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drmoh

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please help ,
my psu is cooler master 460w and my cpu is i7 930 and my vga is gtx 460 1gb and my ram is only 2 gb , and my psu is making a squeaking noise during loading and somtimes the computer shuts down randomly

have tested my 460w psu on a different pc ( p4 cpu , gt240 vga) and no noise is heard from the psu even with playing gta iv ,

then i tested it again on my pc but with differnet vga (i7 930 cpu , 8400gs vga) and the noise is heard again ,

so what should i do now

( i don't think that i7 930 with 8400gs consumes more power than the p4 with gt240 at idle)

 

lilotimz

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the cooler master 460 is literally a 400w max power supply that is of mediocre quality. What your getting is symptoms of a PSU going haywire and it's best to replace that with a quality power supply.

Since you don't seem to be a hardcore gamer, i'll give you a wide range of quality products for you to contemplate if you want to replace that psu and get another GPU in the future.

Budget~
Antec EA 380D / 430 D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033&Tpk=ea%20380d
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371034&Tpk=430d

Corsair CX 430 V2 (if its in stock if you buy it)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

Quality PSU's for 1 good gpu

Antec HCG 520
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371047&Tpk=antec%20hcg%20520

Antec Neo Eco 520
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030&Tpk=neo%20eco%20520

Antec EA 500 D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371035&Tpk=ea%20500d

Corsair CX 600 V2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028&Tpk=cx%20600%20v2

Seasonic S12II 520
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094

Quality PSU for 2 or more GPU's
Seasonic X 650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088&Tpk=Seasonic%20X%20650

XFX core 650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207014

Antec TP750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371022&Tpk=tp%20750

Corsair TX 750 V2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021

Corsair TX 750M
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139030&Tpk=tx%20750m

Corsair HX 750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010&Tpk=hx%20750

XFX Pro 750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207016&Tpk=xfx%20750