Re: [gentoo-user] Help - system reboots while compiling

[Mark Kirkwood]

Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Sunday 11 February 2007, Jeff Rollin wrote:
>> On 11/02/07, Kent Fredric <kentfredric@×××××.com> wrote:
>>> I would go with Hammann with
>>> "Make sure, that it is overheating and not a weak/dying PSU."
>>>
>>> Many people neglect to realise how important a decent PSU is, and
>>> how major an effect it can have on systems. A dodgy PSU in my
>>> experience can do everything from -CAUSING- overheating, to random
>>> shutoffs, and MURDERING hard drives.
>>> I had one which killed 3 Hard Drives before I realised thats what
>>> the problem was, and the last hard drive was so cooked it didn't
>>> even spin up.
>>>
>>> --
>> Joy. I should certainly hope it is NOT the PSU as it is new, and
>> replaced a dead one.
>>
>> ("New" as in "bought sometime in the summer")
>
> fwiw,
>
> I've given up on the consumer electronics industry being able to
> consistently build high quality power supplies for ANYTHING that plugs
> into the mains. The normal build quality is terrible, and the ability
> of the designer to do the job leaves much to be desired. It almost
> looks like the things are deisnged to be "good enough to just make it
> past a years warranty"
>
> Saying you might have a dodgy and new psu surprises me about as much as
> saying that the sky is blue and water is wet....
>

While I generally agree, not *all* manufacturers provide rubbish for 
us... e.g in the current context Zalman PSUs are very good quality 
(robust and quiet), and if you hunt around a bit even some of the less 
spectacular brands have their moments (e.g I have a couple of 
Thermaltake 560W PSUs that are very good).

Cheers

Mark
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