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JrRacinFan · Jun 1, 2008, 01:54 PM

Too many horror stories of rigs catching on fire and the such.

Jun 1, 2008, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

Too many horror stories of rigs catching on fire and the such.

i always assumed by reviews and how many people buy them that they were one of the best brands of psu

i took the risk and bought a not - so - heard - of one and its been fine so far

JrRacinFan · Jun 1, 2008, 02:07 PM

Well, if you can find me the UL "eXXXXXX" number on the label I can research for you and tell you exactly who the OEM was on it.

ste2425 · Jun 1, 2008, 02:14 PM

hey thanks for the help, ill check out the ocz one coz ive heard allot about them and they seem quite good from what ive heard. And the reason im upgrading is coz now i have a 30 pin 300 wat psu coz my ova broke, maby not a smart idea usin it with a 24 pin motherboard but it seem's to work fine

Jun 1, 2008, 05:05 PM

haha i would go with the OCZ - did a quick review read up and they seem good.

thoughtdisorder · Jun 1, 2008, 06:11 PM

Don't know how I haven't stumbled on this yet! Nice Job Kyle!

Jun 1, 2008, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thoughtdisorder

Don't know how I haven't stumbled on this yet! Nice Job Kyle!

thank you very much!

ste2425 · Jun 1, 2008, 10:10 PM

hey i said 30pin hahaha i mean 20pin woops maby in a nova couple of years:P

Jun 3, 2008, 07:20 PM

maybe! haha. Anymore build aspects upcoming ste?

ste2425 · Jun 5, 2008, 09:46 AM

actually ive just bough 16 green Leds for the front window, 8 on either side, to give it a glow effect, itl be fun tryin to wire them up to a connector from my psu but hey if all goes wrong ill no not the cut the wire or attach one wire to the other:P

ilike2lol · Jun 13, 2008, 03:48 AM

I'm very new to learning about computers and am on my way to building my own I'm so glad I found this thread
This stuff is great to know

Jun 13, 2008, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilike2lol

I'm very new to learning about computers and am on my way to building my own I'm so glad I found this thread
This stuff is great to know

im glad to hear it!

If you need any additional information, im always here to help!

ste2425 · Jun 14, 2008, 06:56 PM

hahaha if if you want any things NOT to do then ask me :P coz i wished id listend when ppl told me instead of blowin up half my computer :P

Jun 14, 2008, 07:07 PM

bless

Anything at all, just pm me

ste2425 · Jul 25, 2008, 07:19 PM

Just letting u no that ive finish me mods lol added the lights the front window which has a lime green tint, looks great, got all the lights for power hdd etc an fan speed controlls etc an a spare cd drive bay cover thing, Two toggle switched on the bay cover for power an restet errrrrrrrrm i also added i done like thing on the top of the blow hole it mean i dont actually see the hole as its facing backwards but it still suck air in. An its finished, oh i also bought a ati hd 2600 xt graphics card (hope it was a smart mive:P)

Jul 25, 2008, 07:21 PM

sounds good ste! lets have some pictures then!

bignokki · Jul 26, 2008, 08:57 AM

Hello, i have a x-cruiser cabinet, and i was wondering if you can change the blues led's in the front with green led's... just wondering if they use different volts and so... ?

Jul 26, 2008, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bignokki

Hello, i have a x-cruiser cabinet, and i was wondering if you can change the blues led's in the front with green led's... just wondering if they use different volts and so... ?

hey bignokki, welcome to TPU - what your asking is for the fan LED's am i correct?

bignokki · Jul 27, 2008, 01:21 PM

no it's not the fan LED's it is LED's that is installed in the front... (connected with the 4-pin-molex from psu.. )

i dont hope I post more than one msg, got a bit internet-probs... :P

Jul 27, 2008, 01:53 PM

Nope, only one message haha - im having internet problems too . . . damn wireless. Anyway, if your wanting to replace case LED's you will have to see how the originals are being held in place - most likely by glue or solder. You will have to remove them like and then re-glue or solder your new ones in, and im sure a different colour wont draw any more power away than the old ones.

ste2425 · Jul 27, 2008, 04:33 PM

I don't no much about this i just read a how-to sort of guide but my led's are connected straight to the psu through a 4-pin molex and i needed some resistors i think it was one for every four led's or sumit otherwise they didnt work. I had this website that told me what resistor i needed, i just filled info about the led's an power voltage. i can get the website again if you wish, Hopes this helps

bignokki · Jul 27, 2008, 08:06 PM

that website would be very nice

if you can get it to me plz? then I atleast have something to read instead of just guessing...

ste2425 · Jul 28, 2008, 07:40 PM

The website is http://ledcalc.com/ Its good but u have to make shure you no the power supply voltage is. Which will depend on what wire your using if you using a four pin molex. I can like give u some basic info of what i did for mine of you want coz it sounds like were doing/did the same thing.

