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catarrhine
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Hey guys, I have an Enermax Noisetaker P series EG701P-VE SFMA Rev. 2.0 600w PSU powering the following:
FX-53 (2.4xx GHz; 12X multi; HTT = 201)
ASUS A8N-Sli Deluxe BIOS 1011
2 x 512 Ballistix pc3200 (board has set timings to 2.5-3-3-8-2T)
2 x GeForce 7800GTX stock
74GB Raptor
LIte-On DVD-ROM
3 120mm fans (2 @ 7v, 1 @ 5v)
1 80mm fan @ 7v
The case sides are off to allow cool air inside. Video card temps are < 85 C load. CPU is ~48 C at load and is prime-stable 24hrs at 2.412GHz at default 1.5v. The fan on the PSU is max speed, and dust-free.
4-pin molex connector is plugged into motherboard.
Ram passes memtest 5+ hours
12v rail is ~ 12.02v idle, 11.88v load (tested by multimeter)
5v rail is ~5.01v idle, 4.97v load (tested by multimeter)
I have a functional UPS (APC).
So my computer crashes completely about 50%-75% of the time when playing games like HL2 and Far Cry. It has crashed while running rthdribl as well as when playing UT (1999 version). Temps are well within reason when these crashes occur. The crashes do not follow any pattern that I can detect. The computer completely shuts down, as if someone pulled the plug from the wall. This requires a hard reboot.
I am not sure how popular or widespread this PSU is. I saw a few reviews around, but was not impressed with information, methodology, or results (mostly software monitoring). Enermax website was not particularly illuminating with respect to info on this PSU. From the manual though, this PSU is listed as a "standard model," not "Active PFC." PSU has dual 12v rail: 12v1 = 18A, 12v2 = 17A. My concern is power draw on 12v rail responsible for powering the video cards, HDD, fans, DVD. I'm not sure how much power is drawn from this 12v line at load from the GPU's as ~75w can be given to the cards through each PCIe slot?
I have read threads indicating that some dual-rail PSU's and ASUS A8N-SLi deluxe do not play well together. I wonder if this is one of them? Both video cards have been RMA'd and replaced, the memory has been RMA'd and replaced. The mobo will be exchanged when ASUS sends a new one. Assuming that the installation of a new motherboard does not correct this shut-down problem, I am thinking it could be 1 of 2 things: CPU (mem controller?) or PSU. Unfortunately, I do not have another PSU, and RMA'ing this one is out of the question because I sleeved it. Is there any way, at this time, to rule out the PSU? I will buy a new one if necessary, but only after I have exhausted all diagnostic methods.
Questions are welcome, and I appreciate any input.
FX-53 (2.4xx GHz; 12X multi; HTT = 201)
ASUS A8N-Sli Deluxe BIOS 1011
2 x 512 Ballistix pc3200 (board has set timings to 2.5-3-3-8-2T)
2 x GeForce 7800GTX stock
74GB Raptor
LIte-On DVD-ROM
3 120mm fans (2 @ 7v, 1 @ 5v)
1 80mm fan @ 7v
The case sides are off to allow cool air inside. Video card temps are < 85 C load. CPU is ~48 C at load and is prime-stable 24hrs at 2.412GHz at default 1.5v. The fan on the PSU is max speed, and dust-free.
4-pin molex connector is plugged into motherboard.
Ram passes memtest 5+ hours
12v rail is ~ 12.02v idle, 11.88v load (tested by multimeter)
5v rail is ~5.01v idle, 4.97v load (tested by multimeter)
I have a functional UPS (APC).
So my computer crashes completely about 50%-75% of the time when playing games like HL2 and Far Cry. It has crashed while running rthdribl as well as when playing UT (1999 version). Temps are well within reason when these crashes occur. The crashes do not follow any pattern that I can detect. The computer completely shuts down, as if someone pulled the plug from the wall. This requires a hard reboot.
I am not sure how popular or widespread this PSU is. I saw a few reviews around, but was not impressed with information, methodology, or results (mostly software monitoring). Enermax website was not particularly illuminating with respect to info on this PSU. From the manual though, this PSU is listed as a "standard model," not "Active PFC." PSU has dual 12v rail: 12v1 = 18A, 12v2 = 17A. My concern is power draw on 12v rail responsible for powering the video cards, HDD, fans, DVD. I'm not sure how much power is drawn from this 12v line at load from the GPU's as ~75w can be given to the cards through each PCIe slot?
I have read threads indicating that some dual-rail PSU's and ASUS A8N-SLi deluxe do not play well together. I wonder if this is one of them? Both video cards have been RMA'd and replaced, the memory has been RMA'd and replaced. The mobo will be exchanged when ASUS sends a new one. Assuming that the installation of a new motherboard does not correct this shut-down problem, I am thinking it could be 1 of 2 things: CPU (mem controller?) or PSU. Unfortunately, I do not have another PSU, and RMA'ing this one is out of the question because I sleeved it. Is there any way, at this time, to rule out the PSU? I will buy a new one if necessary, but only after I have exhausted all diagnostic methods.
Questions are welcome, and I appreciate any input.