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Walruz · 07-01-2011, 01:39 PM

Hi, just got a new self built computer. Just wondering if my PSu is good enough?

Processor: AMD phenom/tm) II X6 1090T processor 3.20GHz
Ram: 6GB
PSU: 650W core edition ATX, 80+ bronze
*can't remember what this is in english right now, and too lazy to look for it*: 750GB caviar blue, SATA III, 7200RPM, 32MB
GFX card:Radeon HD 6870
motherboard: M5A78L LE, AM3+, AMD 760G, DDR3, core unlocker, ATX (I think?)

Im asking this cause whenever I boot my comp it says something about power supply surges being found during bootup.

SnOwBunZz · 07-01-2011, 01:56 PM

Your PSU seems to be from XFX and it has more than enough juice to run it.
I guess you've gotten bad luck with it failing on you.

If you can, try to send it back for warranty, as power surges are not exactly healthy for any part of your PC.

endrien · 07-01-2011, 02:11 PM

As said, your power supply has plenty power. I would not try to run it with that power supply anymore if it is not working right, you might damage something else.

Walruz · 07-01-2011, 02:29 PM

Yeah thats what I thought at first. But then I found this from ASUS forums:

Quote:

Unlike the old days when 'ripple' was measured in the 60 or 120 Hz range depending on full wave or half wave supplies, these power supplies operate at a 'switching' frequency of apx 40 KHz.

On the other hand the term surge is being used [ripple normally being constant and not momentary], and it better describes the issue.

Upon turn on, the mobo and components draw a relatively huge amount of current for a few milliseconds on power on, causing all but very high quality, High power rating (700w+) supplies, to have a voltage 'droop' that is being detected as a problem by a possibly poorly thought out/writen bios sub routine.

The solution would be to insert mods to the code to delay the 'surge' check for a few second [change time not sensitivity] until the system has powered up and the boot is in process.

Then the measurement would be valid and useful.

As it stands, it is causing problems, and I personally would ignore it or disable the function, unless you have some other reason to suspect a power problem.

I would imagine that a bios update could be a very easy fix.

Hmm I guess I could update my BIOS, just gotta find out how to do that :o

SnOwBunZz · 07-01-2011, 03:27 PM

Most modern BIOS flashes can be done though windows (eg, no boot floppies and shit anymore).

I'll take it you don't know the risks of flashing your BIOS, right?

Walruz · 07-01-2011, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnOwBunZz

Most modern BIOS flashes can be done though windows (eg, no boot floppies and shit anymore).

I'll take it you don't know the risks of flashing your BIOS, right?

Right. People told me there are risks in it but idk what they are.

07-01-2011, 01:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Walruz Eriond's Egotist Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: in a galaxy far far away Posts: 1,730 Reputation: 20	Is my PSU good enough? Hi, just got a new self built computer. Just wondering if my PSu is good enough? Processor: AMD phenom/tm) II X6 1090T processor 3.20GHz Ram: 6GB PSU: 650W core edition ATX, 80+ bronze can't remember what this is in english right now, and too lazy to look for it: 750GB caviar blue, SATA III, 7200RPM, 32MB GFX card:Radeon HD 6870 motherboard: M5A78L LE, AM3+, AMD 760G, DDR3, core unlocker, ATX (I think?) Im asking this cause whenever I boot my comp it says something about power supply surges being found during bootup. __________________ hurr durr Last edited by Walruz; 07-01-2011 at 06:35 PM.

07-01-2011, 01:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
SnOwBunZz Nyan nyan ni hao nyan Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Flanders Posts: 8,018 Reputation: 319	Your PSU seems to be from XFX and it has more than enough juice to run it. I guess you've gotten bad luck with it failing on you. If you can, try to send it back for warranty, as power surges are not exactly healthy for any part of your PC. __________________ [My Anime List] \| [last.fm] \| [xfire] \| [Steam] If anyone would like me to build a rig, I'd prefer it to be in a thread in the tech section rather than PM. Thank you.

07-01-2011, 02:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
endrien Illgamez Insomniac Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canada Eh? Posts: 2,287 Reputation: 93	As said, your power supply has plenty power. I would not try to run it with that power supply anymore if it is not working right, you might damage something else. __________________ My website: ShamanSoftware

07-01-2011, 03:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
SnOwBunZz Nyan nyan ni hao nyan Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Flanders Posts: 8,018 Reputation: 319	Most modern BIOS flashes can be done though windows (eg, no boot floppies and shit anymore). I'll take it you don't know the risks of flashing your BIOS, right? __________________ [My Anime List] \| [last.fm] \| [xfire] \| [Steam] If anyone would like me to build a rig, I'd prefer it to be in a thread in the tech section rather than PM. Thank you.

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