Artifacts Problem

btw, does it wear out the psu if i keep my pc one for days without shutting down?



ok. antec's are too expensive. wat bout this:
Thermaltake Silent PurePower, 420W ATX power supply.UL, CSA, TUV, CE Approved. Intel Pentium 4 Compliant
Specifications:
Type: ATX
Maximum Power: 420W
PFC: No
Power Good Signal: 100-500ms
Hold-up Time: >16ms at Full Load
Efficiency: >65%
Over Voltage Protection: +5V trip point<+6.8V;+3.3V trip point<+4.5V;+12V trip point<+15.6V
Overload Protection: Not specified
Input Voltage: 115 VAC / 230VAC
Input Frequency Range: 47-63 Hz
Input Current: 10.0A (Measuring 90-132Vrms);5.0A (Measuring 180-264Vrms)
Output: +3.3V@30A;+5V@40A;[email protected];+12V@18A;[email protected];+5VSB@2A

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-153-006&depa=1

one more thing. if the psu fucks up like this, does it damage any of my other components? (such as hdd, mobo, optical drives, graphx card, etc)


i might also consider this:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-153-007&depa=1

w/e will last me a long time with the following components:

5 case fans
asus p4p800 delx
9800 pro
2 120 gb hdds
1 lite-on cd-rw
1 dvd rom
2 cathodes

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Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@16 July 2004 - 17:57
btw, does it wear out the psu if i keep my pc one for days without shutting down?

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Turning on and off is more likely to fuck your psu.

Both my pc&#39;s are on 24/7, I don&#39;t have power problems (and one of those psu&#39;s is a cheap generic 300W unit).

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one more thing. if the psu fucks up like this, does it damage any of my other components? (such as hdd, mobo, optical drives, graphx card, etc)

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It usually depends what has failed. If you keep trying to boot a system with a failed psu the chances of it hitting another component are vastly increased.

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update for y&#39;all. my psu is officially fucked. i push the power button, my led goes on for 1 sec, then turns off. so now, it&#39;s sure that this whole problem is caused by a fucked up psu. recommend me a good psu. antec? thermaltake? i&#39;m burning this powertek piece of monkey poo&#33;

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Just going back to this for a second, the symptoms you describe are not necessarily a blown psu. The psu will automatically cut out in an over-current situation, such as a short or another component failing. You should really rule this out before changing your psu, preferably by borrowing another psu if you can.

well, these things happen very oddly. before the pc stopped turning on, i was dling something and kept it on for bout 4 hrs. when i got back and checked on the pc again, the screen was all weird and black but with artefacts and other weird stuff. it was frozen for sure. i pressed reset, and it won&#39;t turn on again. ur saying this could be caused by another compnenet? like wat?

problem solved. bought the thermaltake xaser III 480W psu. that&#39;s 1 hell of a psu. it was the powertek piece of monkey poo that fucked up everything.

And there I was think Radeons didn&#39;t use much power. :rolleyes:

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Originally posted by lynx@21 July 2004 - 09:22
And there I was think Radeons didn&#39;t use much power. :rolleyes:

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it doesn&#39;t use much power, it&#39;s just my old psu didn&#39;t give enough power. the rails were prob horrible. then the whole psu just failed.

btw, newegg sent me a refurb card. how long do u guys think it&#39;ll last? so far, it&#39;s had no probs

I had my cd-rw drive replaced after just 3 months of having it with a refurbed one and it&#39;s been working for over 2 years no problems. :)

good&#33; thanks y&#39;all&#33;

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abu_has_the_power Posted on 21 July 2004 - 14:24
&nbsp; QUOTE (lynx @ 21 July 2004 - 09:22)
And there I was think Radeons didn&#39;t use much power.&nbsp;


it doesn&#39;t use much power, it&#39;s just my old psu didn&#39;t give enough power. the rails were prob horrible. then the whole psu just failed.

btw, newegg sent me a refurb card. how long do u guys think it&#39;ll last? so far, it&#39;s had no probs&nbsp;

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so would u recomend a referbished card??