ASUS M5A78L-M LX Power Consumption

[sandyethadka]

I have a pretty old desktop which is facing issues as it suddenly powers off which I believe is due to power supply issues.
My Setup --
ASUS M5A78L-M LX Motherboard
AMD FX6100 Processor
G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB RAM
Forse NVidia GT 610 2GB Graphics card

Current power supply is 500Watts. Is it enough or do you think I need to raise it?

 

[alexoiu]

500W should be enough, but what matters too is the quality of the power supply. What model using?

 

[sandyethadka]

500W should be enough, but what matters too is the quality of the power supply. What model using?

Sorry it's 450W from Supercomp....Supercomp SEP 500
http://www.amazon.in/Supercomp-SEP-500-SMPS-Silver/dp/B01BNO1FVO

 

[sandyethadka]

The computer powers off suddenly. I think maybe the PSU is not able to generate enough power or it gets heated up. What's your say on this?

 

[maugusto]

you have a defective power supply, buy a new one with better quality too

 

[sandyethadka]

you have a defective power supply, buy a new one with better quality too

Any reason how you can say defective? Do you mean it's not enough? Or are you saying Supercomp is not a reputable manufacturer? Any suggestions as to which one is good? Do PSUs have any compatibility specs or something?

 

[maugusto]

I even bet that that power supply does not have a true rectifier bridge, or filters at the entrance. So yes it's broken maybe on the regulators or capacitors, and yes the brand sucks.
you need a PSU with good and steady power delivery like EVGA, Silverstone, Corsair, and others.

Modern PSU's are compatible with almost anything, just make sure you have the right Wattage needed and Amps too

 

[sandyethadka]

I even bet that that power supply does not have a true rectifier bridge, or filters at the entrance. So yes it's broken maybe on the regulators or capacitors, and yes the brand sucks.
you need a PSU with good and steady power delivery like EVGA, Silverstone, Corsair, and others.

Modern PSU's are compatible with almost anything, just make sure you have the right Wattage needed and Amps too

Thanks a lot. That helped. Will get onto it immediately.

 

[sandyethadka]

I even bet that that power supply does not have a true rectifier bridge, or filters at the entrance. So yes it's broken maybe on the regulators or capacitors, and yes the brand sucks.
you need a PSU with good and steady power delivery like EVGA, Silverstone, Corsair, and others.

Modern PSU's are compatible with almost anything, just make sure you have the right Wattage needed and Amps too

If PSU has more wattage it shouldn't be a problem right? I will o for 750Watts now keeping in mind extra SATA components I might need for later.

 

[maugusto]

no problem on the 750W, just make sure is a good quality one and for that wattage it may have about 50-65A on the 12v rails

 

[sandyethadka]

no problem on the 750W, just make sure is a good quality one and for that wattage it may have about 50-65A on the 12v rails

Sure. Thanks again.