PSU Problem

[SilentTakedown]

So i went to switch on my pc last night and nothing happened!

I opened up the case saw the green led glowing in the bottom of the case so it was definately getting power and my monitor was still working so im guessing that my PSU has broke?

I'm now looking for a new one and i reckon i need atleast 700-750watt PSU.

im running an SLI systems with 2 7800GTX's

What would you guys recommend?

[Trevortt]

Re: PSU Problem

What makes you think the psu has failed?

If power is getting into the monitor and the led is glowing the PSU is working matey, how else is the power getting through?

It could be anything that is at fault!

You say the led on the case, do you mean on the motherboard? if so you can also rule out that it is not the psu & mobo.

Have you installed any other new hardware lately?

[SilentTakedown]

Re: PSU Problem

Thanks for replying so quickly.

Yeh sorry i ment the led on the motherboard.

The only reason I'm thinkin it is the PSU is i kept getting messages saying that the system was reducing it's performance because there was not enough power. There was also a burning smell coming from the fan area (not sure if this is normal)

I had a look at the system manual and it said that if the green led light is still showing it is likely that it is a problem with the powerswitch/PSU?

[Jakg]

Re: PSU Problem

you dont need more than 600w for that setup - just don't get a crap one, get a quality one with lots of amps

[SilentTakedown]

Re: PSU Problem

Thanks

Any recommendations on what brands or model to get?

[Trevortt]

Re: PSU Problem

Thanks

Any recommendations on what brands or model to get?

Look for..

Tagan, Hiper, Coolermaster, OCZ, Corsair, Akasa, & Antec are the ones i recommend

[SilentTakedown]

Re: PSU Problem

Thanks for your help i'll try to pick one up today and see how it goes.

Bought one fitted and and my machine is working fine and isn't as noisy as before i decided to go for a 700 watt PSU incase i look to upgrade in the future i also tend to have a lot of crap plugged into it (ipod, wireless mouse charger that type of stuff)

but thanks for your help it was appreciated.