This is a good PSU

Crap Daddy · Jun 29, 2011, 10:23 AM

Just wanted to share something. Where I live unfortunately short unexpected power cuts are frequent. Even more annoying are the short bursts of low current where the light bulbs blink and the electronic equipments are affected. Had a few today, the refrigerator returned some errors on the display, the amplifier restarted from stand-by but my main machine, powered by a Corsair TX650 was immune, solid as rock. The second rig is powered by a PSU branded PowerLine. That system promptly failed and restarted.

MRCL · Jun 29, 2011, 10:26 AM

So where do you live?

Shihabyooo · Jun 29, 2011, 10:48 AM

Third world countries

Corsair FTW

FreedomEclipse · Jun 29, 2011, 10:53 AM

Id suggest getting a cheap UPS to 'buff' the unstable power. If the power does go down then at least the other rig will run for a bit before it goes down, 15-30mins is plenty of time for you to shutdown, depending on what the other machines specs are.

Crap Daddy · Jun 29, 2011, 11:14 AM

Well I moved some time ago in the countryside and that's Romania. The situation is not as bad as one might imagine. I just wanted to stress out that a good PSU is mandatory in any circumstances and no-one should cheap out on that particular piece of hardware.

Widjaja · Jun 29, 2011, 11:57 AM

Unfortunately the general public do cheap out on the power supply first.
Or just get a case which comes with one and regardless of the power requirements for the rest of the system, they use it.

Many PC sellers will most happily give their customer a system with a cheapo Hyena or something to that extent.

silkstone · Jun 29, 2011, 12:13 PM

i have the same situation, unexpected power cuts. My PSU has protected my system for 2+ yrs (touch wood) where i've had lots of other electronic devices fail

I really should get a UPS as an additional buffer, but they are damn pricey.

burebista · Jun 29, 2011, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crap Daddy

Well I moved some time ago in the countryside and that's Romania. The situation is not as bad as one might imagine.

Yeah, we survive here even with those power problems.

But indeed a good PSU is mandatory for all.

Jun 29, 2011, 10:23 AM	#1
Crap Daddy Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,282 (2.45/day) Thanks: 941 Thanked 961 Times in 669 Posts System Specs	This is a good PSU Just wanted to share something. Where I live unfortunately short unexpected power cuts are frequent. Even more annoying are the short bursts of low current where the light bulbs blink and the electronic equipments are affected. Had a few today, the refrigerator returned some errors on the display, the amplifier restarted from stand-by but my main machine, powered by a Corsair TX650 was immune, solid as rock. The second rig is powered by a PSU branded PowerLine. That system promptly failed and restarted.

System Name:	Dusty/Rusty
Processor:	i5-2500K/E8400
Motherboard:	ASRock P67Extreme4/ASRock 4core1600P35
Cooling:	CM Hyper TX3/Intel stock
Memory:	4x2GB Kingston HyperX/2x2GB DDR2
Video Card:	EVGA GTX570SC/Palit GTX560SE
Hard Disk:	WD BlueCaviar 500GB/Spinpoint F3 1TB/Seagate Barracuda 500 GB
Optical Drive:	LG/Asus
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung SyncMaster T220/Samsung 32" LCD TV
Case:	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced/El Cheapo
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar D1/Denon PMA500AE/Senn HD518/Sony SSB1000
PSU:	Corsair TX650/Corsair TX650M
Software:	Windows 7/Windows 8 Pro

Jun 29, 2011, 10:26 AM	#2
MRCL Join Date: May 2008 Location: Switzerland, Heart of Europe Posts: 3,798 (2.09/day) Thanks: 340 Thanked 862 Times in 705 Posts System Specs	So where do you live? __________________ [I.R.A.] FBi I wouldnt buy toilet paper from MSI as it may be missing the preforations

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Motherboard:	EVGA P55 SLI
Cooling:	Prolimatech Megahalems and four Fractal Design 120mm fans, sleeved
Memory:	4GB Mushkin DDR3
Video Card:	PNY GeForce 580 XLR8
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex 64GB + 180GB SSD / Samsung F1 1000GB HDD
Optical Drive:	LiteON DVD writer
CRT/LCD Model:	24" Acer V243W
Case:	Fractal Design Define R2, sleeved all I/O cables
Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	Corsair HX750W modular, sadly only stock sleeving
Software:	Win 7 64bit

Jun 29, 2011, 10:48 AM	#3
Shihabyooo Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hell on Earth -or someplace similar- Posts: 487 (0.57/day) Thanks: 159 Thanked 107 Times in 87 Posts System Specs	Third world countries Corsair FTW __________________ MAL -~--Please excuse my poor English.

System Name:	Davalon (Dekstop)
Processor:	Intel Core i7 930 (currently@stock)
Motherboard:	Asus Rampage II Extreme
Cooling:	Scythe Shuriken Rev B
Memory:	8GB Kingston + Kingston HyperX DDR3
Video Card:	Asus ENGTX580 DCII (800/2030MHz core/mem @ 1.063v)
Hard Disk:	1TB WD Caviar Blue system + total of 8TB HDDs
Optical Drive:	Liteon BD Reader (Think it's starting to die on me :/)
CRT/LCD Model:	Philips 220E 21.6" Full HD LCD monitor
Case:	Thermaltake Element G (Minus a fan and a few grams of metal >_>)
Sound Card:	SupremeFX X-Fi
PSU:	Corsair CMPSU-850HX
Software:	MS Win7 Ultimate X64 (rarely Ubuntu 11.04)
Benchmarks:	me no know English. what bench mean ? Bench like one sit on ?

