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  • dood
    Deputy dood
    • Mar 2004
    • 2462
    • USA
    #1

    finally ordered a new PSU

    Well, my old Fortron 350w couldn't hold up the Prescott, 8600gt, 3gb ddr2, and 3 hard drives, so I picked up one of these from newegg-

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703017

    Total price with a discount code was $41.99.

    I like single 12v rail PSUs, and 80 plus certified is just a bonus.
    Ludicrous gibs!

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    • 370forlife
      Large Marge
      • Aug 2008
      • 3113
      • United States
      #2
      Re: finally ordered a new PSU

      A fortron 350W couldn't hold up that rig?

      My crappy rosewill 350W that came free with a $25 case held up a 3200+, 8600GT, 3 hard drives and 2 dvd drives. Still running the same rig minus 2 hard drives and down to a cd-rw drive.

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        • dood
          Deputy dood
          • Mar 2004
          • 2462
          • USA
          #3
          Re: finally ordered a new PSU

          Well, I shouldn't say that it couldn't do it... It ran fine, but when the system was under heavy load, the PSU would heat up enough to kick the fan into high. Also, after some time at load, the +12v would dip slightly.

          The final straw was that the fan started groaning.
          Ludicrous gibs!

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            • linuxguru
              Badcaps Legend
              • Apr 2005
              • 1564
              #4
              Re: finally ordered a new PSU

              Fortron is one of the better PSU brands out there - replacement NMB or similar ball-bearing fans should last the rest of the lifetime of the system.

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                • dood
                  Deputy dood
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 2462
                  • USA
                  #5
                  Re: finally ordered a new PSU

                  I'm surely not trashing the old one... it just wasn't adequate for my "current" (haha! get it?) needs. The new PCP&C supply fits the bill nicely, without killing my bank account...
                  Ludicrous gibs!

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