binlala wrote:I recently bought a new cpu and mobo... Athlon 64 FX-53 nice bored aswell
anyway.... problem is im getting lots of different problems... sometimes itll turn on sometimes it won't...
what im looking for is some advice on power ratings ? what power supply should I have ?? im hoping the problems are down to power...
Im a technician at a school.... and well the amount of work I do I just want to come home to working computers
Ive currently got about 4 computers and there all AMD but not 64bit...so I don't know what power I need for my FX ??
any help ?
Some things come to mind:
If it's crunching on BOINC then this can make some strenuous demands on the PSU - I've "lost" four PC's recently due to PSU going "t*ts up".
Likwise, some of the newer 7,200 and 10,000 rpm hard drives are not exactly "efficient" and they too need plenty of power.
Likewise if you have a chunky PCI Express card, then if it needs an additional connector, for the fan cooling, then this also makes extra demands on the PSU.
And all of this adds up significantly.
So, a nice juicy, fat, 500W or 600W (or more if you can afford it) PSU should do the trick. Some are available on eBay around the £50+ mark.
Likewise there's a few at places like ebuyer.com and Maplins, but they tend to be a bit limited in the quality of the ranges available - and some of the cheapies, I wouldn't touch with a barge pole - been caught out with them before.
regards,
Tim