I bought this supply around 2008 and has probably seen on average 12hrs/day.
Current rig:
Q6600
8GB Ram
Asus P5Q-E
Radeon 4350
This rig has problems with restarts, BSOD, BIOS corruption especially while gaming and has for years however they are not consistent and I have not devoted the time to resolving them.
This rig will become a secondary gaming PC for my kids with an undecided GPU (770, 380, 390x) and to earn my OC chops on. Will be upgraded with new processor/MB (4690k likely) in the next 3-6 months likely.
Although I don't immediately have the need for more power should I just retire this PSU and get a Tier 1-2 850 or so PSU and take that out of the equation? I assume it is not worth the time or cost to take it to a technician for testing.
Also, I will have two rigs in a 11x11 second story bedroom/office. I have already bought a Seasonic 850 Platinum for the new box, will a Platinum vs. Bronze produce significantly less heat? It got rather warm in here this summer.
Thanks
Current rig:
Q6600
8GB Ram
Asus P5Q-E
Radeon 4350
This rig has problems with restarts, BSOD, BIOS corruption especially while gaming and has for years however they are not consistent and I have not devoted the time to resolving them.
This rig will become a secondary gaming PC for my kids with an undecided GPU (770, 380, 390x) and to earn my OC chops on. Will be upgraded with new processor/MB (4690k likely) in the next 3-6 months likely.
Although I don't immediately have the need for more power should I just retire this PSU and get a Tier 1-2 850 or so PSU and take that out of the equation? I assume it is not worth the time or cost to take it to a technician for testing.
Also, I will have two rigs in a 11x11 second story bedroom/office. I have already bought a Seasonic 850 Platinum for the new box, will a Platinum vs. Bronze produce significantly less heat? It got rather warm in here this summer.
Thanks