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My PSU always fails, 2 have failed and 1 has caused damages to my previous motherboard within three months. 1 year later, now the PSU fails again, it's actually a total new system.

AMD X2 3600
1GB RAM
400W MATX PSU

Thanks in advance.

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Buy a decent PSU not some cheapo!

Reply to ainarssems

^+1 Ya quit buying cheap junk for a psu.

Reply to roadrunner197069

^+2

@OP: What PSU(s) did you buy?

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Reply to Shadow703793

pcpower and cooling is the best

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Reply to bornking

get an Antec EarthWatts EA430 PSU and be done with it.

Reply to mindfields

MrsBytch wrote :

.....and the most outrageously expensive. Get something with a 2-5 year warranty.

Not really. A PP&C 610 can be had for ~$100.

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100 BUCKS FOR A POWERSUPPLY? WASTE OF MONEY

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pcgamer12 wrote :

100 BUCKS FOR A POWERSUPPLY? WASTE OF MONEY

I really hope that you were joking.

Shadow703793 wrote :

Not really. A PP&C 610 can be had for ~$100.

+1, Im goin to get the 750w PP&C here in a few weeks. Its sittin around $140!

Best,

3Ball

Message edited by 3Ball on 06-08-2008 at 10:02:21 PM

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pagedown wrote :

My PSU always fails, 2 have failed and 1 has caused damages to my previous motherboard within three months. 1 year later, now the PSU fails again, it's actually a total new system.

AMD X2 3600
1GB RAM
400W MATX PSU

Thanks in advance.

Though I am unsure of what video card you have. If you could let us know that would be great, but from what im looking at so far this should work fine for you.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817703017

Best,

3Ball

Message edited by 3Ball on 06-08-2008 at 09:55:30 PM

3Ball wrote :

+1, Im goin to get the 750w PP&C here in a few weeks. Its sittin around $140!

Best,

3Ball

PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W
Original Price: $249.99
You Save: $110.00
$139.99
($109.99 after $30.00 Mail-In Rebate)

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Zorg wrote :

PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W
Original Price: $249.99
You Save: $110.00
$139.99
($109.99 after $30.00 Mail-In Rebate)

Yea, im gettin my system ready for a GTX 280. I dont trust my 550w Antec NeoHE that I have had for 3 years to run that with my OC, 4gb of ram and 4 hard drives. Im excited about getting this new one. lol

Best,

3Ball

pcgamer12 wrote :

100 BUCKS FOR A POWERSUPPLY? WASTE OF MONEY

Not if you're from planet earth.

Anyhow PCP&C PSUs are swell... my neighbor has it ... I'm going to upgrade soon too.. though I'm getting Corsair 750TX for $99 at buy.com

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Reply to mihirkula

Many thanks to all.

This time the PSU dies with a "Pop" sound.
Perhaps my PSUs are too bad.

Is it good to use surge protector also?

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pagedown wrote :

Many thanks to all.

This time the PSU dies with a "Pop" sound.
Perhaps my PSUs are too bad.

Is it good to use surge protector also?

Yes to all.

Best,

3Ball

Theres not really a downside, but make sure the Surge protector isn't el cheapo, and comes with a few thousand $ guarantee.

Reply to smalltime0

Corsair, TAGAN, Antec, Silverstone, Enermax are the best!
Get also a surge protector and if you need it, buy also a UPS.

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guanyu210379 wrote :

Get also a surge protector and if you need it, buy also a UPS.

Get decent surge protector. I always figure $50 at a minimum.

Buy a UPS. Possibly even more important than the surge protector. Friend of mine lost 2 Corsair PSUs and an ASUS mobo before he figured out that his poqer company blows. Bought a UPS, no more problems.

Reply to Kaldor

^+1 for UPS. Actually plug the UPS in to a surge protector and the PC to the UPS.

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Reply to Shadow703793

Thanks !

Now my new Antec EA380 died after 1 week. It has random shutdown.

Reply to pagedown

^Exactly what DO you have plugged in to the PSU? (Ie. what GPU, HDDs,etc)

Looks to me like you really were pushing the PSU.

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Reply to Shadow703793

Athlon X2 3600+
HDD: WD1600
2 sticks DDR2 667Mhz
XFX 8600GT , factory overclocked , XFX PVT84JUSD4
1 DVD COMBO
Gigabyte M61PM-S2

Many thanks

Message edited by pagedown on 07-08-2008 at 01:34:47 AM

Reply to pagedown

You know some thing might be frying your PSUs. a 380W PSU should have been enough to power that buid (not 100% sure here, Zorg or someone else double check)

Also are you very sure that the crashes were from the PSU dying and nothing else? (ie. over heating,etc)

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Reply to Shadow703793

So has anyone even considered that there may be an electical problem in his house??

Quick question for you.. do you have the system hooked up to an UPS? Any type of surge protector??

Figured that might be something worth looking into.

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Reply to k2gremlin

Many thanks to all of you. :hello:
I do not have a surge protector or UPS. I live in Hong Kong and i think the voltage should be Ok here.
But i am not sure whether it's home electrical problem or ..

Sometimes when i switch on the light bulb , my computer speaker will have a weak "poke" noise.

Reply to pagedown

^That definently looks like a power problem. Grab a UPS and plug that UPS in to a Surgeprotecter.

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