Power supply question

merkat106

merkat106

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PSU question:
Is my PSU adaquate for my system? I have an Antec Basiq 500w.

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-US2H
AMD X2 5600+ Brisbane 2.9GHz (dual core)
GeForce 9400GT 512MB graphics
Kingston 8Gb DDR2 RAM PC2-6400
Western Digital RE3 320Gb HD
Samsung Spinpoint 640Gb HD
Antec TriCool 120mm fan (as 2nd fan)
Sony DVD recorder
LG Blu-Ray/HD-DVD rom, DVD-recorder (GGC-H20LK)

Computer started having power issues hours after having played a blu-ray movie in it for the first time the other day. The computer would randomly turn off, like it lost power. Sometimes I can get into the OS for a long time, sometimes it would power off as it got to the BIOS screen.

All the hardware seems to work including every fan, including the cpu fan. The computer does not seem to get any hotter than normal. CPU is not currently being overclocked. There are no BSODs.

The computer was fine before playing the blu-ray movie. The parts are no more than three months old, and only used for less than a month.

The computer is plugged into an APC battery backup which seems to work.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ATX Custom Build 2012
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz
Motherboard
Intel DH67CL desktop ATX
Memory
10 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus EAH5450 series (Radeon)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 226BW, Samsung Syncmaster P2450H
Screen Resolution
226BW: 1680 x 1050 & P2450H: 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital 320 GB sata (boot), Samsung 640 GB sata, Seagate 2 TB sata (data)
PSU
Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500W
Case
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
Cooling
stock cooling with added intake fan
Keyboard
HP Wireless Elite Keyboard Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Touch
Internet Speed
Comcast Cable business class <=18Mb {averages 12Mb}
Other Info
Optical drives: LG SuperMulti Blue, HP DVD 1260T
Other: Kensington Bluetooth Receiver
Network: Buffalo Wireless N USB, DLink N router/DLink Ethernet Switch/DLink Xtreme N wireless bridge
Printer: HP Photosmart Plus, HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus
PCs: HP dv6-3040us (7 x64 SP1), HP DM4-2165dx (7 x64 SP1), HP Pavilion zv6130us (7 x86), Apple Macbook Air (Lion)
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I think so mate it looks like a lot of hardware in there to be powering. I mean each component probably is not drawing much but you do have a lot of hard drives and fans etc etc and 8 gb of ram. I think it would not hurt to have a bit more juice to run your parts.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 x64 Pro
CPU
Intel 990X
Motherboard
Asus P6T Deluxe V2
Memory
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB SDRAM DDR3 1600 (7-7-7-20)
Graphics Card(s)
2 x BFG 285 GTX OCXs in SLI
Sound Card
X-fi Elite Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
HP LP 3065
Screen Resolution
2560 x 1600
Hard Drives
2 x 150 gb Velociraptors RAID 0
PSU
PC Power & Cooling 750W
Case
CM Stacker 832
Cooling
Stock cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse
Logitech MX Revolution
Need someone to help me with my issue. Exchanged my psu yesterday thinking the psu was at fault. I'm afraid to install the new one just in case that does not solve the issue. The Antec Power Supply Calculator indicates that my 500w psu should be fine.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ATX Custom Build 2012
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz
Motherboard
Intel DH67CL desktop ATX
Memory
10 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus EAH5450 series (Radeon)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 226BW, Samsung Syncmaster P2450H
Screen Resolution
226BW: 1680 x 1050 & P2450H: 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital 320 GB sata (boot), Samsung 640 GB sata, Seagate 2 TB sata (data)
PSU
Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500W
Case
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
Cooling
stock cooling with added intake fan
Keyboard
HP Wireless Elite Keyboard Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Touch
Internet Speed
Comcast Cable business class <=18Mb {averages 12Mb}
Other Info
Optical drives: LG SuperMulti Blue, HP DVD 1260T
Other: Kensington Bluetooth Receiver
Network: Buffalo Wireless N USB, DLink N router/DLink Ethernet Switch/DLink Xtreme N wireless bridge
Printer: HP Photosmart Plus, HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus
PCs: HP dv6-3040us (7 x64 SP1), HP DM4-2165dx (7 x64 SP1), HP Pavilion zv6130us (7 x86), Apple Macbook Air (Lion)
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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build/Mod
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel QX9650 Extreme 4.0 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Rampage Extreme Rev2
Memory
8GB (4x2) Corsair Dominator DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
2x Radeon R390X [8GB]
Sound Card
SupremeFX X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2408WFP 26" Panel
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
4x WD 2TB (8TB+ Total)
2x Crucial SSD 128GB (RAID-0)
1x LG Blu-ray read/write
1x Phillips LightScribe DVD read/write
PSU
Corsair HX1000
Case
CoolerMaster - Cosmos S
Cooling
Custom Liquid - 320mm rad w/ 3x 80mm fans, CPU/NB/SB Blocks
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminater Pro
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
Fractional T1 - 125Mbps
Antivirus
ESET Security Suite / Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Cyberfox Intel x64
Other Info
OC'd to 5.0GHz @ 44c under full load
Captain Zero said:
Run it through this, it's pretty accurate for general purpose use.

Thermaltake Power Supply Calculator
Click to expand...

Thanks,

Antec uses an identical web calculator...said something about 211w. Can't quite believe that since I'm pretty sure my bd-rom/hd-dvd rom - dvd recoder with lightscribe takes a lot of power. After all, my power issues began hours after I played my first blu-ray movie on it.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ATX Custom Build 2012
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz
Motherboard
Intel DH67CL desktop ATX
Memory
10 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus EAH5450 series (Radeon)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 226BW, Samsung Syncmaster P2450H
Screen Resolution
226BW: 1680 x 1050 & P2450H: 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital 320 GB sata (boot), Samsung 640 GB sata, Seagate 2 TB sata (data)
PSU
Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500W
Case
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
Cooling
stock cooling with added intake fan
Keyboard
HP Wireless Elite Keyboard Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Touch
Internet Speed
Comcast Cable business class <=18Mb {averages 12Mb}
Other Info
Optical drives: LG SuperMulti Blue, HP DVD 1260T
Other: Kensington Bluetooth Receiver
Network: Buffalo Wireless N USB, DLink N router/DLink Ethernet Switch/DLink Xtreme N wireless bridge
Printer: HP Photosmart Plus, HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus
PCs: HP dv6-3040us (7 x64 SP1), HP DM4-2165dx (7 x64 SP1), HP Pavilion zv6130us (7 x86), Apple Macbook Air (Lion)
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Hi merkat106,
The other thing that could cause this problem is your battery backup unit.
Try running your PC with the backup disconnected. :)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dilithium Computers/Engineering (Myself) Star date 42.739285.5432.9
OS
Win7 Ultimate x64 on Desktop / Win7 Ultimate x86 on laptop / Win7 x86 Starter on Netbook
CPU
AMD Phenom 965 X4 3.4Ghz cpu Black Edition
Motherboard
Gigabyte 790XT
Memory
12 Gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidea Gforce GTX 470
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek hi-fi
Monitor(s) Displays
Lg 3D led 23"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Loads maxstore sata 1 & 2/ loads of partitions + 1Tb Hitachi sata 2. 256Gb Crucial ssd.
PSU
OCZ 700W GameXstream
Case
Artec 10000
Cooling
On board + many case fans
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K350
Mouse
Inferno gaming mouse
Internet Speed
Talk talk. 10Mb
Other Info
My PC was hand built with matchsticks. xbox 360 controller. Printers,fax.........
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