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SMPS Problem??

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/smps-problem.88758/

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vikramchand555 Original post #1
May 24, 2008 at 8:59 PM
haii all..

i m a newbie.

i have been facing prob with smps 4m past 2 weeks. the 3rd one got blown jus today. the 1st two were a frontech 450w and the 3rd one an intex 450w.
its working 5n 4 3 or 4 days and then something is gng wrong.

my sys config : intel dual core 2.6ghz, intel 945 gnt mobo, nvidia 8600GT 256mb ddr3, 2.5 gb ram - 533 mhz, 160 gb sata. my ups is 2 and half yrs old.. replaced the battery 6 months ago. m not much aware of ups stuff... its 500va.

plz, help me out as to whr the prob cld be.
The Sorcerer
The Sorcerer #2
May 24, 2008 at 9:57 PM
frontech, intex and zebronics are some examples of crap psus (smps as you call it)- they use sub standard capacitors. Just like your graphic card and processors, power supplies are expensive for a reason. Your lucky that your comp didnt burn out with the power supply 3 times. Read this then you'll get an idea:
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88720
Better off with a powersafe/vip/l&c GOLD 500w or if you afford- coolermaster extreme 500/seventeam 400w or better corsair vx450.
Next time dont ever you sub standard power supply if you love your computer and the hard earned money that you have put in it.
Oh yeah, read this- this will inform you how to choose a power supply:
*www.techenclave.com/pc-peripherals/all-you-need-know-about-choosing-111254.html
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vikramchand555 #3
May 25, 2008 at 12:00 AM
thx 4 the info yaar! i get the picture.

but, i have been using them for the past two and half yrs and never faced any prob.

i bought my gfx card 6 months ago and it went on fine with it too.

its is only now tht i m facing tis prob.

doesn UPS have anything to do with it??

shld i stop using the system until i get a good PSU???

plz help me ppl. m confused.
Tiger
Tiger #4
May 25, 2008 at 12:23 AM
First of all this is summer current fluctuation is a big fu**ing prob now though you have an UPS the current fluctua will have greater effect on PSUs get a nice PSU until that dont throttle the system that would save it from great dangers..
The Sorcerer
The Sorcerer #5
May 25, 2008 at 12:49 AM
Get a better power supply and get your ups checked by a proper technician preferably from the place you bought this ups from. Nothing to be confused about. If you use any sub standard psu again then God bless your rig.
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vikramchand555 #6
May 25, 2008 at 1:29 AM
thx yaar!!

i ll do tht. and reach u back in case of further doubts.

thx again!
techtronic
techtronic #7
May 25, 2008 at 6:44 AM
Keep this calculation in mind while buying UPS

1VA (UPS) = 0.6Watts (SMPS)
confused
confused #8
May 25, 2008 at 7:11 AM
^^how important is buying a ups?? i mean i havent used one for 7 years now.....
The Sorcerer
The Sorcerer #9
May 25, 2008 at 10:24 AM
One of the usefulness which I have seen, it balances spikes.
desiibond
desiibond #10
May 25, 2008 at 11:41 AM
confused said:
^^how important is buying a ups?? i mean i havent used one for 7 years now.....
Click to expand...

yep. Having good voltage stabilizer is enough if there is no loss of power in your region. I have crappy UPS that I am using for the past year or so and though it has full charge, it never switches automatically to DC on power loss. My system turns off and I have turn it back on. :)

It's like having a costly spike buster