Power Supply - No OC'ing, RAID, Higher End Video

I've always used Antec PS's for my Athlon XP systems due to their quiet operation.
For Pentium IV's you can use 9 volt batteries, something to be said for high tolerances
On Athlon 64's I've used Thermaltakes with decent results, and also Enermax Noisetaker.
I've read both of these units are not highly recommended with the NEO2. It seems like I'm sticking with the Neo2 for a while and am thinking over a good PS choice.
The Noisetaker is great because it really is silent. The system I'm using it in has RAID, but only a Matrox card so I guess that kind of balances things out.
Price has to be a consideration also, not everyone wants, nor needs, a 100 dollar power supply. I can see in the 50-60 range for a general system and maybe higher for RAID/Highend video.
I looked at OCZ, 99 to start and the other brand doesn't seem to be available in the US.
There has to be 2 good PS's out there at a decent price and noise level, one for the low end and one for the high end, no overlocking involved at all, 2 DVD drives, 1, maybe 2 HD's and most likely the highest powered video card these will see if a 6600GT when it becomes available in AGP. If someone goes with a 6800 its easily to justify the big 100 dollar unit.
Any suggestions? Might not be a bad idea to make this a sticky like the memory thread also since so many thing the problems are PS related.

I am running a Neo2 Platinum with no problems on my TT 560W PSU. Cool, Quiet, and Stable running Doom3 for hours on end.

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I am mostly a software kind of guy, and this is my first time building a computer. I saved lots of money, did lots of research, and picked my parts.
So far, I've installed my CPU & Fan to the Motherboard, and mounted them to the case.
Now it's time to install my Power Supply. Mounting it to the case is easy. The problem comes when I have to connect the cables. The manuals don't explain the purpose of these cables or provide "step-by-step" instructions.
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Quote from: myfamilyshopping on 24-March-15, 20:00:38
Hi guys, I have a follow-up question about my Seasonic PSU "PCI-E cables".
The way my PCI-E cables are designed is...
There's one end which is a single cable with a 12 hole connector...that goes into the PCI-E port on my power supply.
But then the other end splits out into two different cables, with each having a sort of 6/2 connector.
So regarding the end that splits out into two different cables...
Can each be used on different PCI-E devices?
Or is it the case that because my PSU has 3 PCI-E ports (and 3 of the cables I described)...that only 3 PCI-E devices can be powered?
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Had my new Powermac G5 processor for 4 months and when I turned it on recently, I heard a very loud snap. Would not turn on after that. Did the internal power reset procedure found in the Apple support pages. No good. Took my processor to CompUSA for service. Power supply was blown. Apple tech at CompUSA said he has had 3 other G5 units in for the exact same problem! Wanted to post to alert others and find out if this is a problem others have run into.
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I had the same thing happen to me back in October of 2004, actually. I bought the computer in July of 2004 and in October, nearly 4 months to the day, my dual 1.8 G5 died and it was the power supply. It took the San Francisco Apple store 19 days to repair it (they broke the case during the repair and had to order one from the Apple store in Chicago). The main gripe I had was how long it took them to diagnose the issue. They replaced a whole slew of other stuff first because the power supply tested ok. In the end, the summary statement of how much they spent was about $300 more than I paid for the machine. They could have just given me a new machine and made me a happier customer and come out financially better off than they did in the long run.
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Elite e9150t - upgrading coolingfan/heatsink and power supply (suggestions for upgrade?)

Hey guys,
I don't know why I didn't come here first, but here I am.
Basically, I have the HP elite e9150t model. Great computer... I've already upgraded a few things, but I am looking to do another little upgrade and would love to get some input. It's also Windows 8.1 Pro.
Alright, I've upgraded the ram to two 8gb kingston chips. I've also upgraded the video card to a GeForce 660 GTX. Now I am looking to upgrade my power supply and cooling unit. I've been running into problems where my computer will start to overheat when playing games. I can render out things easily enough with 3D software like Maya, but games make the system chug. That's why I've decided to upgrade the cooling unit and figured I should do the same for my power supply as well since it still has the 460w unit. I'd love to get this ugpraded to the point that I can play games with high settings and not worry about my computer dying on me from heat related injuries. I'm not looking to play games like Watch Dogs at the highest setting. I'd LOVE to have that, but I doubt I could squeeze that out right now. I would, however, love to play a game like Wildstar on their ultra setting (which I feel should be doable with my system).
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First is the power supply:
XFX TS Series P1550SXXB9 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013
550 Watt for ~$25 after rebate. Can't beat that and the people that recommended it were saying that it's made by a great company (SeaSonic?)
And the cooling unit:
Cooler Master Hyper T4 - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103182&cm_re=Cooler_Master_Hyper_T4-_-35-10...
It was actually suggested I get the TX3, but I saw that the TX3 does not support LGA 1336 that the HP has.
1) Case size: I've tried googling what type of case I have because it seems like that is the jelly to any peanut butter question on power supplies and/or cooling units. Will my suggested items fit in the case I have? It looks like a tight fit in there, so I don't know how well they'll fit.
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I suggest that you do some measuring from the top of the processor to bottom of the removable side panel. You need this measurement to determine if your chosen heat sink cooling will fit.
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I have HPE h8-1360t .. will a EVGA SuperNova 1000 P2 Power Supply fit?

