Just bought the cheapest PSU Newegg sells

[martini161]

bought myself one of these http://legitreviews.pgpartner.com/searc ... ch=logisys today for my old p4 LAMP server i know its just asking for problems, but i want to see how it holds up with a 1.86 ghz p4 and a geforce 2 mx400 video card this should be quite interesting i assume

[Apoptosis]

I bet it works great and lasts for years!

[bubba]

When you get it post up the UL code so we can see who makes it.

[martini161]

yah apop, its either gonna work awesome and last forever or its going to fail epicly within the first 10 minutes

[Darkstar]

Oh no!

waiting for the epic failure.............

well, maybe it will last you a while, but if it blows i hope it doesnt take anything with it.....good luck

i think Youngyear makes those

[DMB2000uk]

As long as you aren't trying to get anywhere near 480W out of that PSU then you will be fine with it.

I don't recommend this for computers that are new and worth lots though

Dan

[dicecca112]

[martini161]

As long as you aren't trying to get anywhere near 480W out of that PSU then you will be fine with it.

I don't recommend this for computers that are new and worth lots though

Dan

what ive already near killed it twice, a third time wont hurt besides, its an excuse to buy a new rig
@mat: acording to the way overestimating newegg psu calculator, this thing will only suck down about 280watts, so i think this one will be fine

[Alathald]

Just keep it away from anything flammable...

[stopthekilling77]

the first thing i thought when i saw the thread topic was "dear god i... matt's going to kill someone"

[hnzw_rui]

I'm assuming personal server = idle most of the time. Yup, it's probably gonna last you for a while assuming it's not DOA.

PIV Williamette
GeForce4 MX440
4x128MB RDRAM
80GB Seagate IDE 7200
40GB Maxtor IDE 7200
DVD+/-RW burner
CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo
56k PCI modem
10/100/1000 PCI NIC
eXtreme PSU Calc Recommended Wattage: 220W

[martini161]

the first thing i thought when i saw the thread topic was "dear god i... matt's going to kill someone"

yah when i posted this i was thinking "i wonder what matts gonna say

[ibleet]

I preach to people all the time about cheap power supplies, but with your usage it will probably last for quite a while.

[martini161]

well it got here today and the shocking conclusion to our drama is...! FIND OUT NEXT WEEK!


ok, the psu works fine. here are some pics:

side by side comparison of this psu's box and my thermaltake toughpower 850w modular







not bad wire management for a POS gateway case huh?

[ibleet]

Not bad at all, and I hate seeing ide cables.

[bubba]

Folding IDE cables to hide them is a lost art form.

[dicecca112]

OMG, I've seen better put together electronics from our EE Majors. That powersupply is gonna blow the first time you put a load on it

[martini161]

yeah it probably is. just for the hell of it, i tried running it unloaded(<--dont do that) to check the voltages, and it actually didnt blow! i was getting like 12.25 volts on the 12v rail, but since it was unloaded im not suprised. i could probably put a better one together myself, but it be a bitch tracking down all the caps and makin the circut board. i dont think im gonna fold this thing if i want it to last more than a month. But the one thing that really bothered me about this powersupply, is the guage of the wire. they are about as thin as paper clips!
@buba: Yes it is, but not in my house. the only SATA computer we have is mine. so i get lots of practice.

[DaIceMan]

so does the PSU have that quality "feel" when you pick it up? You know the one... you lift the product and immediately think "Man, this is good stuff" and roll your eyes.

[martini161]

LOL yeah it had real quality feel. infact, the power cable that come with it weighed about the same as the psu no joke though, thats how crappy this thing is