suggest a PSU that is in the range of 600 and up that is haswell enabled? I want to be able to plug and play ahha
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July 7, 2014 7:13:26 PM

Ferrariassassin said:
Well it would be more simpler to get one with it. Can you suggest a PSU that is in the range of 600 and up that is haswell enabled? I want to be able to plug and play ahha


What's wrong with the XFX TS Series P1550SXXB9 550W that @SR-71 Blackbird posted a link to?
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July 7, 2014 7:22:47 PM

ko888 said:
Ferrariassassin said:
Well it would be more simpler to get one with it. Can you suggest a PSU that is in the range of 600 and up that is haswell enabled? I want to be able to plug and play ahha


What's wrong with the XFX TS Series P1550SXXB9 550W that @SR-71 Blackbird posted a link to?


Is it even a good brand? It looks like its in the same crappy league as the Raidmax. Also it is not Haswell supported, it may say it on the name but if you go to the items actual specificationsdown below it says it does not work with haswell and is not haswell ready.

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July 7, 2014 7:35:25 PM

Ferrariassassin said:
Is it even a good brand? It looks like its in the same crappy league as the Raidmax. Also it is not Haswell supported, it may say it on the name but if you go to the items actual specificationsdown below it says it does not work with haswell and is not haswell ready.



Are you looking at the correct link?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

That XFX PSU is made by Seasonic. Seasonic is a Tier 1 PSU designer and manufacturer. Raidmax uses the vastly inferior Andyson as their PSU designer and manufacturer.

There's a bullet point under the XFX TS Series P1550SXXB9 550W Features that says:

• Haswell Ready

Scroll down to the middle of the web page and it shows:

Haswell Ready

The series power supply is compatible with Intel 4th generation processors to use the new efficiency features.

Compatible with the newest Haswell based PCs to maximize power control and efficiency
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July 7, 2014 7:57:16 PM

ko888 said:
Ferrariassassin said:
Is it even a good brand? It looks like its in the same crappy league as the Raidmax. Also it is not Haswell supported, it may say it on the name but if you go to the items actual specificationsdown below it says it does not work with haswell and is not haswell ready.



Are you looking at the correct link?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

That XFX PSU is made by Seasonic. Seasonic is a Tier 1 PSU designer and manufacturer. Raidmax uses the vastly inferior Andyson as their PSU designer and manufacturer.

There's a bullet point under the XFX TS Series P1550SXXB9 550W Features that says:

• Haswell Ready

Scroll down to the middle of the web page and it shows:

Haswell Ready

The series power supply is compatible with Intel 4th generation processors to use the new efficiency features.

Compatible with the newest Haswell based PCs to maximize power control and efficiency


Maybe it just says it is not Haswell ready by mistake. I just got confused because if you go to specifications on newegg.com on that model and scroll down it says haswell ready-NO lol it just confused me. But i hope the 550w is enough for everything haha

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July 7, 2014 8:19:03 PM

Ferrariassassin said:
Maybe it just says it is not Haswell ready by mistake. I just got confused because if you go to specifications on newegg.com on that model and scroll down it says haswell ready-NO lol it just confused me. But i hope the 550w is enough for everything haha



That's a Newegg.com error.

CPU-i5-4590 .......................................... 72 Watts
GPU-MSI R9 270 GAMING 2GB 256-Bit ... 195.7 Watts maximum at factory clock speeds while running FurMark Stability Testing
MB-ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 ........... 38 Watts
Memory-2X4GB RAM ............................... 6 Watts
HDD-WD 1TB .......................................... 10 Watts
DVD-One Asus DVD Drive ....................... 32 Watts
3 Case cooling fans ............................... 13 Watts

Total ...................................................... 366 Watts

The XFX TS Series P1550SXXB9 550W should be more than sufficient to power that system configuration unless there are some components missing from your specs.
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July 7, 2014 8:30:25 PM

ko888 said:
Ferrariassassin said:
Maybe it just says it is not Haswell ready by mistake. I just got confused because if you go to specifications on newegg.com on that model and scroll down it says haswell ready-NO lol it just confused me. But i hope the 550w is enough for everything haha



That's a Newegg.com error.

CPU-i5-4590 .......................................... 72 Watts
GPU-MSI R9 270 GAMING 2GB 256-Bit ... 195.7 Watts maximum at factory clock speeds while running FurMark Stability Testing
MB-ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 ........... 38 Watts
Memory-2X4GB RAM ............................... 6 Watts
HDD-WD 1TB .......................................... 10 Watts
DVD-One Asus DVD Drive ....................... 32 Watts
3 Case cooling fans ............................... 13 Watts

Total ...................................................... 366 Watts

The XFX TS Series P1550SXXB9 550W should be more than sufficient to power that system configuration unless there are some components missing from your specs.

Lol so 550W would kick some serious ass even if i decided to get a stronger GPU huh lol. THanks man you have been a huge help
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July 8, 2014 4:49:47 AM

I said that link was a good baseline didn't say it was perfect, I'd rather it over estimated than under estimated... in any case..if you don't know it beats posts on a forum to get a decent idea of what you need.
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July 8, 2014 1:06:12 PM

Well thanks to everyone on here who has helped me. I am just a automotive technician and i never really messed with computers haha
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July 8, 2014 1:21:16 PM

give that psu to your worst enemy.
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July 8, 2014 1:30:07 PM

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give that psu to your worst enemy.


lmao yea
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July 9, 2014 1:32:54 AM

ko888 said:
Ferrariassassin said:
Maybe it just says it is not Haswell ready by mistake. I just got confused because if you go to specifications on newegg.com on that model and scroll down it says haswell ready-NO lol it just confused me. But i hope the 550w is enough for everything haha



That's a Newegg.com error.

CPU-i5-4590 .......................................... 72 Watts
GPU-MSI R9 270 GAMING 2GB 256-Bit ... 195.7 Watts maximum at factory clock speeds while running FurMark Stability Testing
MB-ASRock H97M Pro4 LGA 1150 ........... 38 Watts
Memory-2X4GB RAM ............................... 6 Watts
HDD-WD 1TB .......................................... 10 Watts
DVD-One Asus DVD Drive ....................... 32 Watts
3 Case cooling fans ............................... 13 Watts

Total ...................................................... 366 Watts

The XFX TS Series P1550SXXB9 550W should be more than sufficient to power that system configuration unless there are some components missing from your specs.


Thank you so much! One more question, here is the GPU i decided to get, should i still have enough power to use it? It is a SAPPHIRE DUAL-X 14-202-099 Radeon R9 280 3GB 384-Bit.
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July 9, 2014 9:25:26 AM

Ferrariassassin said:
Thank you so much! One more question, here is the GPU i decided to get, should i still have enough power to use it? It is a SAPPHIRE DUAL-X 14-202-099 Radeon R9 280 3GB 384-Bit.


Yes.
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July 9, 2014 2:34:58 PM

ko888 said:
Ferrariassassin said:
Thank you so much! One more question, here is the GPU i decided to get, should i still have enough power to use it? It is a SAPPHIRE DUAL-X 14-202-099 Radeon R9 280 3GB 384-Bit.


Yes.


YES!! lol. Its the best GPU i can find under $240 haha,

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