The website is good as itl even tell you in what order you need to set the circuit up as well as how strong the resistor needs to be an how many per LED you may need.

When youve been on the website an put in you power supply voltage an the info on you LED's an clicked claculate. In the table that comes up below look at the 'Nearest higher rated resistor'. Which is the second box on the left. Thats the size resistor you will need. It'l make sense when you go on the website

bignokki · Jul 28, 2008, 08:17 PM

nice that looks awesome... now I'll just have to go and buy my LED's and then calculate my resistor and get one of those

ste2425 · Jul 28, 2008, 08:30 PM

kwl

i got mine of ebay :P so what is it your actually doing with them? any photo's when there done?

Jun 1, 2008, 01:54 PM	#51
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Jun 1, 2008, 02:07 PM	#53
JrRacinFan Served 5k and counting ... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Youngstown, OH Posts: 16,121 (7.05/day) Thanks: 4,149 Thanked 4,552 Times in 4,027 Posts System Specs	Well, if you can find me the UL "eXXXXXX" number on the label I can research for you and tell you exactly who the OEM was on it. __________________ Graphics Artists United™ Request Thread Low Cache CPU Club Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 DanishDevil's Logitech Soundroom TPU Video Gallery Sciencemark Revisited

System Name:	Mine; Hers; Our HTPC; NAS Box
Processor:	i7 2600k : i3 2120 : Celeron G440 : P4 2.6Ghz Nwood
Motherboard:	Asrock Z68 Extreme4 : Asus P8P67 Pro : Asrock H61M/U3S3 : Dell
Cooling:	CM 212+ w/ scythe jyuni : Stock : Stock :Stock
Memory:	2x4GB Ripjawx 1866 cl9 : 2x2GB Corsair 1600 cl9 : 2x2GB Ridgebacks 1066 cl5 : 768MB PC3200
Video Card:	Palit GTX560Ti 2Gb : XFX HD5770 : Integrated : Integrated
Hard Disk:	2x 750GB Raid 0 + Maxtor 500GB : WD Black 1TB+Corsair Nova 2 64GB : Toshiba 750GB : Leftover ATA133
Optical Drive:	Lite-On DVD-RW : Samsung DVD-RW : None : None
CRT/LCD Model:	AOC 21" : AOC 20" : Philips 42" HDTV : Headless
Case:	Rocketfish : CM HAF 912 : Bgears Cube Style case : Dell
Sound Card:	X-Fi Xtremegamer : Onboard : Onboard : Onboard
PSU:	Tt 750W Modular : Antec 500W Earthwatts : Corsair CX430 : Dell's OEM

Jun 1, 2008, 02:14 PM	#54
ste2425 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Blackpool, uk Posts: 2,793 (1.51/day) Thanks: 783 Thanked 286 Times in 240 Posts System Specs	hey thanks for the help, ill check out the ocz one coz ive heard allot about them and they seem quite good from what ive heard. And the reason im upgrading is coz now i have a 30 pin 300 wat psu coz my ova broke, maby not a smart idea usin it with a 24 pin motherboard but it seem's to work fine __________________ Womack & Womack : Duran Duran : The Specials : Madness : Lionel Richie : Indeep : Michael Jackson : Taylor Dayne : Frank Sinatra : The Gap Band : Wild Cherry : Fleetwood Mack : Blondie : Bee Gees : Wham : Snap : MC Hammer : Bill Withers : Louis Armstrong : Percy Mayfield : Ray Charles : Ben E. King : Bob Marley : The Temptations : The Marvelettes : Elvis Presley : Chic : Sister Sledge : The Clash : The Ramones : The Sex Pistols Where's all the talent gone?

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Jun 1, 2008, 05:05 PM	#55
kyle2020 Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	haha i would go with the OCZ - did a quick review read up and they seem good.

Jun 1, 2008, 06:11 PM	#56
thoughtdisorder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Just South of Mars Posts: 1,168 (0.59/day) Thanks: 194 Thanked 287 Times in 248 Posts System Specs	Don't know how I haven't stumbled on this yet! Nice Job Kyle! __________________ “The Illuminati stole my puppy and locked my DDR2 at 800 Mhz. The bastards.” -TheMailMan78 Help Nirvana Beach grow! BSOD Screen Saver GamePowerUp!

