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Replacement PSU Question
I've had sporadic issues with freezes, and I figured out that it's because I have a 250w powersupply in a rig with a new video card + recording interface drawing power + new ram + cpu, etc...
The computer in question is HP Pavilion a6403w, I bought a Elite Power 460 Watt ATX Power Supply. Installed it, and was not able to get a steady stream of power (eg: sometimes it would turn all the way on with a few things plugged in, sometimes it wouldn't, there was never any consistency). I tried resetting the CMOS, removing the bios battery, not plugging in any extra peripherals, etc...and was never able to get any consistency.
Im thinking I just bought a dud and will be fine after returning it after work for an identical model PSU. I wanted to check with everyone and see if somehow I bought the wrong PSU type or there's anything extra that I should try that it might be my fault... anything; just getting one last check-in before i return the PSU
btw model information on the PSU + my rig are:
Micro Center - Cooler Master Elite Power 460 Watt ATX Power Supply RS460-PSARJ3-US
HP Pavilion a6403w Desktop PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)