8200 Blew PSU

[whitworth2001]

Thanks for your replys

So that new psu I have ordered will that do the job for my system ?

 

[AgedIdiot]

Difficult to say with certainty as it depends upon exactly what you have attached and what overclock you are going to apply to all/any parts.
Probably good enough but the below link might be of assistance

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

Sorry but I would add that I have read poor reports about the accuracy of such calculators!!

 

[AgedIdiot]

I am running an Antec 650w psu myself without any issues - the corsair maybe a slightly better/worse psu but I would think they are similar.

Running :-
Msi p67 motherboard
8gb DDr 3 (4x2gb)
i2500k @ 4.2 (voltage about 1.25)
470 gpu - clocked to 480 speeds (cooled by arctic cooler)
3 x 200mm + 2 x 120mm + 1 x 140 fans
1 x 750 hd + 1 x 250hd
1 x 128 ssd
Dvd re-writer & blue ray
TV card
Asus Soundcard.

 

[panyan]

was perfect untill i loaded battlefield 3 played for 10 minutes and big sparked and turned off.

if your £25 psu says it's a 700W PSU on the sticker it'l only deliver near that for about afew minutes before blowing .

about 10 minutes by the sounds of it

 

[gareth170]

Thanks for your replys

So that new psu I have ordered will that do the job for my system ?

it'll be fine if u don't start overclocking the cpu too high like 4.6+

that cpu is power hungry

 

[Justintime]

25.00 psu claiming 700w = 250w ATX 1.3 psu or some old design in reality.

 

[gareth170]

about 10 minutes by the sounds of it

it's rig would be using 450-500w~ hence why it lasted 10 minute. anything over that like 600w it would have only lasted afew minutes

 

[whitworth2001]

Would the psu also be the reason why my CPU was getting temps of 65+ of just only 10 mins of play

 

[moogle]

Would the psu also be the reason why my CPU was getting temps of 65+ of just only 10 mins of play

That would be a crappy cooler, or bad contact with the CPU or bad airflow in the case.

it's rig would be using 450-500w~ hence why it lasted 10 minute. anything over that like 600w it would have only lasted afew minutes

Are AMD systems the new Pentium 4 EE CPU? I think even 450w is way too high. More likely the system was using 200-300W (300 is still high for just running BF3).

 

[gareth170]

Would the psu also be the reason why my CPU was getting temps of 65+ of just only 10 mins of play

are running on stock cooler?

8120 needs good air flow & cooler..

 

[whitworth2001]

I first put the artic cooler rev 7 on it then see it was running high changed it to the stock cooler Any one recommend a good cooler for this chip only gonna plan on overclocking it to 4ghz

 

[gareth170]

Are AMD systems the new Pentium 4 EE CPU? I think even 450w is way too high. More likely the system was using 200-300W (300 is still high for just running BF3).

well amd BD chips are power hungry even more so when oc'ed

 

[gareth170]

I first put the artic cooler rev 7 on it then see it was running high changed it to the stock cooler Any one recommend a good cooler for this chip only gonna plan on overclocking it to 4ghz

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-093-TR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395 or http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-010-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

i have the Thermalright Venomous X......... good cooler

also max safety 8120 temp is 61c

 

[Scryus]

The only thing that you should never skimp on is the PSU... It takes something like this to get you to realise it, I think a lot of us have been there.

 

[whitworth2001]

What about the Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler Liquid cooling system is that quite ?

 

[Krono5]

Quite what?

 

[whitworth2001]

i mean is it silent and a good cooling system lol

 

[Sayso]

A good PSU like a good case will see you through a couple of builds dont get a ****e one.

 

[JasonM]

On the subject of quality PSU’s 18 months ago I upgraded my OCZ 600 SteathXtream to a Seasonic X650. These are the benefits I noticed.

Acoustics: The Seasonic runs totally passive in my low power rig, after 18 months not a trace of dust on PSU dust filter! The OCZ was a noisy unit and it was worth the money just for near silent computing.

Stability: I’m only running a £80 1156 Gigabyte board, yet my rig is the most stable I’ve ever owned.

Undervolting: The X650 allowed me to undervolt more then the OCZ. I’m currently running my i5 750 @ 3 ghz + turbo + all power saving at 1.175v. So my 95w CPU is now the equivalent of 77w including running a 12% overclock! My chipset and QPI is set as low as possible, and I have 1333 MHz 1.5v memory running at 1500 MHz @ 1.4v.

Heat & Efficiency: The OCZ was like a small heater on low, in compassion I can barely feel heat from the Seasonic.

Reliability: I have a theory that because the X650 has more stable voltage output over the OCZ, plus the fact i'm undervolting more, my computer hardware should be more reliable over the long term.

 

[sunama]

What power supply though? Cheap power supplies will fail

All power supplies will fail at some point.
If you are lucky, a cheap PSU will last 10 years.
If you are unlucky an expensive PSU will die in 6 months.
Quality PSUs, in general, tend to last longer and regulate power better than the cheaper brands.

I suspect that your PSU had reached the end of its life and it was just a coincidence that it happened to blow while playing a game.

My last PSU was an Antec TruPower and it lasted about 8 years. My old PSU was an el cheapo brand which never actually died. It had served me without incident for about 1 year (before I upgraded to an Enermax, which again, never failed me).