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Hey guys! It's been a while seen I've been active in this here TPU forums, so sorry about that.
I have this power supply that I've been using since at least 2010. The company is called Green, which you might never have heard of. The exact model is GP-685B and it's based on the Seventeam V-Force 650 modular design.
It's a decent enough power supply and the components look solid to my eyes. And upon closer inspection during dust cleanup, all the components at least look to be in good condition, the caps, rectifiers, coils, etc.
My question is, should I replace this because it's old? My current rig is this thing:
i5 4690K (stock), Asrock z97 Pro4, 2x4Gig Apacer DDR3, GTX 580 (ref.)
all the parts are running at their stock clocks except the 4690K which I've down-volted by 100 milivolts.
after a 10 min furmark run, HWinfo had this to say about the voltages:
The 580 is kinda old but it still does the job just fine. during gaming, the PSU fan ramps up a bit and it's audible (don't know the exact RPM though). it gets much quieter when I chuck in the older 5870 2G card that I have laying around which is obviously much slower.
Thanks in advance and any help is really appreciated!
I have this power supply that I've been using since at least 2010. The company is called Green, which you might never have heard of. The exact model is GP-685B and it's based on the Seventeam V-Force 650 modular design.
It's a decent enough power supply and the components look solid to my eyes. And upon closer inspection during dust cleanup, all the components at least look to be in good condition, the caps, rectifiers, coils, etc.
My question is, should I replace this because it's old? My current rig is this thing:
i5 4690K (stock), Asrock z97 Pro4, 2x4Gig Apacer DDR3, GTX 580 (ref.)
all the parts are running at their stock clocks except the 4690K which I've down-volted by 100 milivolts.
after a 10 min furmark run, HWinfo had this to say about the voltages:
The 580 is kinda old but it still does the job just fine. during gaming, the PSU fan ramps up a bit and it's audible (don't know the exact RPM though). it gets much quieter when I chuck in the older 5870 2G card that I have laying around which is obviously much slower.
Thanks in advance and any help is really appreciated!