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  • RJARRRPCGP
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    • Jul 2004
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    #1

    "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

    I have one in an earlier Athlon system and it seems to be doing fine.

    Except I had this strange problem, seemingly all of a sudden, the PSU fan wasn't spinning fast enough, if at all and the PC was shut down on its own when just running a utility to wipe the HDD.

    I was near the PC and found out it shut down on its own! Then I couldn't keep a finger on the PSU heatsink!

    The internal PSU fan connector is bad! I'm now required to connect the PSU fan to a motherboard fan connector or a Molex.

    I still have yet to encounter a shut down after connecting the fan to the motherboard fan connector.
    Last edited by RJARRRPCGP; 11-06-2010, 01:18 PM.
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    • 370forlife
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      • Aug 2008
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      #2
      Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

      Probably has Overtemp protection.

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        • RJARRRPCGP
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          • Jul 2004
          • 6304
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          #3
          Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

          Originally posted by 370forlife
          Probably has Overtemp protection.
          Yep. Still plan to use it for one of my socket A systems. It was running with the fan mod for months with zero shutdowns.
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          "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

          "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

          "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

          "did I see a chair fly? I think I did! Time for popcorn!" -ratdude747

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            • ratdude747
              Black Sheep
              • Nov 2008
              • 17136
              • USA
              #4
              Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

              i would have directly run it to the 12v rail. no extra plugs to deal with.

              my $0.02
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                • momaka
                  master hoarder
                  • May 2008
                  • 12175
                  • Bulgaria
                  #5
                  Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                  Originally posted by 370forlife
                  Probably has Overtemp protection.
                  I doubt it. The brand "Ahead" just sounds very generic - probably a gutless wonder PSU. (or am I completely wrong here?)
                  Posts some pics of the insides of the PSU, if possible.

                  Originally posted by ratdude747
                  i would have directly run it to the 12v rail. no extra plugs to deal with.
                  That will make the fan too loud (unless of course you already have a noisy computer and don't mind).

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                    • RJARRRPCGP
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                      • Jul 2004
                      • 6304
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                      #6
                      Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                      The PSU:
                      Attached Files
                      ASRock B550 PG Velocita

                      Ryzen 9 "Vermeer" 5900X

                      32 GB G.Skill RipJaws V F4-3200C16D-32GVR

                      Arc A770 16 GB

                      eVGA Supernova G3 750W

                      Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD

                      Alienware AW3423DWF OLED




                      "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

                      "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

                      "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

                      "did I see a chair fly? I think I did! Time for popcorn!" -ratdude747

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                        • 370forlife
                          Large Marge
                          • Aug 2008
                          • 3112
                          • United States
                          #7
                          Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                          "shine honor technology co ltd"

                          Hmm. Never heard of them. Would need to see the insides to tell about the quality.

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                            • shovenose
                              Send Doge Memes
                              • Aug 2010
                              • 6575
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                              #8
                              Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                              its high quality

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                                • RJARRRPCGP
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                                  • Jul 2004
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                                  #9
                                  Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                                  The inside:
                                  Attached Files
                                  ASRock B550 PG Velocita

                                  Ryzen 9 "Vermeer" 5900X

                                  32 GB G.Skill RipJaws V F4-3200C16D-32GVR

                                  Arc A770 16 GB

                                  eVGA Supernova G3 750W

                                  Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD

                                  Alienware AW3423DWF OLED




                                  "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

                                  "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

                                  "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

                                  "did I see a chair fly? I think I did! Time for popcorn!" -ratdude747

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                                    • RJARRRPCGP
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                                      • Jul 2004
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                                      #10
                                      Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                                      2:
                                      Attached Files
                                      ASRock B550 PG Velocita

                                      Ryzen 9 "Vermeer" 5900X

                                      32 GB G.Skill RipJaws V F4-3200C16D-32GVR

                                      Arc A770 16 GB

                                      eVGA Supernova G3 750W

                                      Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD

                                      Alienware AW3423DWF OLED




                                      "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

                                      "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

                                      "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

                                      "did I see a chair fly? I think I did! Time for popcorn!" -ratdude747

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                                        • RJARRRPCGP
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                                          • Jul 2004
                                          • 6304
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                                          #11
                                          Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                                          3:
                                          Attached Files
                                          ASRock B550 PG Velocita

                                          Ryzen 9 "Vermeer" 5900X

                                          32 GB G.Skill RipJaws V F4-3200C16D-32GVR

                                          Arc A770 16 GB

                                          eVGA Supernova G3 750W

                                          Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD

                                          Alienware AW3423DWF OLED




                                          "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

                                          "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

                                          "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

                                          "did I see a chair fly? I think I did! Time for popcorn!" -ratdude747

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                                            • RJARRRPCGP
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                                              • Jul 2004
                                              • 6304
                                              • USA
                                              #12
                                              Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                                              The last one:
                                              Attached Files
                                              ASRock B550 PG Velocita

