Dodgy PSU?

KiNETiK · 11 Mar 2007 at 09:59

Hey guys,

My computer has started making a constant high pitch noise when the power is turned on at the wall (it makes this high pitch noise whether the computer is turned on or off) and if it is turned off at the wall and then turned back on you have to give it a while before the computer will actually turn on again! Obviously this is not a good thing and I am assuming my psu is on its last legs? Anyone else experienced this before?

I have an Antec Sonata II case with the 450 watt psu that it came with.

If I do have to get a new psu can someone recommend me somethin decent that will last a decent amount of time and have a bit of future proofin. - but doesnt cost ridiculous sums of money

Cheers
Robin

semi-pro waster · 11 Mar 2007 at 10:35

It does sound like the PSU is on its way out.

A Corsair HX 520w is a good choice, however it is ~£70 so I don't know if that counts as a ridiculous amount of money.

KiNETiK · 11 Mar 2007 at 10:47

what about the Hiper HPU-4M580 Type R 580W ATX2.2 PSU? Bit cheaper

kmistry · 11 Mar 2007 at 10:59

I wouldn't get a Hiper tbh mate, they have been failing recently soo much, its unbelievable, I think there about 13 reports of failures in one week alone :/

KiNETiK · 11 Mar 2007 at 11:06

wow, ok thanks for the heads up, anything else around that price thats any good?

kmistry · 11 Mar 2007 at 11:08

As Semi-pro said, The Corsairs are the best PSUs about, they are silent, great build quality (made by Seasonic) and come with a nice 5 Year warranty...although if these are a bit pricey, then anything by Seasonic, FSP (Sparkle), Enermax and Tagan would be great for you

KiNETiK · 11 Mar 2007 at 11:08

cheers

masslac · 11 Mar 2007 at 15:26

KiNETiK said:
Hey guys,

My computer has started making a constant high pitch noise when the power is turned on at the wall (it makes this high pitch noise whether the computer is turned on or off) and if it is turned off at the wall and then turned back on you have to give it a while before the computer will actually turn on again! Obviously this is not a good thing and I am assuming my psu is on its last legs? Anyone else experienced this before?

I have an Antec Sonata II case with the 450 watt psu that it came with.

If I do have to get a new psu can someone recommend me somethin decent that will last a decent amount of time and have a bit of future proofin. - but doesnt cost ridiculous sums of money
Cheers
Robin

What CPU/GFX card etc do you have?

KiNETiK · 12 Mar 2007 at 22:45

masslac said:
What CPU/GFX card etc do you have?

athlon 64 3200, 6600gt

nothin requiring too much grunt

masslac · 12 Mar 2007 at 23:30

KiNETiK said:
athlon 64 3200, 6600gt

nothin requiring too much grunt

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-SK&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=484 will be more than fine. Considering (if my thinking is correct) that your next major upgrade will probably be a whole new machine, there's not much point in spending more just now.

KiNETiK · 13 Mar 2007 at 16:03

masslac said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-SK&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=484 will be more than fine. Considering (if my thinking is correct) that your next major upgrade will probably be a whole new machine, there's not much point in spending more just now.

Yes thats true masslac but then i could look at it that I would be keeping my antec sonata case and psu and only upgrading the other components. So getting a PSU which has some future proofing would save me having to buy another new PSU in the summer for instances (if i choose to upgrade the system in the summer!)...

pl2k1 · 14 Mar 2007 at 23:37

got a corsair myself and its silent. The build quality is second to none!

Corsair wouldn't offer a 5 year warranty if the PSU wasn't good enough!