Hello,
Can I ask some advice about my psu?
I currently have:
Q6700 @ 3.2ghz 1.4v ( I think)
Asus P5B Deluxe
4 DDr2 sticks ddr800
Soundblaster Audigy 2
GTX 260 216sp SSC (overclocked) edition
6 hdd's
dvd drive
4 fans
5 usb devices
Akasa Powerplus 550w (630 watts peak) ( while a good (server) psu, it has too much power on the cpu rails, being designed for quad xeon pc's, lacks enough juice on the pcie plugs I think):
12V1 - 13A - CPU1 - First 4-pins on the 8-pin EPS12V connector
12V2 - 18A - CPU2 - Last 4-pins on the EPS12V, and the SATA cables
12V3 - 16A - 24-pin connector, PCIe connectors, and Super Micro AGP connector
12V4 - 8A - All the 4-pin molex connectors
It's now sold under the akasa IQ name I think:
http://www.akasa.com.tw/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&no=181&type=Power supplies&type_sub=Main Stream&model=AK-P550FH
My pc is stable in 90% of all games, GTA IV, Supcom, Civ5, Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, CoD games, Source games, Bioshock 1&2, Anno1404, BFBC2, and well erm any game I regularly played except the below:
However, I get reboots after 30-90 minutes of gameplay in some games:
Crysis
Gears of War
Crysis Warhead
Temps are fine etc...
Now today I got an Asus Matrix GTX 285 for free from my dad, put it in and my pc reboots at minor 3d apps/stress, so I think I need a new psu, I don't have an 8 pin pci-e plug on mine ( simply just plugged in both 6 pin plugs and left 2 pins unplugged) and the 6 pcie plugs share a 12v line with the 24 pin mobo plug, in total only 16 or 18 amps there
. Apparently a gtx 285 draws 180-280ish watts according to various sources so I think my psu is simply not coping, what do you think? My psu is 4 years old now I think so might not even be performing to specs anyhow.
Gtx260 back in and it's fine in 90% of all games...
What psu do you guys recommend to me, how much do I need ? According to psu calc I need 580 watts min at 90% load 643 watts recommended.
Would a Corsair 750w modular be fine ? Any other recommendations ( cheaper perhaps ? not essential but I've been out of touch, any ''good'' modular 700-800 ish watt psu's out there ?
I would want a silent, well performing and long lasting (preferably modular) psu... Is the corsair silent ?
Sorry for the long post but any advice is welcome
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Can I ask some advice about my psu?
I currently have:
Q6700 @ 3.2ghz 1.4v ( I think)
Asus P5B Deluxe
4 DDr2 sticks ddr800
Soundblaster Audigy 2
GTX 260 216sp SSC (overclocked) edition
6 hdd's
dvd drive
4 fans
5 usb devices
Akasa Powerplus 550w (630 watts peak) ( while a good (server) psu, it has too much power on the cpu rails, being designed for quad xeon pc's, lacks enough juice on the pcie plugs I think):
12V1 - 13A - CPU1 - First 4-pins on the 8-pin EPS12V connector
12V2 - 18A - CPU2 - Last 4-pins on the EPS12V, and the SATA cables
12V3 - 16A - 24-pin connector, PCIe connectors, and Super Micro AGP connector
12V4 - 8A - All the 4-pin molex connectors
It's now sold under the akasa IQ name I think:
http://www.akasa.com.tw/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&no=181&type=Power supplies&type_sub=Main Stream&model=AK-P550FH
My pc is stable in 90% of all games, GTA IV, Supcom, Civ5, Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, CoD games, Source games, Bioshock 1&2, Anno1404, BFBC2, and well erm any game I regularly played except the below:
However, I get reboots after 30-90 minutes of gameplay in some games:
Crysis
Gears of War
Crysis Warhead
Temps are fine etc...
Now today I got an Asus Matrix GTX 285 for free from my dad, put it in and my pc reboots at minor 3d apps/stress, so I think I need a new psu, I don't have an 8 pin pci-e plug on mine ( simply just plugged in both 6 pin plugs and left 2 pins unplugged) and the 6 pcie plugs share a 12v line with the 24 pin mobo plug, in total only 16 or 18 amps there
. Apparently a gtx 285 draws 180-280ish watts according to various sources so I think my psu is simply not coping, what do you think? My psu is 4 years old now I think so might not even be performing to specs anyhow.Gtx260 back in and it's fine in 90% of all games...
What psu do you guys recommend to me, how much do I need ? According to psu calc I need 580 watts min at 90% load 643 watts recommended.
Would a Corsair 750w modular be fine ? Any other recommendations ( cheaper perhaps ? not essential but I've been out of touch, any ''good'' modular 700-800 ish watt psu's out there ?
I would want a silent, well performing and long lasting (preferably modular) psu... Is the corsair silent ?
Sorry for the long post but any advice is welcome
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