                                              Ryzen 9 "Vermeer" 5900X

                                              32 GB G.Skill RipJaws V F4-3200C16D-32GVR

                                              Arc A770 16 GB

                                              eVGA Supernova G3 750W

                                              Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD

                                              Alienware AW3423DWF OLED




                                              "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

                                              "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

                                              "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

                                              "did I see a chair fly? I think I did! Time for popcorn!" -ratdude747

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                                                • RJARRRPCGP
                                                  Badcaps Legend
                                                  • Jul 2004
                                                  • 6304
                                                  • USA
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                                                  On 13.JPG, is that a diode? It looks fried!
                                                  ASRock B550 PG Velocita

                                                  Ryzen 9 "Vermeer" 5900X

                                                  32 GB G.Skill RipJaws V F4-3200C16D-32GVR

                                                  Arc A770 16 GB

                                                  eVGA Supernova G3 750W

                                                  Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD

                                                  Alienware AW3423DWF OLED




                                                  "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

                                                  "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

                                                  "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

                                                  "did I see a chair fly? I think I did! Time for popcorn!" -ratdude747

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                                                    • 370forlife
                                                      Large Marge
                                                      • Aug 2008
                                                      • 3112
                                                      • United States
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                                                      Looks decent, like a solid 300W unit. I don't think it has OTP, unless the thermistors are hidden under the heatsinks like some companies do.

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                                                        • RJARRRPCGP
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                                                          • Jul 2004
                                                          • 6304
                                                          • USA
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                                                          The part right behind the internal fan connector appears to be fried!

                                                          It also smells fried!
                                                          ASRock B550 PG Velocita

                                                          Ryzen 9 "Vermeer" 5900X

                                                          32 GB G.Skill RipJaws V F4-3200C16D-32GVR

                                                          Arc A770 16 GB

                                                          eVGA Supernova G3 750W

                                                          Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD

                                                          Alienware AW3423DWF OLED




                                                          "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

                                                          "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

                                                          "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

                                                          "did I see a chair fly? I think I did! Time for popcorn!" -ratdude747

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                                                            • 370forlife
                                                              Large Marge
                                                              • Aug 2008
                                                              • 3112
                                                              • United States
                                                              #16
                                                              Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                                                              Looks like a transistor it uses to regulate the fan speed.

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                                                                • RJARRRPCGP
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                                                                  • Jul 2004
                                                                  • 6304
                                                                  • USA
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                                                                  Originally posted by 370forlife
                                                                  Looks like a transistor it uses to regulate the fan speed.
                                                                  Why would that be fried?
                                                                  ASRock B550 PG Velocita

                                                                  Ryzen 9 "Vermeer" 5900X

                                                                  32 GB G.Skill RipJaws V F4-3200C16D-32GVR

                                                                  Arc A770 16 GB

                                                                  eVGA Supernova G3 750W

                                                                  Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD

                                                                  Alienware AW3423DWF OLED




                                                                  "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

                                                                  "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

                                                                  "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

                                                                  "did I see a chair fly? I think I did! Time for popcorn!" -ratdude747

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                                                                    • RJARRRPCGP
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                                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                                      • 6304
                                                                      • USA
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                                                                      A better shot:
                                                                      Attached Files
                                                                      ASRock B550 PG Velocita

                                                                      Ryzen 9 "Vermeer" 5900X

                                                                      32 GB G.Skill RipJaws V F4-3200C16D-32GVR

                                                                      Arc A770 16 GB

                                                                      eVGA Supernova G3 750W

                                                                      Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD

                                                                      Alienware AW3423DWF OLED




                                                                      "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

                                                                      "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

                                                                      "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

                                                                      "did I see a chair fly? I think I did! Time for popcorn!" -ratdude747

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                                                                        • Wizard
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                                                                          • Mar 2008
                                                                          • 2296
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                                                                          Transistor looks ok, covered in well-done baked hot glue.

                                                                          Recap and use quality fans brands I posted. Run off the 5V internally by cutting the trace and jumper to the 5V. This hodge job I do not like sticking wires out through this PSU for *Safety* reasons.

                                                                          Cheers, Wizard

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                                                                            • RJARRRPCGP
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                                                                              Re: "Ahead" brand PSU (actually feels decent)

                                                                              Originally posted by Wizard
                                                                              Transistor looks ok, covered in well-done baked hot glue.

                                                                              Recap and use quality fans brands I posted. Run off the 5V internally by cutting the trace and jumper to the 5V. This hodge job I do not like sticking wires out through this PSU for *Safety* reasons.

                                                                              Cheers, Wizard
                                                                              Smells fried right there! It smells the strongest in that spot!

                                                                              The fan spins too slowly now with it being plugged in that connector now! (I got shutdown and blazing PSU heatsink)
                                                                              Last edited by RJARRRPCGP; 11-07-2010, 07:36 PM.
                                                                              ASRock B550 PG Velocita

                                                                              Ryzen 9 "Vermeer" 5900X

                                                                              32 GB G.Skill RipJaws V F4-3200C16D-32GVR

                                                                              Arc A770 16 GB

                                                                              eVGA Supernova G3 750W

                                                                              Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD

                                                                              Alienware AW3423DWF OLED




                                                                              "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

                                                                              "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

                                                                              "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

                                                                              "did I see a chair fly? I think I did! Time for popcorn!" -ratdude747

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