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PSU and Overheating Issues - I think it's dead... posted in the Hardware forums; Ahem, my PC is broken..Again...Sigh... Anyway, well, I changed the power management to disabled, so everything would run full power. Bad idea. After 2 hours I smelt burning, so I ...

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Ahem, my PC is broken..Again...Sigh...

Anyway, well, I changed the power management to disabled, so everything would run full power. Bad idea. After 2 hours I smelt burning, so I changed the power settings back. an hour later, it shut down and I could smell intense metallic burning. I tried turning it on this morning but, no luck, it just won't turn on.

I'm guessing I'm gonna have to buy a new PSU, but which one?

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Hey Dillan,

Were you trying to stop your PC from going to standby after a certain amount of time?


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No, it was to run a game. It told me to =[
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errr, umm, ok... how odd???

OK, first of all, check your power supply requirements by using eXtreme Power Supply Calculator v2.5 (enter in all of your PC Spec details, add 15% of CPU degredation and round it up to the nearest 50w/100w to give yourself some room).

The best power supplies to buy include Thermaltake (best IMHO), but ultra, SilverStone, Vantec, Coolmax to name but a few good quality reliable power supplies. Good web sites include:

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Okay, it went to like 493 watts or whatever. Since I got told to round to 100/50 I did, which came to 500, but they only sell in 550. Will it make any difference if I use a 550?
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No Dillan its fine 550 watt would do,however if you plan to add more PCI cards I would go for 600 watt.


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As long as you have anything more than 493w you'll be fine. 550 is much better and will give you some room for expansion.


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