Cheap PSU died :(

Banditman · March 31st, 2007

Well my cheap $30 PSU died only after 2 months of use..lol. It was an off brand that I picked up to power the 7800GS. Now I am going for quality. I found a Xion PSU that I like but don't have a clue on the quality of it. I am wanting one that has a few lights in it for looks and that will fit my $80 budget.

WWW.XIONUSA.COM

Dr. V · March 31st, 2007

Xion psus are very nice, you would definitely benefit from that PSU and its a great value if it fits your $80 budget. obviously they arent the top PSUs you can get, but theyre more than adequate. 44A total on dual 12v rails look good, although it may not be a full 600W (you never know with rebagging, etc) but it seems doubtful to me for it to be any less than 500W even if it is rebagged...

good luck!

polobunny · March 31st, 2007

I think you should shoot for an Antec NeoHe instead. They're going for quite cheap lately.
2 cents.

Banditman · March 31st, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by polobunny

I think you should shoot for an Antec NeoHe instead. They're going for quite cheap lately.
2 cents.

I looked them up and found they are above my $80 limit. The XION including shipping was $2 shy of my limit. I found a lot of A+ reviews with only 1 out of 15 being negative. I think I am going to give the XION a try. Thanks for the feedback guys.

polobunny · March 31st, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banditman

I looked them up and found they are above my $80 limit. The XION including shipping was $2 shy of my limit. I found a lot of A+ reviews with only 1 out of 15 being negative. I think I am going to give the XION a try. Thanks for the feedback guys.

It's your choice. At any rate I hope it does the job fine.

Banditman · March 31st, 2007

The PSU that I had was a LOGISYS PS550A-BK 550W BLACK DUAL FAN SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY. Please don't waste your hard earned cash on this one. I am going to see if I can get my money back from it.

**One4yu2c** · April 2nd, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banditman

The PSU that I had was a LOGISYS

Ack! Logisys has a sense of humor in their wattage ratings, given the asking price:

Logisys 480W - $19 shipped
Logisys 550W - $25 shipped
Logisys 575W - $37 shipped

The importance of purchasing a reputable, name brand power supply can't be understated. You're just not going to get a 550W for $25, no matter what the label says.

**gvblake22** · April 3rd, 2007

The thing you want to pay most attention to is the Amps available on the 12V rail(s). That Xion PSU you linked to in your first post seems to have fairly good power available over the 12V rails, but I know nothing about the reliability of Xion units...

Panda Man · April 3rd, 2007

You know, your system shouldn't really be pulling more than 400W under full load. Why not a good ol' fortron ;)

Newegg.com - FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX450-PN, 12cm FAN, version 2.2, 2 SATA, PCI Express, 450W Power Supply - Retail

This should be more than enough for your system :D

screwballl · April 3rd, 2007

With that system I would say it shouldn't pull much over 300W full load so the 450W name brand or better should work perfectly

March 31st, 2007	#1
Banditman Beer Drinking Association Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Longview, Texas Posts: 200	Cheap PSU died :( Well my cheap $30 PSU died only after 2 months of use..lol. It was an off brand that I picked up to power the 7800GS. Now I am going for quality. I found a Xion PSU that I like but don't have a clue on the quality of it. I am wanting one that has a few lights in it for looks and that will fit my $80 budget. WWW.XIONUSA.COM Athlon 64 4000+ 2.4 ghz 2 ghz HT 2 x 1GB PC3200 RAM LG Lightscribe DVD/CD write 18x/48x read 16x/48x Windows XP Pro SP 2 & Windows 2000 pro sp4 BFG Geforce 7800 GS OC 256mb running dual displays Zalman CNPS9500 CPU Cooler K8 Triton GA-K8U-939 Mobo w/ULI M1689 Chipset Xion 600W PSU w/dual 12v rails

March 31st, 2007	#2
Dr. V Yes - the Doctor is back. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,700	Re: Cheap PSU died :( Xion psus are very nice, you would definitely benefit from that PSU and its a great value if it fits your $80 budget. obviously they arent the top PSUs you can get, but theyre more than adequate. 44A total on dual 12v rails look good, although it may not be a full 600W (you never know with rebagging, etc) but it seems doubtful to me for it to be any less than 500W even if it is rebagged... good luck!

March 31st, 2007	#3
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,844 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Cheap PSU died :( I think you should shoot for an Antec NeoHe instead. They're going for quite cheap lately. 2 cents.

March 31st, 2007	#6
Banditman Beer Drinking Association Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Longview, Texas Posts: 200	Re: Cheap PSU died :( The PSU that I had was a LOGISYS PS550A-BK 550W BLACK DUAL FAN SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY. Please don't waste your hard earned cash on this one. I am going to see if I can get my money back from it. Athlon 64 4000+ 2.4 ghz 2 ghz HT 2 x 1GB PC3200 RAM LG Lightscribe DVD/CD write 18x/48x read 16x/48x Windows XP Pro SP 2 & Windows 2000 pro sp4 BFG Geforce 7800 GS OC 256mb running dual displays Zalman CNPS9500 CPU Cooler K8 Triton GA-K8U-939 Mobo w/ULI M1689 Chipset Xion 600W PSU w/dual 12v rails

April 3rd, 2007	#8
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,421 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Cheap PSU died :( The thing you want to pay most attention to is the Amps available on the 12V rail(s). That Xion PSU you linked to in your first post seems to have fairly good power available over the 12V rails, but I know nothing about the reliability of Xion units...

April 3rd, 2007	#9
Panda Man Meow means woof in cat. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elba, AL Posts: 1,910	Re: Cheap PSU died :( You know, your system shouldn't really be pulling more than 400W under full load. Why not a good ol' fortron ;) Newegg.com - FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX450-PN, 12cm FAN, version 2.2, 2 SATA, PCI Express, 450W Power Supply - Retail This should be more than enough for your system :D Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe @ 2.80GHz Cooler Master GeminII - Thanks Rich and HL! GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB @ 726/962 CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2-800 OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA150 16MB cache HDD Seagate 500GB 7200ROM SATA300 16mb cache HDD Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 ZyXel m-202 802.11g adapter Antec Nine Hundred Creative 5.1 speakers Viewsonic Optiquest q20wb 20" LCD

April 3rd, 2007	#10
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,279 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Cheap PSU died :( With that system I would say it shouldn't pull much over 300W full load so the 450W name brand or better should work perfectly Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

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