Please Which Replacement PSU

[seogoat]

I have an old PSU [ Fortron - FSP350-60THA-P ]

Spec:

Compatibility ATX12V 2.2
Input Voltage: 220 -240V
Power Output:350W


The motherboard is microatx, does this matter?

I think I want a 500W because I have a lot of added external cards.

Can someone please point me towards a good quality cheap PSU of the same standards except high wattage because of the attached cards. I am worried the connectors will be different compared to the board I have.

My board is an old ASUS p5sd1-fm2-s

Please help.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

Which external/attached cards do you have?

Are you experiencing any problems with your current system?

 

[seogoat]

Please see this other thread for problem.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/page-262660_12_0.html

I have been straining the psu for a few years with all these cards I added.

A graphics card - Ati Sappire x1600, an ok one. Sound card - Herculese Digifire 2.7, pretty good one. Network card -wired. Card reader- loads of different cards adapters. And two dvd rom writer drives.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

The Corsair VX 550 watt power supply with 41 amps on the 12 volt rail is a high quality power supply with a lot more power than you need for your system:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004

Here is a link to a technical review at jonnyguru.com:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=62

To be honest your system does not use very much power.

Did you check the memory modules as badge suggested in your other thread?

 

[seogoat]

I checked each of them individually in all of the slots. However, I haven't replaced them with new ones. Do you think there is a possibility that both have failed?

 

[seogoat]

I had 2 GB ram with 2x 1GB sticks. I have checked separately. Same problem.

 

[seogoat]

I'm gonna shed some cabbage and get some more ram then.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

Wait. I mean did you check the memory modules in somebody elses' computer - not in your own. In your other post you only mentioned trying the memory modules in your own motherboards. badge suggested trying the memory modules in a friends' computer.

 

[seogoat]

I don't have anyone elses computer to test on.

 

[seogoat]

I just found two old sticks which worked fine when I put them away, and they don't work either. So that's 8 4 sticks all don't work. The pc powers up without the ram, then if I put any in, just restart loop. I have a new psu on the way. Am I doing the right thing.

The board I bought was 2nd hand. Is it a bad idea buying second hand boards.

 

[seogoat]

4 sticks sorry.