I cant play games at the moment my 700w PSU went bang. I'd just been in to add drives and hadn't checked the power lead was in properly (which it wasn't) the resultant arching when I hit the power button fried it completely. I'm now using a whopping 350watt PSU that I had lying around until I get a new one, Still clocked to 3.2Ghz with 4 HDD's and running stable for basic apps but the PSU cut's out (probably overheat) when I try anything intensive like gaming. Although I did get 3mins into BF2 yesterday.
Needless to say a new PSU is high on my shopping list (although I ended up bidding on more ram instead today)
And I would NOT recommend pushing your computer to the limits to see what your PSU can handle and let the box crash when the PSU dumps. This is not a good exercise for your remaining hardware.
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-Built in July 2009
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
lol thanks pparks, I wasn't going to though! I might not even dump each time, next time it might just fry instead but thats ok, i've got another 350w out in the shed!
my 700w PSU went bang. I'd just been in to add drives and hadn't checked the power lead was in properly (which it wasn't) the resultant arching when I hit the power button fried it completely. I'm now using a whopping 350watt PSU that I had lying around until I get a new one, Still clocked to 3.2Ghz with 4 HDD's and running stable for basic apps but the PSU cut's out (probably overheat) when I try anything intensive like gaming. Although I did get 3mins into BF2 yesterday.
but thats ok, i've got another 350w out in the shed!