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Windows 7 - Power Supply Upgrade/Problem |
10-31-2011
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Windows 7 Proffesional 64bit |
Power Supply Upgrade/Problem
Hi everyone.
My original problem, i am sure is my power supply. However i would love a second opinion.
I have just upgraded to the cross hair V main board. My computer has been restarting randomly during intensive game play. it didn't do this before my upgrade. my PSU is 500w but ridiculously cheap.
Would you say it's the problem?
Secondly as i have said above i currently have a 500w PSU. I am thinking of upgrading to the antec High Current Gamer 750 watt.
I have filled in the system specs. do you think it will run my computer perfectly. also i will be getting 16GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM and an ATI 6970 will the antec PSU be enough?
I have done researchantec PSU seem's good but - recommended PSU for gpu is 750 and i think my mainboard is 600 so i arn't sure if i'm meant to add them up or just go for the 750.
Thank you all
I have tried multiple PSU calculators and found them to be shockingly awful
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Gaming Build
OS Windows 7 Proffesional 64bit
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 980 3.7Ghz
Motherboard Asus Crosshair V
Memory OCZ Gold 4GB
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 5670 HD
Monitor(s) Displays 21" LG Monitor
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Cheap Asda thing
Mouse Cheap Dell Thing
PSU Cheap Came with the case 500w
Case Cheapest thing i could find
Cooling 2x 120mm fan, stock CPU Cooler
Hard Drives Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB SATA 3 - OS
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA 2 - Storage
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 3 - Installs
Internet Speed Virgin 50 meg
Other Info Upgrades in progress
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10-31-2011
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Professional 64bit |
It seems to me that without alot of peripherals a 500 watt should be fine. I never 'cheap out' on hardware so I wouild recommend Antec or Rosewill.
As to the random restarts it could be a PSU but I wouldn't rule out other issues such as heat. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number MSI
OS Windows 7 Professional 64bit
CPU Intel Celeron 2.4 GH
Memory 4 GB
Graphics Card NVidia GeForce 9800GT
Sound Card ATI HDMI Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Acer S231HL Dual Monitors
Keyboard Logitech wireless
Mouse Logitech wireless
Cooling Standard
Hard Drives Hitachi 300GB ATA
Maxtor 300GB USB
Internet Speed Cable
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10-31-2011
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Proffesional 64bit |
cheers for the quick reply. I have been upgrading in a funny order. Instead of getting the PSU first i got the processor then the board. PSU on thursday and then hopefully i can game again 
Dont think colling is an issue though rarely gets above 50c. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Gaming Build
OS Windows 7 Proffesional 64bit
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 980 3.7Ghz
Motherboard Asus Crosshair V
Memory OCZ Gold 4GB
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 5670 HD
Monitor(s) Displays 21" LG Monitor
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Cheap Asda thing
Mouse Cheap Dell Thing
PSU Cheap Came with the case 500w
Case Cheapest thing i could find
Cooling 2x 120mm fan, stock CPU Cooler
Hard Drives Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB SATA 3 - OS
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA 2 - Storage
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 3 - Installs
Internet Speed Virgin 50 meg
Other Info Upgrades in progress
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10-31-2011
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Why you don't skimp out on the PSU, The Bargain Basement Power Supply Roundup Review
Just because it says 500W on the label doesn't always mean that's what it can output. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Me
OS Win 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Phenom II x4 955 @ 4 GHz.
Motherboard Asus M5A97 EVO
Memory 2x2 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600
Graphics Card Sapphire HD 6850
Sound Card X-Fi Xtreme Music w/ Logitech X-530
Monitor(s) Displays Acer S232HL Abid
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Wave
Mouse Logitech G5 v2
PSU Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
Case Antec Three Hundred
Cooling Cooler Master 212 EVO
Hard Drives 120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
Internet Speed 24000/1000
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10-31-2011
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#5 | |
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Get a Seasonics modular 650W or above. It may not be your problem but it will be eventually. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built (GeneO industries)/Model 2
OS Windows 7 64 bit SP1
CPU i5 2500k @ 4.5 GHz, 1.256V 120 GFlop (with AVX)
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory 16GB (4GBx4) 1600MHz G.skill Ripjaws X 8-8-8-24
Graphics Card Asus Nvidia ENGTS450, 1GB 4030 MHz DDR5 clock, 915 Mhz GPU
Sound Card Onboard Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays NEC Spectraview 2490WUXi-SV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200
Keyboard HP Wireless
Mouse HP wireless
PSU Antec TruePower New 650W
Case Fractal Design "Define R3"
Cooling CM Hyper 212+ push/pull, 5 120mm, 1 140mm case fans
Hard Drives Crucial 128GB M4 (system), 2x WD Caviar 1TB Black internal (data), 1x Seagate 750G Barracuda Internal (backups), 1x WD Blue 6Gb/s 320GB Internal, 1x Corsair F40 SSD for cache, 1x 2TB eSata WD20EARS Green, 2x 500GB Seagate external USB, 1x 350GB exte
Internet Speed 25.7 Mb/s down, 4.5 Mb/s up
Other Info USB 3.0 x4 , SATA III x4, eSATA x3, SATA II x4, USB 2.0 x8. 2 Samsung DVD R/W drives.
