Seasonic SS-350BS

[Stefan Payne]

Re: Seasonic SS-350BS

You shoudn't use that switch unless you absolutely need to (well and are able to replace it)...

It's better to use something external - because nothing is worse than a 'bad' PSU due to a defective mains switch...

[electromaster84]

Re: Seasonic SS-350BS

The Computer will not be powered off that often, and if the switch fails I have a few I pulled from dead power supplys I could replace it with.

[goodpsusearch]

Re: Seasonic SS-350BS

Never had a failed ON OFF psu switch.

[ChaosLegionnaire]

Re: Seasonic SS-350BS

i would recommend unplugging the power plug from the mains socket instead. this protects the computer from lightning and power surges when not in use. dont want to wake up one morning and find your computer a smoking mess.

[electromaster84]

Re: Seasonic SS-350BS

It'll be plugged in a surge protector, and It will most likely be on 24/7 anyway. If a surge or lightning strike happens it will probably be toast. The only time lightning has ever damaged any of my computer hardware was when I had dial-up. Lightning ran through the phone line and killed my modem, but the rest of the system was fine.

[electromaster84]

Re: Seasonic SS-350BS

Update!!!

System has been assembled and is up and running, but there were a few hiccups. The fist problem I encountered was the computer wouldn't post, but after some troubleshooting the cause was found to be a faulty ram module. Second problem was random restarts, and this was caused by a loose CPU retention bracket. CPU temperatures were fine so the retention bracket must have been causing a short somehow.

Both of these problems had me disassembling and reassembling the system multiple times before the culprit was found. After the system seemed stable I ran prime95 for 13 hours and no problems occurred. The only thing left to do is source some ddr2 ram because 1gb isn't cutting it. During gaming or system intensive task the computer regularly hits the pagefile, so more ram is definitely needed.

[Pentium4]

Re: Seasonic SS-350BS

I'm guessing the loose retention bracket was just causing the CPU to overheat and the thermal protection was kicking in, although that normally makes it shutdown, not restart. Weird. Glad it's up and running! How many RAM slots do you have? I have a bunch of 1GB 667 DDR2 modules just sitting in my drawer, I could mail you a couple.

[electromaster84]

Re: Seasonic SS-350BS

Pentium4 thank you for your offer! The motherboard has 4 ram slots, and I would gladly accept any ram modules you could send my way.

[Pentium4]

Re: Seasonic SS-350BS

No problem! They're matching Micron sticks. If you're for sure interested, send me a PM

[electromaster84]

Re: Seasonic SS-350BS

PM sent