Ran into PSU problems, need a new one.

[timtheenchantor]

I went to build my father a new computer with the following parts:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115005 CPU INTEL|C2D E6300 1.86G 775 2M R - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128012 MB GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 P965 775 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811119110 CASE CM|RC-534-KWN1-GP BK RT - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820144028 MEM 1Gx2|GEIL DII800 GX22GB6400UDC - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817189005 PSU XCLIO|GOODPOWER 500W RT - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814150202 VGA XFX PVT71PUDP3 7900GS 256MB R - Retail

The mobo and the psu were defective, so I went for this new mobo:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131142 ASUS P5N-E SLI Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX INTEL

Any ideas for a new PSU? I am wary of the XClio again...any ideas?

 

[Bbq]

The Xclio is fine. If you can swing an extra 50, the corsair HX 520 is only 106 at zzf with free shipping. A better option for the future.

 

[umbolo]

Take either Seasonic S12 500W or Silverstone Element 500W Plus. If you want modular supply take Corsair HX 520W (manufactured by Seasonic). Although for your rig Seasonic S12 380W or S12 430W would be just fine.

 

[OPUS1]

Look at PC Power & Cooling
Non better!
Ya got a fair amount of kaasch invested, don't skimp!

 

[umbolo]

Look at PC Power & Cooling
Non better!

Yes, there are better PSU, Seasonic being one of them, but some others too.

 

[Bbq]

The silencers, Perhaps, there are better. The Turbo cools are very good, if not a tad expensive. Why pay more than you have to when you don't have to, for something equally good?

 

[OPUS1]

I would suggest that you both look at the temps that those PS's are rated at at.
Most PS's at lower temps will "look" good!

 

[unhappy_mage]

I would suggest that you both look at the temps that those PS's are rated at at.
Most PS's at lower temps will "look" good!

Enermax rates to 40C. Silverstone rates to 50C. Zippy/Emacs rates to 40C. Heck, even some Fortron models rate to 50C. And is it really 50C in your PSU? If so, you might want to investigate the problems you apparently have.

 

[[Spectre]]

Enermax rates to 40C. Silverstone rates to 50C. Zippy/Emacs rates to 40C. Heck, even some Fortron models rate to 50C. And is it really 50C in your PSU? If so, you might want to investigate the problems you apparently have.

Well 50c is only a 122F. It isn't really that hard to get upto.

 

[OPUS1]

Enermax rates to 40C. Silverstone rates to 50C. Zippy/Emacs rates to 40C. Heck, even some Fortron models rate to 50C. And is it really 50C in your PSU? If so, you might want to investigate the problems you apparently have.

Read this, More then just marketing hype!

http://www.pcpower.com/technology/myths/

 

[[Spectre]]

Read this, More then just marketing hype!

http://www.pcpower.com/technology/myths/

Pc Power and Cooling is not exactly painting things with an unbiased brush there on their myths page

Remember to take it with a healthy dose of salt as their whole point is to sell you more of their product.

 

[OPUS1]

Are you saying that those numbers and reasonimg are faulty ?

 

[[Spectre]]

Are you saying that those numbers and reasonimg are faulty ?

I said what I meant take their marketing page with a lot of salt. And Pc Power and Cooling's graph is indeed misleading as many/most "home" PSU's have a derating curve of 2w-4w per degree celsius....which is not 250w over a 20 degree spread.