So I'm taking a gamble with a 450 watt OCUK Swift PSU

Boozebeard · 4 Aug 2010 at 13:35

So I decided it was just so cheap I couldn't help my self. Sure it could explode and kill off my (dads) components but I think the most likely thing is it just wont work, so I thought I'd take the gamble.

I wont fit it till late tonight but I will update this thread if anything exciting happens, assuming I still have enough fingers left to type with.

The one thing that I did notice was in big letters, on the front of the box, it says "Extremely Silence Power Supply", not the best of omens but we will see.

olivier renault · 4 Aug 2010 at 13:40

If it's not a enthusiast / gamer build, should be no probs. I wouldn't worry for a home PC where the most strenuous task will be checking emails or retouching holiday photos.

remy87 · 4 Aug 2010 at 13:43

Thinking of getting one for my home server/htpc any advice?

Deschutes · 4 Aug 2010 at 13:46

Thinking of getting one for my home server/htpc any advice?

Well everyone says never skimp on the PSU but now also syaing this could be an exception, I'm not a beliver in these OcUK PSUs why not just go for a Corsair CX 400 is it?

Biz.Kid09 · 4 Aug 2010 at 14:09

Theres nothing wrong with these psus if there going in a small 'home' pc....OCUK wouldnt sell them if everyone blew up would they?

remy87 · 4 Aug 2010 at 14:12

Boozebeard said:
So I decided it was just so cheap I couldn't help my self. Sure it could explode and kill off my (dads) components but I think the most likely thing is it just wont work, so I thought I'd take the gamble.

I wont fit it till late tonight but I will update this thread if anything exciting happens, assuming I still have enough fingers left to type with.

The one thing that I did notice was in big letters, on the front of the box, it says "Extremely Silence Power Supply", not the best of omens but we will see.

Deschutes said:
Well everyone says never skimp on the PSU but now also syaing this could be an exception, I'm not a beliver in these OcUK PSUs why not just go for a Corsair CX 400 is it?

Valid point there, it is also twice as much though.

Deschutes · 4 Aug 2010 at 15:03

Valid point there, it is also twice as much though.

Which is only £20, fair enough if it was a £50 difference.

Boozebeard · 6 Aug 2010 at 00:09

Oh poo. The mobo takes a 6 pin connector aswell as the 24 pin one and the power supply doesn't have any

olivier renault · 6 Aug 2010 at 00:14

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-033-AK&groupid=701&catid=48&subcat=153

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Ah, no PCI-E connectors? ...There are various over adapters. Not ideal though.

Boozebeard · 6 Aug 2010 at 00:20

It has the 20+4 pin connector but the there is also a separate 6pin connection. On my other PSU it is labled as the "P8 Connector"

Edit: Sorry I lied it is an 8pin, just like the adapter you linked there. However the supply doesn't have any 6pin pci-e connectors either so that doesn't really help

I Could get a molex to 6 pin adapter and then the 6 pin to 8pin adapter but that just sounds like a recipe for disaster.

chipps101 · 6 Aug 2010 at 00:25

the 4 pin will work in the 8 pin slot.

the psu has the 20+4 and the 4 pin motherboard connectors and is fine in basic pc's with no higher end graphics cards using no more than about 200w (total for the pc) i would say.

Boozebeard · 6 Aug 2010 at 00:29

hmm, ok I'll try it and see what happens.

SUCCESS. Thanks a bunch, had no Idea you could do that.

chipps101 · 6 Aug 2010 at 00:36

lots of lower wattage psu's only have the 4 pin mobo connector like the ocz 1st gen 400w and 500w stealthxstreams, if you are not doing any extreme overclocking and sucking lots of cpu voltage they are fine.
the 8 pin gives more voltage and more stable voltage i believe when you need the extra power.

Boozebeard · 6 Aug 2010 at 00:56

Well its only an e5200 and it's at stock so I'm sure it will be fine