cheap generic brand psus are a bad move. they're less efficient, and use worse components. They're alright for a while, but never last anywhere near as long as a branded model.Uzique wrote:
cheap psu versus expensive brand psu
what's the bad news im gonna get from the computer repair store cutting cost-corners?
it'll last that long, just not as efficiently as a good PSU.Uzique wrote:
i need it to last until xmas-january time, anyway... maybe then in 2011 i'll feel better about buying a brand new shiny PC
Well, the extra energy consumed doesn't just disappear--it becomes heat. That could cause a problem or two, since you say you OC components...but I don't have a whole lot of experience with that.Uzique wrote:
by efficiency do you just mean energy costs? i don't really give a shit about that
as long as it's not gonna blinker and be difficult with OC'd components, and can perform well under load
i thought there would be a bigger difference/problem that just your electricity bills... phew
i had an 850w from 2007, a corsair i think... they replaced it with an 850w (as you'd expect) but it's just a non-brand. think it cost around £90. not sure if that was their price to them though, as wholesale->retail... not sure what it would cost straight to consumer. either way, not a brand and not expensive. heat isn't too much of a problem because i have tons of cooling fans and a tuniq tower, which is bigger than the eiffel tower. plus i don't OC _that_ heavily... just standard q6600 being OC'd within safe limits, and 1/2 8800GTX's with slightly racier frequencies.Finray wrote:
A decent PSU isn't too expensive. iirc you have a dual core and 8800GTX SLi? You'd maybe need a 600W for that.. Remove one of your cards and a 500W one would do you. You can get a decent 500W one for about £40.
and yeah i got that impression too. i built the computer myself back in 2007 but just couldn't be arsed with the ballache again.Ilocano wrote:
Cheap PSU + OC = bad combination. If anything, OC needs stable, moderated, filtered power. OC implies pushing voltage limits. A cheap PSU could spike/brown out at some point and fry your other components. Do not go for that cheap 850 PSU.
If you must play with last gen games, put that money toward a bare bones system with a reasonably powerful cpu. Move over your existing components into it. Get a good power supply. Find a local friend with pc build skills.
Taking a pc to a shop is never really a good idea if you have no tech knowledge. I can talk about horror stories from friends who didn't know better. All of them ended up spending more money than buying a new system (which would have been more powerful as well). Replace the MB, GPU, power supply, OS, etc. A continuous nightmare.
Bit late but a corsair 850W is about £95-£100, Definitely worth investing in a decent PSU rather than a non branded one.Uzique wrote:
i had an 850w from 2007, a corsair i think... they replaced it with an 850w (as you'd expect) but it's just a non-brand. think it cost around £90. not sure if that was their price to them though, as wholesale->retail... not sure what it would cost straight to consumer. either way, not a brand and not expensive. heat isn't too much of a problem because i have tons of cooling fans and a tuniq tower, which is bigger than the eiffel tower. plus i don't OC _that_ heavily... just standard q6600 being OC'd within safe limits, and 1/2 8800GTX's with slightly racier frequencies.Finray wrote:
A decent PSU isn't too expensive. iirc you have a dual core and 8800GTX SLi? You'd maybe need a 600W for that.. Remove one of your cards and a 500W one would do you. You can get a decent 500W one for about £40.
Last edited by Uzique (2010-10-26 08:23:23)
Oops forgot about that.. sec.FFLink wrote:
That board only supports Crossfire (Two ATI cards)
