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surfer1337dude   02-09-2009 at 01:47:00 AM

Hello, I was told that I should upgrade my psu and I was wondering if I could have some help. I am on a budget and do not like to spend alot on something like a psu. I found a psu for 45 bucks and was wondering how good the company is. The company is A-Power. I am still looking around and will be buying the psu sometime soon (from now til around half way through march). If you have any suggestions they will be appreciated.

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chookman   02-09-2009 at 02:52:21 AM
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I dont know anything about A-power (generally not a good thing) but why do you need to upgrade your PSU is it not working now?

And if you do dont skimp on it too much as its what powers your system, buy a bad one it could take out the rest of your components and then you are looking at buying a new system. Without knowing system specs its hard to recommend what PSU you should be getting but anything from Seasonic, Antec, Corsair, PCP&C will put you in good stead.

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surfer1337dude   02-09-2009 at 04:05:27 AM
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Well I was advised to get one because I do have a cheap one now. Also it does not have any pci-e connectors.

My specs-
CPU- Amd Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Motherboard- ASUS M3A78 PRO
Video- ATI Radeon HD 3200 (onboard)
Power Supply- Sunbeam 580watt
Monitor- 19" Hp

Also I am going to get a new video card (part of my upgrade) to an XFX radeon 4850 (512 mb).


Message edited by surfer1337dude on 02-09-2009 at 04:06:44 AM
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surfer1337dude   02-10-2009 at 05:10:36 AM
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cheap = 1000 bucks.......ur out of ur mind....

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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   02-10-2009 at 05:21:33 AM
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evongugg is not out of his mind. A cheap psu that goes bad can fry the rest of the pc components. It does happen. Over the years there have been numerous threads at this forum about that happening.

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surfer1337dude   02-10-2009 at 05:31:19 AM
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I understand not buying a cheap psu, but spending 1000+ dollars is far too much. Do not get me wrong if you are running 1000+ watts then that is one thing, but I did list my specs and I wouldnt even need a 700 watt psu. So by saying to me a cheap psu can cost 1000 bucks isnt rlly accurate.

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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   02-10-2009 at 05:49:37 AM
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GEEZ! Definitely a misunderstanding here. What was meant is that if a cheap psu blows and fries the other pc components then you will have to replace them also. The cost will be a lot more than just replacing the psu.

Looking at your specs it wouldn't cost you $1,000.00 but it could cost a lot more than a replacement psu. We've had reports of motherboards, cpu's, memory, and drives all getting damaged. A couple of years ago a link was posted to a video clip showing what could happen. It was pretty cool. I really liked the smoke pouring out of the case.

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surfer1337dude   02-10-2009 at 05:56:14 AM
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O my apologizes Johnny, but lol @ the idea of the video.

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chookman   02-10-2009 at 06:07:53 AM
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I think Antec or maybe Thermaltake at one stage had a video up on their site of a "cheap competitors" offering in the same power scale showing the thing basically catching on fire

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dokk2   02-10-2009 at 06:28:07 AM
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Well for whatever it's worth ,,I bought an OCZ StealthX Stream 600w about a year ago for 87.00cad,HardwareSecrets did a review in which they stated that OCZ could have sold the unit as a 700w,point being that a reliable psu dosen't have to cost an arm and a leg,it has been a long time since I have seen a psu take out a whole computer,I mean,,they do have a fuse in them like most electrical devices,and believe it or not these fuses are only rated at a few amps,less than five I think...the average outlet in North America is 15 amp single pole,except for kitchens which are double pole 15 amp...[at least 3 of them at min],,,,,...:)

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