Jun 1, 2008, 10:10 PM	#58
ste2425 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Blackpool, uk Posts: 2,793 (1.51/day) Thanks: 783 Thanked 286 Times in 240 Posts System Specs	hey i said 30pin hahaha i mean 20pin woops maby in a nova couple of years:P __________________ Womack & Womack : Duran Duran : The Specials : Madness : Lionel Richie : Indeep : Michael Jackson : Taylor Dayne : Frank Sinatra : The Gap Band : Wild Cherry : Fleetwood Mack : Blondie : Bee Gees : Wham : Snap : MC Hammer : Bill Withers : Louis Armstrong : Percy Mayfield : Ray Charles : Ben E. King : Bob Marley : The Temptations : The Marvelettes : Elvis Presley : Chic : Sister Sledge : The Clash : The Ramones : The Sex Pistols Where's all the talent gone?

Jun 3, 2008, 07:20 PM	#59
kyle2020 Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	maybe! haha. Anymore build aspects upcoming ste?

Jun 5, 2008, 09:46 AM	#60
ste2425 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Blackpool, uk Posts: 2,793 (1.51/day) Thanks: 783 Thanked 286 Times in 240 Posts System Specs	actually ive just bough 16 green Leds for the front window, 8 on either side, to give it a glow effect, itl be fun tryin to wire them up to a connector from my psu but hey if all goes wrong ill no not the cut the wire or attach one wire to the other:P __________________ Womack & Womack : Duran Duran : The Specials : Madness : Lionel Richie : Indeep : Michael Jackson : Taylor Dayne : Frank Sinatra : The Gap Band : Wild Cherry : Fleetwood Mack : Blondie : Bee Gees : Wham : Snap : MC Hammer : Bill Withers : Louis Armstrong : Percy Mayfield : Ray Charles : Ben E. King : Bob Marley : The Temptations : The Marvelettes : Elvis Presley : Chic : Sister Sledge : The Clash : The Ramones : The Sex Pistols Where's all the talent gone?

Jun 13, 2008, 03:48 AM	#61
ilike2lol Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Blacklick, OH Posts: 1 (0.00/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I'm very new to learning about computers and am on my way to building my own I'm so glad I found this thread This stuff is great to know

Jun 14, 2008, 06:56 PM	#63
ste2425 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Blackpool, uk Posts: 2,793 (1.51/day) Thanks: 783 Thanked 286 Times in 240 Posts System Specs	hahaha if if you want any things NOT to do then ask me :P coz i wished id listend when ppl told me instead of blowin up half my computer :P __________________ Womack & Womack : Duran Duran : The Specials : Madness : Lionel Richie : Indeep : Michael Jackson : Taylor Dayne : Frank Sinatra : The Gap Band : Wild Cherry : Fleetwood Mack : Blondie : Bee Gees : Wham : Snap : MC Hammer : Bill Withers : Louis Armstrong : Percy Mayfield : Ray Charles : Ben E. King : Bob Marley : The Temptations : The Marvelettes : Elvis Presley : Chic : Sister Sledge : The Clash : The Ramones : The Sex Pistols Where's all the talent gone?

Jun 14, 2008, 07:07 PM	#64
kyle2020 Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	bless Anything at all, just pm me

Jul 25, 2008, 07:19 PM	#65
ste2425 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Blackpool, uk Posts: 2,793 (1.51/day) Thanks: 783 Thanked 286 Times in 240 Posts System Specs	Just letting u no that ive finish me mods lol added the lights the front window which has a lime green tint, looks great, got all the lights for power hdd etc an fan speed controlls etc an a spare cd drive bay cover thing, Two toggle switched on the bay cover for power an restet errrrrrrrrm i also added i done like thing on the top of the blow hole it mean i dont actually see the hole as its facing backwards but it still suck air in. An its finished, oh i also bought a ati hd 2600 xt graphics card (hope it was a smart mive:P) __________________ Womack & Womack : Duran Duran : The Specials : Madness : Lionel Richie : Indeep : Michael Jackson : Taylor Dayne : Frank Sinatra : The Gap Band : Wild Cherry : Fleetwood Mack : Blondie : Bee Gees : Wham : Snap : MC Hammer : Bill Withers : Louis Armstrong : Percy Mayfield : Ray Charles : Ben E. King : Bob Marley : The Temptations : The Marvelettes : Elvis Presley : Chic : Sister Sledge : The Clash : The Ramones : The Sex Pistols Where's all the talent gone?

Jul 25, 2008, 07:21 PM	#66
kyle2020 Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	sounds good ste! lets have some pictures then!

Jul 26, 2008, 08:57 AM	#67
bignokki Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 29 (0.02/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	Hello, i have a x-cruiser cabinet, and i was wondering if you can change the blues led's in the front with green led's... just wondering if they use different volts and so... ?

