power supply

Im thinking of buying a 2070S but EVGA says i need a minimum of a 650w psu, i only have a 600w and i can only get either the gpu or the psu at the moment. Will i be safe to run the card?

hi i'm looking for a power supply for dell precision t5400 desktop computer that is energy efficient that will use the bare minimum electricity without effecting performance and it needs to be as close to silent as possible. this computer that this power supply will be going into will be on...

Hello, I was considering to upgrade my motherboard and cpu, and i was going to upgrade my current mobo for a Asus prime x570-p, but putting my system on partpicker gives me this note/error: "The Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard has an additional 4-pin ATX power connector but the Corsair CX...

Power Supply: 850W Unbreakable Power Supply: 700W System Wattage Usage: 400W These numbers are just an example, but the takeaway is: UPS capacity is lower than the PSU capacity, and the System usage is lower than both. What would happen if the lights went out and the system had to run through...

I just built a brand new PC, Windows freshly installed and upon starting a very demanding game like Star Citizen, it just abruptly shuts off, no errors or blue screens and then it will reboot itself shortly after. I was watching the CPU temps when it happened and at most I saw it hit the 80s...

So I just build this pc a little more than a week ago, 4 days ago the problem starts happening, my monitor would go to black screen then no signal then black again when the gpu is under heavy load (I think, because everything was fine when i was just watching YouTube or small stuff and I was...

Hey everyone, I asked this question previously but never got a fix, so I'm back with the same issue along with some updates. My computer reboots wihtout warning while playing games sometimes. I have been having this issue with a couple games, but consistantly Sea of Thieves, for about 2 years...

My PC has a problem, there are times when it won't turn on unless I disconnect and then connect back the 24-pin to the motherboard. This happened 3 times already. The 2nd time it happened, one of my ram sticks and the ram slot it was installed before doesn't work anymore.

My PC won't turn on.. kinda. So earlier today my PC was working just fine, like it has for the last 2 years. However when I tried to turn it on, nothing happend. When I tried pluging it into another socket everything starts running and all the lights turn on for a few seconds and then turn off...

Hello, I just got a Dell Optiplex 7020 MT. It has an i7-4790, 16 ram ddr3 (4 sticks), 500 sata ssd 3d nand, 290 watts power supply. It's a fullsize tower. I would like to get a graphics card for it. I think I should go second hand and get something like a Gtx 1070 or something with similar...

Good day, everyone! I've been having problems with a PC that I built for a friend. I built it this March and started having issues with it after 2 months of usage. I'll detail all the issues I've had with it so far below. The first instance was in late May wherein the PC won't POST after...

I am using an AMD Ryzen 3 2200G with integrated Radeon Vega Graphics (no dedicated gpu), 6 fans, 1 ssd and 1 hdd in my current setup. I am currently using a generic psu on it and I am planning to upgrade my psu with Gigabyte P650B. Will this psu be enough and safe for my current build/set up?

I don't know which power supply to choose, i read some reviews saying that the Silverstone st50f is good, it's a little bit cheaper than the cv450, but Corsair seems like a reliable brand, I'm having trouble choosing since i want to save some money. I'm planning to buy an i5-3570, gtx 750 ti...

Hi, I'm trying to build a small computer out of old parts. Is there any way of powering a motherboard with some kind of adaptor from the mains power? Instead of a traditional PSU?

I have a HP Z400 with the following specs: CPU: Intel Xeon X5550 2.67 GHz Motherboard: Hewlett-Peckard 0B4Ch RAM: 8 GB RAM DDR3 @ 533MHz (dual channel) GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti Windforce Gigabyte 2 GB VRAM Power Supply: Stock HP Z400 Power Supply 475W Now a little bit of background. A...

Hey guys! I need some help getting my motherboard to accept my new power supply. I have a Dell Optiplex 7010 desktop. It has an Intel I7, 16GB of RAM, Running windows 11. I recently upgraded my graphics card to a MSI 1660 GTX and had to upgrade my stock Dell power supply in order to supply my...

PSU Rattling noise Hello. I need some help regarding how to fix the PSU Rattling noise I'm having. Here is video of the problem, and overview of the PSU's position inside the case. I previously installed it on a case where the PSU is hanging. This is what I mean by hanging The fan seems to be...

Yesterday my 500w PSU was dead (probably burned) and I replaced it with the PSU that came with my Maxgreen casing. It says 500w on the PSU's body but it's actually 200w. So is 200w enough for my pc? Note that I play Rainbow Six Siege 10 hours daily. My PC specs are: i3 8100 gt 1030 (gigabyte...

Yesterday night when I gaming I heard some strange noise came from my PC. Its like knock or pop sound(just like you tap your pc case like knocking a door). I heard it only one time but couple days back I heard sound like this too and when it happens pc was in idle. After sound there aren't any...

On NewEgg it differentiates between "ATX" and "ATX12V" power supplies. Which one do i need for my build? What's the difference? My build list has following components: Intel Core i9-12900K - Core i9 12th Gen Alder Lake 16-Core (8P+8E) 3.2 GHz LGA 1700 125W Intel UHD Graphics 770 Desktop...

