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jaye2992   05-13-2009 at 10:50:12 AM
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Hello.

I turned my computer on by the mains plug this morning and soon as i turned it on the computer went BANG, smelt of burning and a bit of smoke came out. After this, i was annoyed as my computer had been running fine for months now.
Anyway, after i looked inside my pc and checked everything, the motherboard light was on, but the PSU smelt of burning.

Has anyone got any ideas on this or do i need a new PSU? I dont want to ruin any other components.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127861 - i was wondering if this PSU would be good enough to run my system with 2x XFX 9600GT in SLI.
(system specs below)

Thanks.

------------------------------ ASUS P5N-D | INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6550 2.33Ghz to 3.15Ghz | 4GB Corsair TwinX XMS2 800Mhz to 900Mhz | XFX 9600GT | 250GB Western Digital HD + 74GB Wetern Digital Raptor | ARTIC FREEZER 7 PRO | WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE SP2 X64 | ATRIX GAMER CASE (CUSTOM MODDED)
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gkay09   05-13-2009 at 11:19:46 AM
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Well just don't take chances with that PSU...
Check yourself if its fine...this should help...
http://www.fonerbooks.com/power.htm

Little more complex...
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/sujet-32 [...] wer-supply

The new PSU that you have given has enough power to run 2 9600GT...


Message edited by gkay09 on 05-13-2009 at 11:25:46 AM
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jaye2992   05-13-2009 at 11:32:18 AM
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Thank you.

Do you know of any other good power supplies for around £60?

------------------------------ ASUS P5N-D | INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6550 2.33Ghz to 3.15Ghz | 4GB Corsair TwinX XMS2 800Mhz to 900Mhz | XFX 9600GT | 250GB Western Digital HD + 74GB Wetern Digital Raptor | ARTIC FREEZER 7 PRO | WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE SP2 X64 | ATRIX GAMER CASE (CUSTOM MODDED)
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jaye2992   05-13-2009 at 11:45:08 AM
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thanks.

do you think that the ocz 600w one will run ok and with sli?

------------------------------ ASUS P5N-D | INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6550 2.33Ghz to 3.15Ghz | 4GB Corsair TwinX XMS2 800Mhz to 900Mhz | XFX 9600GT | 250GB Western Digital HD + 74GB Wetern Digital Raptor | ARTIC FREEZER 7 PRO | WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE SP2 X64 | ATRIX GAMER CASE (CUSTOM MODDED)
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gkay09   05-13-2009 at 11:45:26 AM
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But for you setup even a high quality 500W PSU with proper connectors would be suffice...
Get brands like Corsair, Seasonic, Silverstone, PCP&C...Just check it has 2 6-pin PCIe power connectors to power the 9600GT SLI...

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gkay09   05-13-2009 at 11:46:25 AM
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That OCZ is also a very good PSU...it can easily run that setup...Actually it can run even 2 9800GT...

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jaye2992   05-13-2009 at 11:48:43 AM
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oh good.

is it worth paying an extra £10 for this one http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152506

Thanks.

------------------------------ ASUS P5N-D | INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6550 2.33Ghz to 3.15Ghz | 4GB Corsair TwinX XMS2 800Mhz to 900Mhz | XFX 9600GT | 250GB Western Digital HD + 74GB Wetern Digital Raptor | ARTIC FREEZER 7 PRO | WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE SP2 X64 | ATRIX GAMER CASE (CUSTOM MODDED)
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gkay09   05-13-2009 at 11:52:07 AM
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Well that PSU is an overkill...
As I had said for your current setup, even a 500W PSU should do fine...And even that 600W is too much...
The 700W PSUs are only good if you want to run say GTX 260 SLI with an highly overclocked CPU...

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jaye2992   05-13-2009 at 11:57:22 AM
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Thanks.
Do you have any recomendations for one at £60 or under as i would like a decent one for as little as possible.

:)

------------------------------ ASUS P5N-D | INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6550 2.33Ghz to 3.15Ghz | 4GB Corsair TwinX XMS2 800Mhz to 900Mhz | XFX 9600GT | 250GB Western Digital HD + 74GB Wetern Digital Raptor | ARTIC FREEZER 7 PRO | WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE SP2 X64 | ATRIX GAMER CASE (CUSTOM MODDED)
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jaye2992   05-13-2009 at 12:07:43 PM
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http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127861
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/1325 [...] t_overview

i am debating between these two...would they both run fine with my stystem and 9600gt in sli?

Thanks

------------------------------ ASUS P5N-D | INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6550 2.33Ghz to 3.15Ghz | 4GB Corsair TwinX XMS2 800Mhz to 900Mhz | XFX 9600GT | 250GB Western Digital HD + 74GB Wetern Digital Raptor | ARTIC FREEZER 7 PRO | WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE SP2 X64 | ATRIX GAMER CASE (CUSTOM MODDED)
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gkay09   05-13-2009 at 12:09:09 PM
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Well that OCZ one is a very good choice...
Go ahead and get that one...It would have some headroom for further upgrade too...

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gkay09   05-13-2009 at 12:10:31 PM
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The corsair like I said is the best choice...but even the OCZ can easily do the job...

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jaye2992   05-13-2009 at 12:23:17 PM
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thanks for your help, i've gone with the ocz 600w.

:)

------------------------------ ASUS P5N-D | INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6550 2.33Ghz to 3.15Ghz | 4GB Corsair TwinX XMS2 800Mhz to 900Mhz | XFX 9600GT | 250GB Western Digital HD + 74GB Wetern Digital Raptor | ARTIC FREEZER 7 PRO | WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE SP2 X64 | ATRIX GAMER CASE (CUSTOM MODDED)
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gkay09   05-13-2009 at 12:58:38 PM
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:) Glad it helped...

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jaye2992   05-13-2009 at 05:09:58 PM
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Thanks again.

I have tested my system today with the psu...and everything works fine :S

Do you think one of the rails blew or could it have been another component?

Please advise me as i dont know whether i need other components or not...even tho the pc runs fine.

------------------------------ ASUS P5N-D | INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6550 2.33Ghz to 3.15Ghz | 4GB Corsair TwinX XMS2 800Mhz to 900Mhz | XFX 9600GT | 250GB Western Digital HD + 74GB Wetern Digital Raptor | ARTIC FREEZER 7 PRO | WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE SP2 X64 | ATRIX GAMER CASE (CUSTOM MODDED)
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gkay09   05-14-2009 at 05:54:26 AM
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^ Well the best would be that you get your PC tested by a computer technician, as I cant help just by giving some links or suggestions (I dont like playing with other people h/w :P)...


Message edited by gkay09 on 05-14-2009 at 06:19:19 AM
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jaye2992   05-14-2009 at 06:20:34 PM
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that costs too much...lol

well thanks for all your help, got the PC back up and running today with new PSU and everything works fine..so far :D

Thanks again.

------------------------------ ASUS P5N-D | INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6550 2.33Ghz to 3.15Ghz | 4GB Corsair TwinX XMS2 800Mhz to 900Mhz | XFX 9600GT | 250GB Western Digital HD + 74GB Wetern Digital Raptor | ARTIC FREEZER 7 PRO | WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE SP2 X64 | ATRIX GAMER CASE (CUSTOM MODDED)
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gkay09   05-15-2009 at 06:25:43 AM
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^ :P I knew that...
But as you said it all started working that time, I dint want to force you on the new PSU :P

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