Jun 29, 2011, 10:53 AM	#4
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,514 (3.38/day) Thanks: 823 Thanked 1,597 Times in 1,280 Posts System Specs	Id suggest getting a cheap UPS to 'buff' the unstable power. If the power does go down then at least the other rig will run for a bit before it goes down, 15-30mins is plenty of time for you to shutdown, depending on what the other machines specs are. __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

System Name:	Codename: Rapture X {MoonPig Edition}
Processor:	Intel 3930k@4.6Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus P9X79 PRO
Cooling:	Corsair H80i {2xScythe G.T AP-15}
Memory:	16GB DDR3 Kingston Hyper X 2133Mhz {4x4GB}
Video Card:	2xMSI GTX680 Twin Frozr OC {SLi}
Hard Disk:	256GB Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme (Boot) \|WD: 2x1.5TB FAEX\|1x2TB EARS\|1x1.5TB Samsung F4EG
Optical Drive:	N/A
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Case:	Fractal Define XL {3x140mm,1x180mm Silverstone A.P'}
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PSU:	Corsair HX1050 Bro'fessional
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Jun 29, 2011, 11:14 AM	#5
Crap Daddy Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,282 (2.45/day) Thanks: 941 Thanked 961 Times in 669 Posts System Specs	Well I moved some time ago in the countryside and that's Romania. The situation is not as bad as one might imagine. I just wanted to stress out that a good PSU is mandatory in any circumstances and no-one should cheap out on that particular piece of hardware.

Jun 29, 2011, 11:57 AM	#6
Widjaja Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wangas, New Zealand Posts: 4,017 (1.85/day) Thanks: 239 Thanked 617 Times in 534 Posts System Specs	Unfortunately the general public do cheap out on the power supply first. Or just get a case which comes with one and regardless of the power requirements for the rest of the system, they use it. Many PC sellers will most happily give their customer a system with a cheapo Hyena or something to that extent.

System Name:	Darth Obsidious
Processor:	Intel i5 2500K
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z68-V/Gen3
Cooling:	Cooler Master Hyper 212+ in Push Pull
Memory:	2X4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600
Video Card:	ASUS HD7870 Direct CU II
Hard Disk:	128GB Samsung 830 SSD, 1TB WD Black, 2TB WD Green
Optical Drive:	ASUS BC-12B1ST 12X Blu-ray Combo
CRT/LCD Model:	LG IPS234V-PN
Case:	Corsair Obsidian 650D
Sound Card:	Infrasonic Quartet
PSU:	Corsair HX650w
Software:	Windows 7 64bit and Windows XP Home
Benchmarks:	2cm mark on bench with a razor blade.

Jun 29, 2011, 12:13 PM	#7
silkstone Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: HCM Vietnam Posts: 2,153 (1.30/day) Thanks: 319 Thanked 340 Times in 283 Posts System Specs	i have the same situation, unexpected power cuts. My PSU has protected my system for 2+ yrs (touch wood) where i've had lots of other electronic devices fail I really should get a UPS as an additional buffer, but they are damn pricey. __________________ Thanks to BradleyKZN for polishing my sig “oooooooooooh fire!!! and girls...GIRLS and fire!!!!!!! oooooooooooooh runz around clapping hands together” -Marineborn

System Name:	Gaming System / Laptop / HTPC
Processor:	i5 2500K @ 4.4Ghz / i3@2.17Ghz / E3210 @ 3ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock P67 Pro3 SE / Acer / Asus p5k-VM
Cooling:	CM V8 2200rpm + 90mm 3500rpm Intake / Laptop Cooling / Hyper TX 212
Memory:	Corsair Vengance 2x4Gb 1600Mhz CL9/ 4GB DDR3 / 3gb DDR2
Video Card:	Asus EAH6850v.2@975-1150 / G310m / Gigabyte HD6670
Hard Disk:	256Gb Vertex 4 + 2.8TB Other / 120gb Force 3 / 250gb Seagate
Optical Drive:	None / DVD-RW / None
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 19" WS / 15.6" Laptop Screen / LG 42" Plasma TV
Case:	Cooler master HAF922 / Laptop Case / CM 512
Sound Card:	On Board (Xi-Fi Mod) / Realtek On-Board / On Board
PSU:	AcBel 85H 700w / Laptop Power / FSP 500w
Software:	Windows 7 / Windows 8

Processor:	i5-2500K
Motherboard:	ASRock P67 Extreme4
Cooling:	Ninja 3 fanless
Memory:	Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 XMS3 rev. A
Video Card:	EVGA e-GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB
Hard Disk:	F80 + WD 6400AAKS
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Case:	Antec P182
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PSU:	Antec Signature 650
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