WEI: CPU 7.7, Memory 7.9, Graphics 7.4, Disk 7.9
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10-31-2011
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#6 | |
Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by Paradoxy 
i think my mainboard is 600
What does that mean? A motherboard is not going to use 600 watts. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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11-01-2011
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ASUS recommends a 600W supply for a fully configured system I imagine.
To the OP, no they don't add. Use the maximum of the two - 750W. Also, Seasonic are quality power supplies. Many sellers of power supplies are rebadged Seasonic. I will post a link later that lists who actually makes the power supplies by manufacturer.
Last edited by GeneO; 11-01-2011 at 07:28 PM..
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built (GeneO industries)/Model 2
OS Windows 7 64 bit SP1
CPU i5 2500k @ 4.5 GHz, 1.256V 120 GFlop (with AVX)
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory 16GB (4GBx4) 1600MHz G.skill Ripjaws X 8-8-8-24
Graphics Card Asus Nvidia ENGTS450, 1GB 4030 MHz DDR5 clock, 915 Mhz GPU
Sound Card Onboard Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays NEC Spectraview 2490WUXi-SV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200
Keyboard HP Wireless
Mouse HP wireless
PSU Antec TruePower New 650W
Case Fractal Design "Define R3"
Cooling CM Hyper 212+ push/pull, 5 120mm, 1 140mm case fans
Hard Drives Crucial 128GB M4 (system), 2x WD Caviar 1TB Black internal (data), 1x Seagate 750G Barracuda Internal (backups), 1x WD Blue 6Gb/s 320GB Internal, 1x Corsair F40 SSD for cache, 1x 2TB eSata WD20EARS Green, 2x 500GB Seagate external USB, 1x 350GB exte
Internet Speed 25.7 Mb/s down, 4.5 Mb/s up
Other Info USB 3.0 x4 , SATA III x4, eSATA x3, SATA II x4, USB 2.0 x8. 2 Samsung DVD R/W drives.
WEI: CPU 7.7, Memory 7.9, Graphics 7.4, Disk 7.9
System Manufacturer/Model Number Me
OS Win 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Phenom II x4 955 @ 4 GHz.
Motherboard Asus M5A97 EVO
Memory 2x2 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600
Graphics Card Sapphire HD 6850
Sound Card X-Fi Xtreme Music w/ Logitech X-530
Monitor(s) Displays Acer S232HL Abid
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Wave
Mouse Logitech G5 v2
PSU Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
Case Antec Three Hundred
Cooling Cooler Master 212 EVO
Hard Drives 120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
Internet Speed 24000/1000
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built (GeneO industries)/Model 2
OS Windows 7 64 bit SP1
CPU i5 2500k @ 4.5 GHz, 1.256V 120 GFlop (with AVX)
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory 16GB (4GBx4) 1600MHz G.skill Ripjaws X 8-8-8-24
Graphics Card Asus Nvidia ENGTS450, 1GB 4030 MHz DDR5 clock, 915 Mhz GPU
Sound Card Onboard Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays NEC Spectraview 2490WUXi-SV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200
Keyboard HP Wireless
Mouse HP wireless
PSU Antec TruePower New 650W
Case Fractal Design "Define R3"
Cooling CM Hyper 212+ push/pull, 5 120mm, 1 140mm case fans
Hard Drives Crucial 128GB M4 (system), 2x WD Caviar 1TB Black internal (data), 1x Seagate 750G Barracuda Internal (backups), 1x WD Blue 6Gb/s 320GB Internal, 1x Corsair F40 SSD for cache, 1x 2TB eSata WD20EARS Green, 2x 500GB Seagate external USB, 1x 350GB exte
Internet Speed 25.7 Mb/s down, 4.5 Mb/s up
Other Info USB 3.0 x4 , SATA III x4, eSATA x3, SATA II x4, USB 2.0 x8. 2 Samsung DVD R/W drives.
WEI: CPU 7.7, Memory 7.9, Graphics 7.4, Disk 7.9
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