Hello guys, so my PSU died a couple of days ago so i swapped computers and the old computer seems to have its psu also dieing. That got me thinking about how maybe the setup is the problem. And seeing as to how i spent almost 300$ on a new PSU i really wouldnt like that one to die cuz of a bad setup.
I will start with my new PC's components:
Windows 7 64-bit (think its ultimate)
Mobo ASUS P8Z68V PRO/GEN 3
16Gb Corsair Vengeance bus 1600
560 GTX Nvidia
i5 2500k
Random cheap DVD-RW Drive
7800rpm Western Digital 500GB HDD 16MB Cache
used to have a 1200w semi crap PSU that i bought here in Venezuela (i knew it was crap but was just planning to have it 2 months tops while i could get the CMPSU-1200AX Corsair one delivered here wich is the one i recently bought and plan to install)
In the near future i want to upgrade to a 2nd 560GTX Nvidia or if budget permits an even newer one like 690 or 2x680 or 2x Ati 7970 (not 100% sure wich im gonna get depends on my budget by the end of the year) and an extra HDD and a SSD (both), probably a Blue ray unit
My old PC's Components:
Windows 7 64-Bit (think its ultimate)
Mobo Intel DH57DD
8800GTS Nvidia
8Gb Kingston bus 1333 (random cheapies)
i5 750
Random cheap DVD-RW Drive
5200rpm Western Digital 500GB HDD 16MB Cache
800w Agiler PSU AX800.N
The TV im using to display is a LED LG 32LW4500 model
So I had a UPS then a Power Surge and there i plugged in my pc + TV and after a couple of days with not that many usage (3-4hours per day) they power supply kinda died on the New PC... this i kind of expected (even thou not that fast) and then i went and returned to my old pc while the new PSU arrived and surprise... 2 days after (same ammount of usage) the PSU started to smell bad.
Both the new pc and the TV i bought around 2-3 weeks ago, the Old PC has been here for like 3 months or so (gift from my parents when i sold my laptop and they knew i had to wait a couple of months for the new pc to get here) used to run this PC with a Panasonic Viera 32 Tc32c22 Lcd iirc
As for the UPS and the Power Surge i cant seem to find the model in the web... but first of all ive read i shouldnt use both, so im currently going to go ahead and test with just one to see how the PSU on the old computer behaves.
Other thing that might be really important to know is that the power here (Venezuela) is not 115v, its 110v and its pretty unstable as of not being always at a 110v power, hence being unstable it doesnt power out completely very often, maybe once a month, twice tops and thats only on the rainy months.
The mayor question is should i get something like http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-LC1800-Conditioner-Protection/dp/B0000514G8
Should I buy a better UPS, maybe something like http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1500
or ionno http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1500G wich seems just a tad better as of battery life
BTW Battery life is not that important i just want to be able to save anything and turn the PC and TV off, solid 2 minutes would suffice.
Im not even plugging the Modem to the UPS right now, even thou if I do have to get a new UPS i would use the old one for the modem, printer just so i dont have to throw it away
I will start with my new PC's components:
Windows 7 64-bit (think its ultimate)
Mobo ASUS P8Z68V PRO/GEN 3
16Gb Corsair Vengeance bus 1600
560 GTX Nvidia
i5 2500k
Random cheap DVD-RW Drive
7800rpm Western Digital 500GB HDD 16MB Cache
used to have a 1200w semi crap PSU that i bought here in Venezuela (i knew it was crap but was just planning to have it 2 months tops while i could get the CMPSU-1200AX Corsair one delivered here wich is the one i recently bought and plan to install)
In the near future i want to upgrade to a 2nd 560GTX Nvidia or if budget permits an even newer one like 690 or 2x680 or 2x Ati 7970 (not 100% sure wich im gonna get depends on my budget by the end of the year) and an extra HDD and a SSD (both), probably a Blue ray unit
My old PC's Components:
Windows 7 64-Bit (think its ultimate)
Mobo Intel DH57DD
8800GTS Nvidia
8Gb Kingston bus 1333 (random cheapies)
i5 750
Random cheap DVD-RW Drive
5200rpm Western Digital 500GB HDD 16MB Cache
800w Agiler PSU AX800.N
The TV im using to display is a LED LG 32LW4500 model
So I had a UPS then a Power Surge and there i plugged in my pc + TV and after a couple of days with not that many usage (3-4hours per day) they power supply kinda died on the New PC... this i kind of expected (even thou not that fast) and then i went and returned to my old pc while the new PSU arrived and surprise... 2 days after (same ammount of usage) the PSU started to smell bad.
Both the new pc and the TV i bought around 2-3 weeks ago, the Old PC has been here for like 3 months or so (gift from my parents when i sold my laptop and they knew i had to wait a couple of months for the new pc to get here) used to run this PC with a Panasonic Viera 32 Tc32c22 Lcd iirc
As for the UPS and the Power Surge i cant seem to find the model in the web... but first of all ive read i shouldnt use both, so im currently going to go ahead and test with just one to see how the PSU on the old computer behaves.
Other thing that might be really important to know is that the power here (Venezuela) is not 115v, its 110v and its pretty unstable as of not being always at a 110v power, hence being unstable it doesnt power out completely very often, maybe once a month, twice tops and thats only on the rainy months.
The mayor question is should i get something like http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-LC1800-Conditioner-Protection/dp/B0000514G8
Should I buy a better UPS, maybe something like http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1500
or ionno http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1500G wich seems just a tad better as of battery life
BTW Battery life is not that important i just want to be able to save anything and turn the PC and TV off, solid 2 minutes would suffice.
Im not even plugging the Modem to the UPS right now, even thou if I do have to get a new UPS i would use the old one for the modem, printer just so i dont have to throw it away