.....when I buy computer equipment, I usually spend $100+ on whatever power supply I am buying.
But right now I'm troubleshooting a problem for a PC that has me annoyed. The thing just resets itself. Sometimes over and over, no rhyme or reason.
This was a PC shipped via UPS when a friend of mine moved...the case arrived smashed (partially due to over-stuffing the packing material with harder styrofoam blocks) but this thing CLEARLY took a shot, shattered the plastic on the case.
I replaced the case but then the restart situation developed. The ram is seated, the MB looks intact, the CPU HS is still on there like glue. Its a Socket 478 P4 2.6Ghz system, but I'm noticing that its either got viruses...or its having a problem because I try to download stuff to the HD and each time the file comes back as corrupted or what have you. (write errors?)..or virus/malware. Anyways.....
I am tempted to replace the power supply..which is a generic brand X god-knows-the-wattage model that weighs about 5 ounces....I figure its a problem with the PS on the power up/down issue. but then I got thrown by the 20+4 versus 24pin models.
I want to spend less than $50 bones, but I want something that...in the event this thing continues to be a flaky POS, I can put a simple C2D setup inside instead, and have a power supply that will work. this guy isn't a gamer, no SLI or what have you.
Do most C2D setups still run a standard 20+4 pin interface for the PS? What requires a solid 24pin interface...are the 6 or 8 pin interfaces required for plugging into the MB somewhere..or are they for plugging soley into high-end GPU videocards...?
thx...
But right now I'm troubleshooting a problem for a PC that has me annoyed. The thing just resets itself. Sometimes over and over, no rhyme or reason.
This was a PC shipped via UPS when a friend of mine moved...the case arrived smashed (partially due to over-stuffing the packing material with harder styrofoam blocks) but this thing CLEARLY took a shot, shattered the plastic on the case.
I replaced the case but then the restart situation developed. The ram is seated, the MB looks intact, the CPU HS is still on there like glue. Its a Socket 478 P4 2.6Ghz system, but I'm noticing that its either got viruses...or its having a problem because I try to download stuff to the HD and each time the file comes back as corrupted or what have you. (write errors?)..or virus/malware. Anyways.....
I am tempted to replace the power supply..which is a generic brand X god-knows-the-wattage model that weighs about 5 ounces....I figure its a problem with the PS on the power up/down issue. but then I got thrown by the 20+4 versus 24pin models.
I want to spend less than $50 bones, but I want something that...in the event this thing continues to be a flaky POS, I can put a simple C2D setup inside instead, and have a power supply that will work. this guy isn't a gamer, no SLI or what have you.
Do most C2D setups still run a standard 20+4 pin interface for the PS? What requires a solid 24pin interface...are the 6 or 8 pin interfaces required for plugging into the MB somewhere..or are they for plugging soley into high-end GPU videocards...?
thx...