What’s that cup made of
Dust and filth.
No, I mean the… part you hold the cup by (no idea what it’s in english, and translatio from polish sounds silly), like, that should break.
I keep hearing it restarting every now and then. I’m starting to worry that it’s not my motherboard that is failing, but the PSU…
No, if it sounds like its trying to start for the first time over and over, it could be that the read arm’s locking…
How many watts is your current supply?
400W and it sustains a AMD Athlon x2 3600+ (pre-energy saving upgrade), GForce 9600 GT, 2 HDDs (3,5” and 2,5”), DVD writer and other is usual stuff. And before you say anything - it ran in this configuration since I got the Video card 5 years ago.
Yeah, and 400 was never enough power. Those things are rated at 400 but are only about 80% efficient. Plus that efficiency degrades over time with a constant full load. I actually blew a supply like that.
I’d say it was enough, that thing was never unstable or anything. Just NOW it started to be. It can be it wearing down, I guess we will see on wednesday or so, when I will get another PSU for testing.
In my experience its always best to have a PSU that’s 100 watts more than you need. The lesser the load on the supply, the longer they last
Well, that PSU was bought when there was only one HDD and a weaker video card in it (Radeon x550, passive cooling) so it needed less power. And since after upgrades it worked I didn’t care about changing it.
I keep hearing it restarting every now and then. I’m starting to worry that it’s not my motherboard that is failing, but the PSU…
No, if it sounds like its trying to start for the first time over and over, it could be that the read arm’s locking…
How many watts is your current supply?
400W and it sustains a AMD Athlon x2 3600+ (pre-energy saving upgrade), GForce 9600 GT, 2 HDDs (3,5” and 2,5”), DVD writer and other is usual stuff. And before you say anything - it ran in this configuration since I got the Video card 5 years ago.
Yeah, and 400 was never enough power. Those things are rated at 400 but are only about 80% efficient. Plus that efficiency degrades over time with a constant full load. I actually blew a supply like that.
I’d say it was enough, that thing was never unstable or anything. Just NOW it started to be. It can be it wearing down, I guess we will see on wednesday or so, when I will get another PSU for testing.
I keep hearing it restarting every now and then. I’m starting to worry that it’s not my motherboard that is failing, but the PSU…
No, if it sounds like its trying to start for the first time over and over, it could be that the read arm’s locking…
How many watts is your current supply?
400W and it sustains a AMD Athlon x2 3600+ (pre-energy saving upgrade), GForce 9600 GT, 2 HDDs (3,5’’ and 2,5’’), DVD writer and other is usual stuff. And before you say anything - it ran in this configuration since I got the Video card 5 years ago.
I hope your computer gets sorted out soon :<
So do I… I get that the thing is like nearly 6 years old by now, but my 13 year old PC still boots up without a problem >_>
Update on PC - now HDD seems to have joined…
I keep hearing it restarting every now and then. I’m starting to worry that it’s not my motherboard that is failing, but the PSU…
No, if it sounds like its trying to start for the first time over and over, it could be that the read arm’s locking thing is jammed. Try dropping it straight and FLAT on your desk from a foot or two high. Do it a couple times and it might fix it, for a while anyhow.
No, it’s not that, I can HEAR the power-up cycle of the thing, PLUS removing a different HDD solved the issue, it was not getting enough power. I had a HDD with the arm stuck, I know how it sounds.
vindicar replied to your post: Just disconnected a 2,5’’ HDD (120GB), lowering my total space to 200GB, but PC booted up…
may be it’s really PSU.
I do start to think that, yes. Problem is, I don’t have any to test it (I have a 300W one in another PC, but my PC needs 400W to work). And as always I have no money to buy a new one… *sigh*
Just disconnected a 2,5’’ HDD (120GB), lowering my total space to 200GB, but PC booted up…
*sigh* Everything is fucking up…
Tzn. Ja nie wątpię że Potop przyłożył się do tego, każde takie zdarzenie psuje ekonomię. Ale nikt mi nie wmówi że oberwało nam się wtedy tak mocno, jak Niemcom po drugiej wojnie światowej, a jaką teraz dziady mają dobrą ekonomię.
Podczas świąt rozmawialiśmy kiedyś o tym z rodziną. Wyszło na to, tutaj zacytuje: “walczyli dla posranego patriotyzmu.” Mój brat powiedział, że lepiej by było gdybyśmy się poddali.
Szczerze? Niewykluczone że by nam to wyszło na dobre…
Update on PC - now HDD seems to have joined…
I keep hearing it restarting every now and then. I’m starting to worry that it’s not my motherboard that is failing, but the PSU…
Well, I kinda meant something else here. Like, in every Euro using country (with exception of Greece for obvious reasons), spending 5 or 8 Euro on something is not a problem, it’s not much for them. But for me, 5 to 8 euro (20 - 32 PLN) is a LOT of money.
Ja wiem,że to dużo. Ale euro jest skisłe! Ja tam wole nasze banknociki z królami :>
Tja, nasze banknociki są fajne, szkoda tylko że tak dużo ich trzeba do wszystkiego :/ Dla takiego Niemiaszka czy Belga, 5 Euro to jak dla nas 5 złotych.
Dlaczego kasa i jedzenie nie spada z nieba?! A tak co do budżetu naszego “wspaniałego” kraju to kiedyś widziałam czyjeś długie rozważania na temat dziury budżetowej i wyszło na to że to wszystko przez potop szwedzki a może nawet coś tam wcześniej x3
Tja, potop szwedzki, raczej popierdzielona szlachta i magnateria z tym ich durnym Liberum Veto…
Przepraszam za moją błędną informacje, czytałam to dawno :<
Tak czy siak na jedno wychodzi - polscy magnaci i szlachta to deby :\
Tzn. Ja nie wątpię że Potop przyłożył się do tego, każde takie zdarzenie psuje ekonomię. Ale nikt mi nie wmówi że oberwało nam się wtedy tak mocno, jak Niemcom po drugiej wojnie światowej, a jaką teraz dziady mają dobrą ekonomię.
Well, I kinda meant something else here. Like, in every Euro using country (with exception of Greece for obvious reasons), spending 5 or 8 Euro on something is not a problem, it’s not much for them. But for me, 5 to 8 euro (20 - 32 PLN) is a LOT of money.
Ja wiem,że to dużo. Ale euro jest skisłe! Ja tam wole nasze banknociki z królami :>
Tja, nasze banknociki są fajne, szkoda tylko że tak dużo ich trzeba do wszystkiego :/ Dla takiego Niemiaszka czy Belga, 5 Euro to jak dla nas 5 złotych.
Dlaczego kasa i jedzenie nie spada z nieba?! A tak co do budżetu naszego “wspaniałego” kraju to kiedyś widziałam czyjeś długie rozważania na temat dziury budżetowej i wyszło na to że to wszystko przez potop szwedzki a może nawet coś tam wcześniej x3
Tja, potop szwedzki, raczej popierdzielona szlachta i magnateria z tym ich durnym Liberum Veto…