Hi, So i recently ran into a big problem, where 1 of my 3 drives wasn't being recognised. It happened suddenly. I have 3 outputs from the power supply that can be used for drives., but whenever I try to connect my SEAGATE BARRACUDA ST2000DM008 the PC turns on extremely slow and the harddrive...

Specs: RAM: 16.0GB Corsair Vengeance 3200MHz CPU: Intel Core i7 9700K 3.60GHz(4.60GHz OC) Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING (LGA1151) GPU: ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Had for 3 years) Storage: 1tb HDD, 2tb HDD, 500Gb SSD m.2 CPU Cooler: Corsair CX550M Bronze (Had for 4 years)...

Hello! I'm in urgent need of replacing my RM6500x (2016) Corsair power supply. I can order one from amazon.us but I'm living in Lebanon (Middle East) which uses 240V as AC Input (Similar to Europe) I know that the U.S uses 110V but I wonder If corsair builds are universal? Is it safe to buy a...

I'm building a new PC and I'm not sure what PSU to get. I'm thinking about getting the EVGA G5 or EVGA GT. I just need to know which one is better and which won't fry my PC and that's about it. My PcPartPicker: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yVBqhk

I came home and plugged in the power outlet. My PC is connected to this outlet. Once I plugged it in I heard a "hizz" noise from my PC, not a pop, not a buzz, imagine a hizz you get when you open a cola bottle. Just one not so loud but not too quiet "hizz". I booted the PC and it runs just fine...

My pc freeze sometimes but only at the first 5-10 mins then it will not freaze even at gaming but its anoying to restart your pc once or twice before actualy using it. And i see most of the games doesnt use gpu(GTX 1070 OC) to 100% and my gpu is 100% bottleneck with my 12100f. Im getting...

Hello. I have been experiencing an odd issue. Several times in the last month or so, the PC shuts down seemingly at random, but the power LED is still on. I have to do a soft reboot to resume use of the PC. Google says it is a power options issue. I am guessing it could be a symptom rather than...

After 2 years of serving me well, right after the warranty period has ended, my RTX 2080 has bit the dust. It now has artifacts even with very low load, and Furmark crashes the system within a minute. Knowing that two years is a very short lifespan for a card, I'm worried that my power supply...

It's a Dell Precision M3800 laptop with a 130w power supply. The battery is showing 90% capacity in HWinfo. There were lightning storms overnight and the charge went from 100% to 0%. Now it won't charge at all. Should I replace the battery and/or the power supply?

Hi, Im going to upgrade some parts of my pc, particularly my motherboard and cpu cooler, below youll find the parts https://pcpartpicker.com/list/m37wqm To this I will be adding 4 corsair ll120 fans, my question is, do I need another power supply or is this one enough? I know that this build...

Hi everyone, I don't usually come to message boards without trying an extensive list of options beforehand - however even the savviest of tech people I know can't seem to get their head around this, so maybe you can help me. Backstory: I have a desktop PC with a Gigabyte H510M-H motherboard...

Netzteil (ATX 20-/24pin) Fortron 650W/120mm/Rev2.0 • 650W, 100-240V (Auto Full Range), Active-PFC • 120x120x25mm SilentFan (Ball Bearing) • Für Workstations/ kleinere Server geeignet(24/7) Intel S5000XVNSATAR (Vernonia)/FBDIMM/6-PortSATA Chipsatz: Intel 5000X + Intel 6321ESB hi guys, I...

Hello again! My friend is upgrading his 1660 to a new RTX 3070 that's on its way in the mail, just one slight issue, I forgot about his power supply. His build is packing an EVGA N1 550W PSU, though I have no worries that it'll be able to power a 220W card running a Ryzen 3600 alongside it, as...

i am building a new pc and have most of the parts and my case, but i still need help with some things: i dont know if my fans are good enough to cool everything i dont know what power supply i need to power this i dont know if everything will fit in this case part list: Motherboard( MSI MAG...

So, this happened earlier today for the first time I pressed the start button on my computer and everything inside lit up (ram, GPU, motherboard, fans, etc) but then it all turned off. I then pressed the power button again and everything started up. Along with this, when the system actually...

My Win10 desktop PC (for Zoom, teaching language classes, marking and light editing) is 7 years old now, and feeling sluggish, and I can’t upgrade to Win11. I’d originally thought I’d be using it a lot for gaming, so it has 32 GB of HyperX DDR 4 2400 RAM in 4 sticks, a GTX 1080 GPU, an MSI...

My Lenovo Legion Tower 5i has begun making a strange grinding-ish noise during light use and while idling. When I first received the PC, I switched out the power supply with a Cooler Master MasterWatt 750 PSU, but then the PC would consistently make this 'grinding' noise upon startup. Assuming...

Today i was playing csgo and suddenly my pc freezed froze. No buttons were working keyboard was not working but the game was freezed in monitor the sound was not there as well. Then i had to unplug my cable and plug it back then it was working fine then when i was browsing in like 10mins it...