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  • mariushm
    Badcaps Legend
    • May 2011
    • 3799
    #21
    Re: Recommend GOOD cheap PSU

    The CX V2 series use Samxon and Teapo - they're good enough considering the fan is usually also kept at higher speed therefore they're decently cooled.

    See http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php...tory4&reid=239

    You don't really need 500w power supply - that system will do 100w idle and about 300w load so even a good 350w would be enough.

    Newegg has a 24h sale now on an CX 500 v2... 27$ after mail in rebates, 47$ usual price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...s-_-17-139-027
    Last edited by mariushm; 11-28-2011, 05:15 PM.

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      • Agent24
        I see dead caps
        • Oct 2007
        • 4958
        • New Zealand
        #22
        Re: Recommend GOOD cheap PSU

        My CX400 is from the older CX series, not the new one.
        http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/750

        (after re-reading that) that's right, mine apparently uses OST. Ugh.
        "Tantalum for the brave, Solid Aluminium for the wise, Wet Electrolytic for the adventurous"
        -David VanHorn

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          • c_hegge
            Badcaps Legend
            • Sep 2009
            • 5219
            • Australia
            #23
            Re: Recommend GOOD cheap PSU

            Originally posted by mariushm
            The CX V2 series use Samxon and Teapo - they're good enough considering the fan is usually also kept at higher speed therefore they're decently cooled.
            Not if they're GF or GL series. They might as well be a re-branded fuhjyyu.
            I love putting bad caps and flat batteries in fire and watching them explode!!

            No wonder it doesn't work! You installed the jumper wires backwards

            Main PC: Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz, Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H-MVP, 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600, 240GB Intel 335 Series SSD, 750GB WD HDD, Sony Optiarc DVD RW, Palit nVidia GTX660 Ti, CoolerMaster N200 Case, Delta DPS-600MB 600W PSU, Hauppauge TV Tuner, Windows 7 Home Premium

            Office PC: HP ProLiant ML150 G3, 2x Xeon E5335 2GHz, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 120GB Intel 530 SSD, 2x 250GB HDD, 2x 450GB 15K SAS HDD in RAID 1, 1x 2TB HDD, nVidia 8400GS, Delta DPS-650BB 650W PSU, Windows 7 Pro

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              • shovenose
                Send Doge Memes
                • Aug 2010
                • 6575
                • USA
                #24
                Re: Recommend GOOD cheap PSU

                And you can remember that because both Girl Friends and Good Luck are unreliable.

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                  • c_hegge
                    Badcaps Legend
                    • Sep 2009
                    • 5219
                    • Australia
                    #25
                    Re: Recommend GOOD cheap PSU

                    nah, GL = Greatly Lame series
                    I love putting bad caps and flat batteries in fire and watching them explode!!

                    No wonder it doesn't work! You installed the jumper wires backwards

                    Main PC: Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz, Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H-MVP, 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600, 240GB Intel 335 Series SSD, 750GB WD HDD, Sony Optiarc DVD RW, Palit nVidia GTX660 Ti, CoolerMaster N200 Case, Delta DPS-600MB 600W PSU, Hauppauge TV Tuner, Windows 7 Home Premium

                    Office PC: HP ProLiant ML150 G3, 2x Xeon E5335 2GHz, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 120GB Intel 530 SSD, 2x 250GB HDD, 2x 450GB 15K SAS HDD in RAID 1, 1x 2TB HDD, nVidia 8400GS, Delta DPS-650BB 650W PSU, Windows 7 Pro

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                      • Agent24
                        I see dead caps
                        • Oct 2007
                        • 4958
                        • New Zealand
                        #26
                        Re: Recommend GOOD cheap PSU

                        Heh, I always thought of the GF series as "Get F**ked"
                        "Tantalum for the brave, Solid Aluminium for the wise, Wet Electrolytic for the adventurous"
                        -David VanHorn

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                          • ratdude747
                            Black Sheep
                            • Nov 2008
                            • 17136
                            • USA
                            #27
                            Re: Recommend GOOD cheap PSU

                            Originally posted by Agent24
                            Heh, I always thought of the GF series as "Get F**ked"
                            GirlFriend series. just as reliable, too.
                            sigpic

                            (Insert witty quote here)

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                              • b700029
                                Banned
                                • Sep 2010
                                • 640
                                #28
                                Re: Recommend GOOD cheap PSU

                                Hi-im going to upgrade PSU to my rig.
                                my spec is: Phenom x4 965be
                                Amd Radeon 6850

                                I'm currently using cheap PSU.E-Value 550w & 650w Bluewolf
                                Is my psu enough power? Or may i need to change psu?

                                Thanks

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                                  • Agent24
                                    I see dead caps
                                    • Oct 2007
                                    • 4958
                                    • New Zealand
                                    #29
                                    Re: Recommend GOOD cheap PSU

                                    If your system is running OK now then your PSU probably does has enough power.

                                    But with a name like E-Value I would be a bit worried about the quality. Even if the basic design is OK it probably uses cheap capacitors, which you might want to upgrade.

                                    Of course if it's a crap design, you'd be better off just buying a reputable brand instead.
                                    "Tantalum for the brave, Solid Aluminium for the wise, Wet Electrolytic for the adventurous"
                                    -David VanHorn

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