Power Supply

Apokarteron · 04-29-2006, 03:14 PM

my power supply says 115/230V- on it, can it hold my rig (in sig) and firewire, USB 2.0 and the fan on my GPU?

elmarcorulz · 04-29-2006, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Apokarteron

my power supply says 115/230V- on it, can it hold my rig (in sig) and firewire, USB 2.0 and the fan on my GPU?

Thats just the voltage, it has nothing to do with whether it can support your system. Dont ever change it unless you know what you're doing. If you do, be prepared for a nice bang

Apokarteron · 04-29-2006, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by elmarcorulz

Thats just the voltage, it has nothing to do with whether it can support your system. Dont ever change it unless you know what you're doing. If you do, be prepared for a nice bang

What will "bang" my power supply, or the rest of my (expensive) hardware?

elmarcorulz · 04-29-2006, 05:03 PM

Should be just the PSU, but its not a very nice bang anyway

Apokarteron · 04-29-2006, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by elmarcorulz

Should be just the PSU, but its not a very nice bang anyway

How do you mean 'bang', more like 'bomb-bang'

**magicman** · 04-29-2006, 05:19 PM

In answer to the original point, you need to be looking for the size of the DC output, not the mains input, which is all the 115/230V means.

It's the AMPS for each of the rails that determines how well it can handle a system.

And changing the voltage would give you an electrical explosion, similar to that of lightning but less intense obviously. Actually, in reality, it would probably just trip the fusebox in your house. But not recommended and not an issue if you're just plugging it into the household mains.

Apokarteron · 04-29-2006, 09:34 PM

After I bought my ready-made PC I added 1GB of RAM, upgraded AGP GPU from nVidia GeForce 5200 to nVidia GeForce 6600 (which also has a fan and needs an extra cable to be plugged into power), from one DVD drive and one CD-RW drive to two DVD-RW, upgraded sound card and added firewire and an extra HDD (80GB).
Do I need to do something to my Power Supply Unit?

**magicman** · 04-29-2006, 09:42 PM

Post the number of amps on each of the 12V, 5V and 3.3V rails as you read it from the power supply, and we'll be able to find out. But there's nothing really that you can 'do' to the power supply. If it's underpowered then you'll have to invest in a new one.

Apokarteron · 04-29-2006, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by magicman

Post the number of amps on each of the 12V, 5V and 3.3V rails as you read it from the power supply, and we'll be able to find out. But there's nothing really that you can 'do' to the power supply. If it's underpowered then you'll have to invest in a new one.

Mine has the same numbers with the one in the picture

**magicman** · 04-29-2006, 09:52 PM

Really? That's a coincidence! Well in that case, I'd say the power supply is only just managing, but may struggle if you say for example are copying a home-movie dvd while playing a top-of-the-range game. A struggling PSU is less likely to give a steady regulation of power, meaning possible component damage.

Personally I'd be looking to upgrade it. But I'm just one opinion, see what others say.

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04-29-2006, 05:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
magicman Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 3,063	In answer to the original point, you need to be looking for the size of the DC output, not the mains input, which is all the 115/230V means. It's the AMPS for each of the rails that determines how well it can handle a system. And changing the voltage would give you an electrical explosion, similar to that of lightning but less intense obviously. Actually, in reality, it would probably just trip the fusebox in your house. But not recommended and not an issue if you're just plugging it into the household mains. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

04-29-2006, 09:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
magicman Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 3,063	Post the number of amps on each of the 12V, 5V and 3.3V rails as you read it from the power supply, and we'll be able to find out. But there's nothing really that you can 'do' to the power supply. If it's underpowered then you'll have to invest in a new one. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

04-29-2006, 09:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
magicman Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 3,063	Really? That's a coincidence! Well in that case, I'd say the power supply is only just managing, but may struggle if you say for example are copying a home-movie dvd while playing a top-of-the-range game. A struggling PSU is less likely to give a steady regulation of power, meaning possible component damage. Personally I'd be looking to upgrade it. But I'm just one opinion, see what others say. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

04-29-2006, 09:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Apokarteron banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: OS X Age: 18 Posts: 1,920	After I bought my ready-made PC I added 1GB of RAM, upgraded AGP GPU from nVidia GeForce 5200 to nVidia GeForce 6600 (which also has a fan and needs an extra cable to be plugged into power), from one DVD drive and one CD-RW drive to two DVD-RW, upgraded sound card and added firewire and an extra HDD (80GB). Do I need to do something to my Power Supply Unit?

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