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G7 was completely unsuitable for anything other than an office machine.

I'll bet you a tenner it cannot supply 880w and the ripple is in at least the hundreds of mV range and looks like a heart monitor.
 
there should be a sticky on this "DON'T BUY CHEAP POWER SUPPLY'S"

its the most important item in your pc,dont scrimp on it.
 
**REMOVE POWER SOCKET FROM WALL**

Do not re-attach that blown supply. You are going to have to fork out for a new one. Get a good branded PSU like CORSAIR or the like. Sucks bro but you'll live and learn.
 
sexyhyde said:
how long ago did you buy it?
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Almost two years ago, but it blew around November last year which is when I tried getting a refund. I told him that it did not work as advertised, all g with other arguments...but I really couldn't be bothered with the hassle over £40 :P

By the way, when you look inside it (through the vents, don't open it up) are there any burned chips? As that appears to be what happened to mine?
 
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Just buy a decent brand one, don't scrimp on the psu. Far better off with a high quality 600w than a cheap and cruddy 880w which won't sustain that wattage anyway.

Get a 600w corsair or xfx psu.
 
G7 isnt a totaly cheap brand of PSU's if you consider their price around (£50 for 680w) which isnt totally cheapo brand and they do come with safety features and noise reduction (that strange toothpaste)
 
ah fair enough you could buy a corsair however as im sure lots of other people would say you should read a review or 2 about the power supply you are thinking of buying because Corsair dont make their own PSU's
 
Have had a couple blow up on me, probably lucky but no damage to components. Hope you have the same result (Corsair for me all the way).
 
David_McGregor7 said:
well ive got an AMD 1090T and a AMD 6950 and i do play a fair bit of games, how much do you reckon its gonna be for one that will power that or what wattage should i be looking at ?
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no_1_dave said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-166-CM&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1103

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-056-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098

You'd probably be fine with 500Watt but those 2 above are 600Watt as they are only £2 more expensive then their 500Watt variants.

If you want cheap but a reasonable make so not quite as risky as before:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-230-CM&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1103

I would personally recommend the first one though.
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These are good choices [personally wouldn't bother with the last one].

I've got the Coolermaster one, great PSU and not expensive for a modular unit :) There's a review of it here.

Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:

Radeon HD 6950 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 500 Watt power supply unit.
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From here.

Not sure where you got the bit about being £2 more expensive than the 500W versions? This OCZ 550W is a good price, and would run your system fine as a cheaper option.
 
beejjacobs said:
Not sure where you got the bit about being £2 more expensive than the 500W versions?
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Sorry, £3 more expensive for 600Watt over 500Watt not £2, my bad ;)
 
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yeah from what i can see inside there is fair few burnt chips also when i shake it theres some ratteling. just having a look at some power supplies, will a Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 be any good ?
 
I have a seasonic x-650 80 gold and a 1055T overclocked with 8Gb ram, three HDD and a 6950 GFX card. The PSU fan hardly ever spins up indicating the loads are at about 40% or less
 
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