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Actually i have one.🙁
It is running gtx 960 and fx 8320. So is it safe? I mean it's been almost 1.5 years.(it ran a gtx 660 before).
What do you recommend? I don't have the money currently to upgrade it. Can i let it be for the time being?
 


Thank you. I will upgrade soon.
And what do you mean by keep an eye? Like do this and don't do this type?
 


Ok thanks. By the way the system is pretty stable. Never freezed in a year(ok may be sometimes when i ran win 8.1)
It never shut down automatically before(except one time playing a game and cpu just got super heated. fixed the problem with after market cooler)
Guess i'm fine for now then. Thanks for the quick response. You are awesome! #Power Supply Master
 
I personally use untiered PSU * because price issue 😉 * Silentium PC Deus M1 550w http://www.silentiumpc.com/deus-m1-550w-80plus-bronze/

Work perfectly fine under 450W load 😉

Props:
- One 12V line
- high efficiency
- Semi Modular
- 2x 6 Pin + 2x 8 Pin Pcie

Cons:
- Failure pass full load test 524W, one from 12V line path on PCB outgoing from mosfet melt after 15min
*Main reason to thin path on PCB because of the additional hole on it failure photo
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PCB was originally rated as 450W made by http://www.sama.cn/en/
-Very poor soldiering
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- fan does not work when it is upside down, and sometimes when it is on the side * They not check this on test I testes this myself :)

All used capacitors are rated 105C example
Primary side Te­apo o 330 µF 450 V 105C
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Secondary side electrolytic capacitors eh...
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Review:
http://overclock.pl/articles/show/id/627,1,15,dane-techniczne
And with Google translation to English:
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pl&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Foverclock.pl%2Farticles%2Fshow%2Fid%2F627%2C1%2C15%2Cdane-techniczne

After warranty period I probably upgrade this path with cooper wire and fix soldiering 😉
 
That's very true, market data is tough because everyone wants to look good and no one wants to look bad. What happened to accountability and holding your company to a higher standard?
 
Hey guys, I'm look for some advice.

I've got a SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold ((SS-650KM Active PFC F3))
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088

In a CM Haf Stacker 915F, with a GTX 980 Ti and an SSD and 2 TB HDD.

I'm slightly worried that my PSU is running too hot.

It's in the front of my case, and it's definitely outputting a lot of hot air, as the PSU itself gets pretty warm, and this is just on idle.

I made a modification to one of the Sata power cables, where I took off the back cover and flipped the wires position so the connection head could hook up to my SSD which is underneath the optical drive bay where my HDD is also without having the wires bend upwards.

It feels like everything in my computer is running way too hot, and I'm wondering if it's the PSU throwing too much power out at them.

This isn't the best example picture, as the ambient temp of the room it's in is a bout 35c/95f right now.
I can get another one later tonight after I've gotten home and the AC is on.
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You forgot to put the BATMAN on the end of that! :lol:
 


More than likely a case cooling issue. I'm running an overclocked 2600k ( 4.5Ghz ) with 2 x SSDs, 2 x HDDs an optical drive and an EVGA 980 Ti ACX SC in an NXZT Phantom 820 with 4 x 200mm and 1 x 140mm fans on my Seasonic Platinum 660w power supply and it's more than sufficient. My case is raised and has a filter to mount the power supply fan facing downwards though so it draws cool air from outside the case.

I'm also in Georgia and my AC stays on 74 so I'm sure that helps a bit 😛
 
Could anyone suggest, which PSU is quietest could support <750w system, and wouldnt be outrageously expensive, in this case, sound matters a lot, but my pc also is cooled quite nicely, so i wouldnt want psu that heats up the case...
 
Unless you have a odd form factor case with a front mounted power supply, no power supply should heat up your case as it's cooling system should be divorced from the rest of the system. It's intake and exhaust vents should both face outside the case and not allow much heat into the rest of the system. Some small amount is likely to radiate off the top of the unit, but even top mounted units would be more likely to be affected from the heat created by the rest of the system than it would be to contribute to internal case temps.

Right now the EVGA B2 750w with it's 30.00 mail in rebate, bringing the price down to 44 dollars after rebate, is about the best option out there and is unlikely to have any sound issues that you wouldn't see on other units. Keep in mind as well, many "silent" power supplies are simply using aggressive cooling schemes, keeping the fan off until temps reach somewhat high levels, to achieve those "quiet" standards. This reduces the performance and life expectancy of the unit. If there is not sufficient cooling, things start dying. A happy medium is what you really want and the Super Flower built EVGA units are both reasonably prices, relatively quiet and high quality. EVGA B2 and G2 series units are probably your best option.
 
Firstly, keep on topic please. I do like random stories and helping out people here and there, but please stay on topic.

Secondly, if you want truly human hair quiet, I would find one of Be Quiet's top tier units. They perform well and stay eerily quiet all of the time. Because, you know, German design. It must be perfect!
 
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