System Name:	my-first-time
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Video Card:	hd3870
Hard Disk:	2x250gb WD
Optical Drive:	some random dvd-drive from my old com.
Case:	apevia x-cruiser
PSU:	corsair 650w
Software:	vista (64bit) ultimate

Jul 27, 2008, 01:21 PM	#69
bignokki Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 29 (0.02/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	no it's not the fan LED's it is LED's that is installed in the front... (connected with the 4-pin-molex from psu.. ) i dont hope I post more than one msg, got a bit internet-probs... :P

Jul 27, 2008, 01:53 PM	#70
kyle2020 Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	Nope, only one message haha - im having internet problems too . . . damn wireless. Anyway, if your wanting to replace case LED's you will have to see how the originals are being held in place - most likely by glue or solder. You will have to remove them like and then re-glue or solder your new ones in, and im sure a different colour wont draw any more power away than the old ones.

Jul 27, 2008, 04:33 PM	#71
ste2425 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Blackpool, uk Posts: 2,793 (1.51/day) Thanks: 783 Thanked 286 Times in 240 Posts System Specs	I don't no much about this i just read a how-to sort of guide but my led's are connected straight to the psu through a 4-pin molex and i needed some resistors i think it was one for every four led's or sumit otherwise they didnt work. I had this website that told me what resistor i needed, i just filled info about the led's an power voltage. i can get the website again if you wish, Hopes this helps __________________ Womack & Womack : Duran Duran : The Specials : Madness : Lionel Richie : Indeep : Michael Jackson : Taylor Dayne : Frank Sinatra : The Gap Band : Wild Cherry : Fleetwood Mack : Blondie : Bee Gees : Wham : Snap : MC Hammer : Bill Withers : Louis Armstrong : Percy Mayfield : Ray Charles : Ben E. King : Bob Marley : The Temptations : The Marvelettes : Elvis Presley : Chic : Sister Sledge : The Clash : The Ramones : The Sex Pistols Where's all the talent gone?

Jul 27, 2008, 08:06 PM	#72
bignokki Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 29 (0.02/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	that website would be very nice if you can get it to me plz? then I atleast have something to read instead of just guessing...

Jul 28, 2008, 07:40 PM	#73
ste2425 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Blackpool, uk Posts: 2,793 (1.51/day) Thanks: 783 Thanked 286 Times in 240 Posts System Specs	The website is http://ledcalc.com/ Its good but u have to make shure you no the power supply voltage is. Which will depend on what wire your using if you using a four pin molex. I can like give u some basic info of what i did for mine of you want coz it sounds like were doing/did the same thing. The website is good as itl even tell you in what order you need to set the circuit up as well as how strong the resistor needs to be an how many per LED you may need. When youve been on the website an put in you power supply voltage an the info on you LED's an clicked claculate. In the table that comes up below look at the 'Nearest higher rated resistor'. Which is the second box on the left. Thats the size resistor you will need. It'l make sense when you go on the website __________________ Womack & Womack : Duran Duran : The Specials : Madness : Lionel Richie : Indeep : Michael Jackson : Taylor Dayne : Frank Sinatra : The Gap Band : Wild Cherry : Fleetwood Mack : Blondie : Bee Gees : Wham : Snap : MC Hammer : Bill Withers : Louis Armstrong : Percy Mayfield : Ray Charles : Ben E. King : Bob Marley : The Temptations : The Marvelettes : Elvis Presley : Chic : Sister Sledge : The Clash : The Ramones : The Sex Pistols Where's all the talent gone?

Jul 28, 2008, 08:17 PM	#74
bignokki Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 29 (0.02/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	nice that looks awesome... now I'll just have to go and buy my LED's and then calculate my resistor and get one of those

Jul 28, 2008, 08:30 PM	#75
ste2425 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Blackpool, uk Posts: 2,793 (1.51/day) Thanks: 783 Thanked 286 Times in 240 Posts System Specs	kwl i got mine of ebay :P so what is it your actually doing with them? any photo's when there done? __________________ Womack & Womack : Duran Duran : The Specials : Madness : Lionel Richie : Indeep : Michael Jackson : Taylor Dayne : Frank Sinatra : The Gap Band : Wild Cherry : Fleetwood Mack : Blondie : Bee Gees : Wham : Snap : MC Hammer : Bill Withers : Louis Armstrong : Percy Mayfield : Ray Charles : Ben E. King : Bob Marley : The Temptations : The Marvelettes : Elvis Presley : Chic : Sister Sledge : The Clash : The Ramones : The Sex Pistols Where's all the talent gone?

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