[techtalk] Re: Power supply ?
- From: Andrew Davidson <andrew@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 22:14:27 +0100
Paul Ferguson wrote:
> New PC built comprising of the following components:
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> Basically, it keeps locking up solid. The OS boots up and then at a
> random point in time (usually within 5 minutes) it locks solid.
>
> Is that PSU man enough for the job ? It's not exactly beefy.
I'm running the same case with a P4 2.8, 1Gb RAM, 5900XT, 36Gb Raptor,
120Gb Samsung 7200rpm, a Samsung DVD/CDRW combo, and a Liteon Dual Layer
DVD writer. I'm hitting the limit of the 12v on the PSU though, because
if I crank the speed on the CPU up to 3.5GHz, the 12v drops wildly. I
recon this machine when running full melt could use a good 25A of 12v -
more than the Antec supply is capable of.
> I know the 3200+ can run stable in that model of board as my sons machine
> has been running one for weeks now and it's rock solid as well as very quick
> but then again, he has a bigger PSU
I doubt it's the PSU to be honest, the XP3200 doesn't draw much current
compared to the P4.
You've sacrificed 3 virgin chickens on the first full moon on the
summer, and prayed to the driver gods of VIA, I'm assuming?
Andrew
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