Quick history:
I've been building my own PCs for years. My kid's computer got a big upgrade about 9 months ago - including a decent 450 watt power supply. It was a highly rated one from newegg.com. Can't recall the brand offhand but - it got fried about three weeks ago.
In my main computer I use a Rosewill Turbo series RT550 - around $70 at newegg.com. Good company, good reviews, had all the power I needed in my "big" rig computer. So, I bought another one for the replacement in my kid's computer.
It was in there about 2 weeks when it got fried.
By "fried" I just mean both power supplies (one 9 months old, one only 2 weeks old, both good brands) stopped working while the computer was on. My son was playing games and right in the middle - silence. Computer loses power, won't turn back on.
So, I can get all the specs of the guts of the comp, but there's really not that much in there. It's a nice ASUS motherboard with an ATI 9800 Pro card (needs a power line for something), two SATA drives, a CD drive, a CPU fan and the basic motherboard power connectors. Nothing too overwhelming, not for a "nice" 550 watt supply. I know about the sustained cooling rate (or maybe I don't) and this PSU seems more than adequate.
So I've got the whole thing plugged into a 6 plug powerstrip (the comp's power plug, the monitor, and 2 other accessories) - and the powerstrip is a bit old.
Do you think I'm just unlucky with PSUs? I will RMA the new power supply but I'm wondering if there's some other factor? Would a UPS be beneficial? Replace my 6 plug powerstrip? Any other thoughts?
Thanks,
Dan
I've been building my own PCs for years. My kid's computer got a big upgrade about 9 months ago - including a decent 450 watt power supply. It was a highly rated one from newegg.com. Can't recall the brand offhand but - it got fried about three weeks ago.
In my main computer I use a Rosewill Turbo series RT550 - around $70 at newegg.com. Good company, good reviews, had all the power I needed in my "big" rig computer. So, I bought another one for the replacement in my kid's computer.
It was in there about 2 weeks when it got fried.
By "fried" I just mean both power supplies (one 9 months old, one only 2 weeks old, both good brands) stopped working while the computer was on. My son was playing games and right in the middle - silence. Computer loses power, won't turn back on.
So, I can get all the specs of the guts of the comp, but there's really not that much in there. It's a nice ASUS motherboard with an ATI 9800 Pro card (needs a power line for something), two SATA drives, a CD drive, a CPU fan and the basic motherboard power connectors. Nothing too overwhelming, not for a "nice" 550 watt supply. I know about the sustained cooling rate (or maybe I don't) and this PSU seems more than adequate.
So I've got the whole thing plugged into a 6 plug powerstrip (the comp's power plug, the monitor, and 2 other accessories) - and the powerstrip is a bit old.
Do you think I'm just unlucky with PSUs? I will RMA the new power supply but I'm wondering if there's some other factor? Would a UPS be beneficial? Replace my 6 plug powerstrip? Any other thoughts?
Thanks,
Dan