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Daniel Frey wrote: |
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> On 09/15/2012 03:29 PM, Dale wrote: |
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>> Daniel Frey wrote: |
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>>> Well, it turns out it was my PSU. The voltage drop on the 5V line was |
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>>> 4.08, but it would slowly warm up to 4.95V, then the PC would behave |
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>>> normally. I opened the PSU and there was a ruptured cap. |
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>>> I've replaced it and the problems are all gone. |
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>>> I guess it was not really a coincidence that the failure happened after |
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>>> a major update. This isn't the first time an `emerge -pvuDN world` |
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>>> killed my computer. :-) |
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>>> Dan |
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>> *cough cough* Maybe you need a better or more powerful power supply? |
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>> If that cap went bad, you could have some others that are ready for the |
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>> same problem. I'd at least be on the look out for a new P/S. The next |
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>> one could go out and take a mobo or something with it. That would be |
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>> bad for sure. |
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>> Just a thought. |
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>> Dale |
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>> :-) :-) |
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> After I changed the cap I decided to get a new PSU anyway. I went with |
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> better (650 W Antec Platinum) rather than more powerful. The old one was |
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> already 1010 W, by a manufacturer whom I don't trust any longer. |
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> Dan |
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Sounds good. This is a site that I keep a eye on. |
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http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Review_Cat&recatnum=13 |
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They do power supply reviews and the good part, they take the power |
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supplies apart so you can see what is in them plus they point out |
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anything that may be cause for concern. They also tell what brand of |
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caps they have too. |
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This is a forum thread that also lists power supplies that have been |
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tested and it also lists some that should be avoided for some reason. |
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http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=589708 |
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I don't build anything super fancy but I do try to get at least a good |
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one or avoid the ones on the bad list. lol |
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You may have already heard of those but thought I would post them just |
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in case it could help in the future. May even help someone else too. |
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Glad you got it fixed tho. ;-) |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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