New Computer not powering on,is it because of not powerful enough PSU?

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       #11

    uilymmot said:
    well yea... the power supply seemed to be defective as in really defective... when I bridged the pins the 4th time the power supply just blew up, literally, thanks for all your help here
    As I said, the PSU is garbage. I want to help you select a new PSU.

    Can you order from PC Case Gear? Or, where can you order from?

    How much would you be able to spend?

    Finally: will you ever have a video card that's better than the 7770? If so, then what might you get?

    For now with your system with the 7770 in it, all that you need is a good quality-made 350-400W PSU (and this is overkill).

    Here's a list of PSUs that I recommend from PC Case Gear that are all under $100.



    If you can spend more than this, then please say so because there are better PSUs to recommend that cost more, but are worth it.

    You'll notice that I didn't recommend any Corsair PSUs from PC Case Gear. This is because for under $100, this is all they have:

    • VS350
    • VS450
    • CX430 V3
    • VS550
    • CX430M (semi-modular)
    • CX500 V3
    • VS650
    • CX500M (semi-modular)
    • CX600
    • GS600
    • CX600M

    The problem is that all of these are inferior to the PSUs I found and recommended above. The ones I recommended are designed to be able to deliver their rated wattage continuously (24/7) up to an internal PSU temperature of 50°C. This is due to a good build quality combined with good Japanese Capacitors rated for 105°C. All of the Corsair units that are listed here can only deliver their rated wattage continuously up to an internal PSU temperature of 30°C due to cheap capacitors rated up to 85°C. The only exception is the GS600 which can go up to 40°C, but the caps are still not as good as the caps in the PSUs I am recommending. To add insult to injury, the GS600 is $99.00! That's very overpriced, especially when you consider that you can get the modular 520W Antec High Current Gamer for $97.00, and also considering that you don't need anything more than a good ~350W PSU!

    I used to like Corsair, but it looks to me like all they're trying to do these days is make as much money as possible. I mean, I bet that these PSUs cost them a lot less to manufacture than the ones I am recommending due to the lower quality of parts inside, yet they're all at very similar prices to the ones I'm recommending (except for the first 3 Corsair units there)! Figure that one out. lol
    Last edited by TwoCables; 02 Jun 2013 at 00:29.
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       #12

    TwoCables said:
    uilymmot said:
    well yea... the power supply seemed to be defective as in really defective... when I bridged the pins the 4th time the power supply just blew up, literally, thanks for all your help here
    As I said, the PSU is garbage. I want to help you select a new PSU.

    Can you order from PC Case Gear? Or, where can you order from?

    How much would you be able to spend?

    Finally: will you ever have a video card that's better than the 7770? If so, then what might you get?

    For now with your system with the 7770 in it, all that you need is a good quality-made 350-400W PSU (and this is overkill).
    I think you missed the point of this thread, also its not for my build with a 7770 but a new build altogether, also i got a new PSU and everything is fine now for the new build.
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       #13

    Was the point of this thread telling everybody how you blew up your old PSU by jiggering around with it and a screwdriver? If not, then I think you missed the point of posting in a forum and asking for advice.
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       #14

    So what PSU did you get for the new build mate I thought like Two Cables you were having problems with the current (new) build

    I think maybe a visit here first might have been the go because this sounds like your fist build and yep screwdrivers and board pins don not mix.
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  5. Posts : 1,476
       #15

    uilymmot said:
    TwoCables said:
    uilymmot said:
    well yea... the power supply seemed to be defective as in really defective... when I bridged the pins the 4th time the power supply just blew up, literally, thanks for all your help here
    As I said, the PSU is garbage. I want to help you select a new PSU.

    Can you order from PC Case Gear? Or, where can you order from?

    How much would you be able to spend?

    Finally: will you ever have a video card that's better than the 7770? If so, then what might you get?

    For now with your system with the 7770 in it, all that you need is a good quality-made 350-400W PSU (and this is overkill).
    I think you missed the point of this thread, also its not for my build with a 7770 but a new build altogether, also i got a new PSU and everything is fine now for the new build.
    I thought you were upgrading the build in your profile. I don't know why I thought that because you did say that it's a build for your parents.

    What PSU did you get? Yes, it's important enough to discuss. If you got the 550W GX Bronze series, then you may have been ripped off. Besides, I don't see a video card, so all this build would need is a ~300-350W PSU. Of course, due to what's available on the market, I would recommend one of the PSUs I linked above in my big edit to the post you're replying to here.
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       #16

    Apparently, he wasn't looking for PSU upgrade options......I don't think. I'll be damned if I know what he wants though.
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       #17

    kbrady1979 said:
    Apparently, he wasn't looking for PSU upgrade options......I don't think. I'll be damned if I know what he wants though.
    Yeah, I'd like him to spell it out for us too because I admit that I'm not 100% clear on this either. The only reason I recommended any PSUs at all is the GX Bronze series is not the best choice even though it's still a somewhat decent series of PSUs. Not only that, but he said that the PSU that came with his case blew up and he said nothing about finding a replacement and that it works.
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       #18

    Thread is marked as solved, and he has a new PSU..........I guess it's time to move on.
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  9. Posts : 1,476
       #19

    Well, I would still like to know what PSU you ended up with, uilymmot.
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       #20

    TwoCables said:
    Well, I would still like to know what PSU you ended up with, uilymmot.
    Me too as per my post before yours TC!

    I am as you know all for a bit of leeway with some people doing some strange or funny things but am just a little "taken aback' by this thread to be honest if it weren't so time wasting it would be funny and not in a hilarious manner.
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