Hello all
I have a HPE h8-1360t desktop computer.
Recently i purchased a video card that needs at least a 600W power supply (which my PC has) However, this Video Card requires TWO Extra external power connectors:
1 six pin connector
1 eight pin connector
I have looked for a replacement power supply.
I am currently taking a look at this one:
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=220-P2-1000-XR
this is a 1000W modular power supply.
Has anyone updated their HP desktop to one like this?
Did it fit/work?
thank you for your time
Carlos

650W is the most anyone usually would suggest. Likely it's 7.87" (200mm) length, and that's without cables, will not fit into your case. What graphic card were you considering?
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Hello I'm thinking about upgrading my K450e power supply because I plan to upgrade the video card to a GTX 960 at a later date. From what I've read the K450e supports standard ATX PSUs, but I want to be sure before I purchase anything. Here is what I plan on buying. Thank you in advance for your help. http://www.microcenter.com/product/406088/CX_Series_CX600M_600_Watt_ATX_Modular_Power_Supply

hi Genesis5o5o,
Welcome to the Forums.
The PSU that you linked should work on the K450e together with the GTX 960 as other users have also upgraded their K450e as much as a GTX 970 and a 750W PSU.
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My Time Capsule has just failed, 2 months after the end of 12m warranty. same old known power supply issue, "just unlucky" says my local Apple service center. ***?

i bought a 2TB Time Capsule in Sep 2010. its just failed last week, less than 2 months after the expiry of the 12month warranty.
and 3 months after the end of Apple's offer to replace all the many Time Capsules that have failed previously due to this same fault.
nice timing guys.
"yeah, its dead. same old known power supply issue", says my local Apple service center, "just unlucky".
huh? "unlucky"? you sell products with known defects, and when it fails i'm "unlucky". nice.
"OK, anyway, how much to fix it ?", i ask.
"you can't fix them, its closed", is the reply, "you have to buy another one".
"hmpf. OK, how do I get my backed-up data off it ?"
"you can't. we could try break it open and recover the hard disk i guess, but no guarantees we'd get it, and you'd have to pay for us to do that, whether it works or not of course".
"er.... is there a hidden camera in here? are we on TV? you can't be serious ? ..and this piece of garbage is what i've been using for a secure backup of my precious, irreplaceable, priceless personal data ???"

ceeb28744. Welcome to the Apple Users Support Community. Sorry to hear your TC died! You said it was a 2TB so I would guess it be the model A1355/MB997LL/A or MC344LL/A. Believe it or not all users of these time capsules will eventually experience this problem like you have. There is a 99.5% (or better) chance that the only thing that is wrong with it is the internal power supply. If you will go to this site.... https://sites.google.com/site/lapastenague/a-deconstruction-of-routers-and-modem s/apple-time-capsule-repair and once there look over at the left side and you will find:
Apple Time Capsule Repairers and from that list you will be able to choose from a list of individuals that could repair your TC and have it returned to you fully operational again. The individuals on the list are hardware technicians and they can save you a lot of money and time.
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Hi ee36,
Thanks for your response. I have performed the SMC reset you described many times with no positive results.
The apple repair manual for my Imac says to replace the wiring harness if you have this problem. A daunting procedure for me since you have to almost completely disassemble the Imac. It seems that if the sensor is disconnected (open circuit) the associated fan (CPU fan in this case) will always run at high speed. It seems to me that several failure modes would create this open circuit, and I was hoping that someone could identify how their Imac was fixed so I could hopefully determine the most likely effective repair. I have created an applescript program which I have set up to limit the cpu fan to 1500 RPM and limit the noise, but I would really like to have the security of knowing that the fan could respond to elevated temperatures if necessary. Thanks again.

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Hi everybody,
a simple question :
my compagny have some server SunFire x4150 in some Datacenter, and there is a thing that we cannot really monitored remotly : the status of the 2 power supply and the status of the raid 5 of the server.
(i want to know if a power is down or if a disk is "dead")
We are using Nagios, cacti and munin actually, so can we use these interfaces for that?
if the answer is no, a script can be developed , if only i knew the command that can be used to take informations from the state of the raid5, i'll comunicate later the type of the raid card.
what are the best solutions availables for monitor those things?
thanks by advance

We have some x4150s but they're running Linux. There are separate solutions for each of the 2 problems.
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I'm not familiar with the details of your network system admin tools, but hopefully these tips will provide pointers on what hooks are available for these tools to tie into. Presumably there's also Sun N1 management software which can probably do this in a more built-in way, but it sounds like you've already got more than enough management tools.

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