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Re: PSU
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2009, 12:02:12 PM »
Well, is there at least a certain brand name that is best to look for?  OCZ, Coolmax, PC Power & Cooling, Antc, Thermaltake, etc.
If I can at least establish a what brands are best to look for and avoid, I can search much easier.  Not even sure what brand my current one is, all the box says is "PC Power Supply" [Made in Thailand].  Lasted almost a year now though.
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« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2009, 12:11:24 PM »
PC Power & Cooling and OCZ are good brands. I prefer PCP&C, though.
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Re: PSU
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2009, 02:02:04 PM »
Seasonic is actually a pretty decent supply and they make supplies for a number of other companies as well.

There are probably only 4, maybe 5 power supply manufacturers left on the planet who make all the supplies for all these companies selling them.  In some cases, the supply is a generic supply being sold under 20 different names, in other cases the supply is built to a specific design standard and maybe only being sold under 10 different names.

It is a grab bag at times.

What makes it really hard are WEB sites which claim to be doing a review of a power supply only to find they will never say anything negative about any company that advertises on their site.  So, before you go off reading the reviews, make sure to check who is advertising with them first.

On the other hand, that same WEB site might just rip apart a company product if they do not advertise on their WEB site.

It's all pretty cheesy.  It is virtually impossible to find a true objective review of computer parts anywhere on the Internet.  eagl, I know you are a big fan of that one site, but that site has proven more than once, they will bury a product if you piss them off.  The bias is strong with that lot.  To the point where you never know if anything they say is true or not.  They wrecked their own credibility as far as I am concerned.

They are not the only ones though and stand in good company with others who are just as big.
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Re: PSU
« Reply #18 on: January 15, 2009, 02:52:44 PM »
Wow Skuzzy SeaSonic Power Supplies are perfect.  The one I am looking at (650Watt version) is 139mm long, and supplies enough power for everything.

Little high on the price, but that is understandable since I am looking for higher-end parts.  Currently it is 160$ before 30 Mail-in rebate.
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« Reply #19 on: January 15, 2009, 03:17:20 PM »
eagl, I know you are a big fan of that one site, but that site has proven more than once, they will bury a product if you piss them off.  The bias is strong with that lot.  To the point where you never know if anything they say is true or not.  They wrecked their own credibility as far as I am concerned.

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Re: PSU
« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2009, 11:26:04 PM »
Seems pointless to start a new thread when my question is on PSUs.  Plus this one is not over 30 days old.

I was just curious, is a "+2.5V reading at 1.22V" bad?  My BIOS shows no 2.5V, but Everest and the PSU label both show one, and I wanted to make sure it was not something to worry about, or uf it is I want to go ahead and fix it.
All my others read fine, Everest shows:

  Voltage Values
 CPU                 1.18V
 +2.5V              1.22V
 +3.3V              3.42V
 +5V                 5.05V
 +12V               11.97V - 12.03V
 +5V Standby     4.92V
 VBAT Battery    3.14V
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Re: PSU
« Reply #21 on: January 21, 2009, 12:40:48 AM »
I've never heard of a 2.5V line.
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Re: PSU
« Reply #22 on: January 21, 2009, 05:55:51 AM »
That has to be a typo.  There is a 1.5v, but no 2.5V.  At any rate, 1.22V is a bit low for the 1.5V.  Matter of fact, that is right on the edge of the operational envelope.
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Re: PSU
« Reply #23 on: January 21, 2009, 06:53:36 AM »
Well I'm not sure how I have two typos, but if there is no 2.5V rail, I guess I am unlucky.
Is it bad enough to think about replacing the PSU as soon as possible?  Or would it be fine for a while?
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« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2009, 10:47:45 AM »
Do the values drift?  It is always possible for the BIOS reading to be off.
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Re: PSU
« Reply #25 on: January 21, 2009, 10:58:46 AM »
The strange thing is the value is not even shown in BIOS.  It only shows on Everest, however it does go from 1.20 to 1.26 at times of gaming.
Is there a chance Everest is lying about a rail? 
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