Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic So, I need a new power supply Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Macropiper Posted at 12:47 am on April 22, 2007 Well, I got a new hard drive today, and got a bit worried about the power supply in my computer, seems I need to upgrade and the 5 volt rail, doesn't run at 5 volts any more, even after the hard drive is removed, so my computer was already a bit marginal in that regard. Anyhow, I tried upgrading last year to some 500W Antec Truepower modular power supply, the first one blew, the second one made burning smells after a month or so, so out it went and back to the 450 watt one I went. Anyhow, it also seems that the reason it blew was because the area I live in has dodgy power, its probably doubly bad where I live because my mum has a kiln for firing pottery, and when it goes, all the lights in the house noticeably dim, and it kind of pulses in terms of drawing power, creating a kind of flickering effect.

Replies Macropiper Posted at 12:47 am on April 22, 2007 Well, I got a new hard drive today, and got a bit worried about the power supply in my computer, seems I need to upgrade and the 5 volt rail, doesn't run at 5 volts any more, even after the hard drive is removed, so my computer was already a bit marginal in that regard. Anyhow, I tried upgrading last year to some 500W Antec Truepower modular power supply, the first one blew, the second one made burning smells after a month or so, so out it went and back to the 450 watt one I went. Anyhow, it also seems that the reason it blew was because the area I live in has dodgy power, its probably doubly bad where I live because my mum has a kiln for firing pottery, and when it goes, all the lights in the house noticeably dim, and it kind of pulses in terms of drawing power, creating a kind of flickering effect.