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bkeating · 04-23-2002, 03:41 PM

I setup a friends machine last night and aftre 2 hours of use EVERYTING was warm. Warm like a car heater warm. I removed the side panel and i bet you within 30 mintues the room woul dbe toasty.

Question is,

Is the PSU supose to be this warm? I understand why and how the GPU and CPU are hot but the PSU... why!

./Ben

WebMasta33 · 04-23-2002, 04:38 PM

Is your PSU an enermax? If so, I bet a little fire is brewing in there.

DigitalChaos · 04-23-2002, 10:31 PM

lol... enermax... fire....
hehe

actually he has a 300w sparkle

ECUPirate · 04-23-2002, 11:01 PM

what's the best PSU brand? how about for the money?
I've got an enermaxxxx

Brad · 04-24-2002, 02:10 AM

the sparkle's are known to run quite hot, but it shouldn't be uncomfortable to hold your hand there.

enermax sucks. pcp&c is the best, cwt antec, and directrons triple fan all are good

ECUPirate · 04-24-2002, 02:35 AM

why do you say enermax sux? some seem to like them. What's the deal? & what's pcp&c? Is that an abbrev...?

DigitalChaos · 04-24-2002, 08:05 AM

the 5v line on almost all enermax drop low after time, or just are too low to begin with. you can mod it so the line is higher, but then you get a 13v on your 12v

pcp&c = PC power and cooling
http://pcpowerandcooling.com/
directron sells them i think

i have a 475w pcp&c... the voltages are rock stable.

my stupid DD5 alarm goes off every so often sayin that it hit 5.25 (too high) but a multimeter on it shows 5.12-5.15 and NOTHING out of that range. MBM shows 4.98-5.04 ugh... im not sure which of the 3 is right, but i trust the multimeter. and the fact that they are the most rock stable PSU compared to all the other ones i have!

you can pretty much load up a certain line on the PCP&C, and you will see barely any change in the rest of the lines

invest a little bit of $ and get a pcp&c (its the same thing as going for a rio vs an eheim pump)
sparkle and antec are basically like Danner pumps =)

can you tell i love pcp&c?

pHaestus · 04-24-2002, 01:02 PM

But 13V makes fans spin faster!

DigitalChaos · 04-24-2002, 03:44 PM

lol.. itll make your head spin just as fast when you see what happens to your computer

ECUPirate · 04-24-2002, 03:49 PM

hmmm. I already invested in an enermax 365 and 465... No mas!

Brad · 04-25-2002, 04:47 AM

poor investment there ECU.

I'm with PCP&C here, I'm after a customised 475XE, with higher 12v rails myself

bkeating · 04-26-2002, 07:45 PM

Installed a Tt Volcano 7(?) keep forgetting the model number and name but im pretty sure thats it. It runs the cpu (1.4ghz) at 28 idle. which isn't the BEST but decent enough for a fan.

Ben.

04-23-2002, 03:41 PM	#1
bkeating Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Eagle, WI Posts: 21	Hot Everything I setup a friends machine last night and aftre 2 hours of use EVERYTING was warm. Warm like a car heater warm. I removed the side panel and i bet you within 30 mintues the room woul dbe toasty. Question is, Is the PSU supose to be this warm? I understand why and how the GPU and CPU are hot but the PSU... why! ./Ben __________________ Pentium 233 / Matrox 220 business / 128MB / 6gig Seagate / Garbaged picked Monitor (just had a bad cable!) uptime: 35 days and counting!

04-23-2002, 04:38 PM	#2
WebMasta33 Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 526	Is your PSU an enermax? If so, I bet a little fire is brewing in there. __________________ ========== --Soyo KT333 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum Edition) --AMD 1.4 @ 1.54 (11x) --768mb of PC2100 (@140FSB) --Asus v8200 GeForce3 @ 210/490 --Maxtor 40gb Quiet + 2 IBM 40gb 60GXPs (removable) + 8gb WD --Audigy --Maze 3, DD Gf3 block, 2x BIX, Eheim1250 ===========

04-23-2002, 11:01 PM	#4
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	what's the best PSU brand? how about for the money? I've got an enermaxxxx __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-24-2002, 02:10 AM	#5
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	the sparkle's are known to run quite hot, but it shouldn't be uncomfortable to hold your hand there. enermax sucks. pcp&c is the best, cwt antec, and directrons triple fan all are good __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-24-2002, 02:35 AM	#6
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	why do you say enermax sux? some seem to like them. What's the deal? & what's pcp&c? Is that an abbrev...? __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-23-2002, 10:31 PM	#3
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	lol... enermax... fire.... hehe actually he has a 300w sparkle

04-24-2002, 08:05 AM	#7
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	the 5v line on almost all enermax drop low after time, or just are too low to begin with. you can mod it so the line is higher, but then you get a 13v on your 12v pcp&c = PC power and cooling http://pcpowerandcooling.com/ directron sells them i think i have a 475w pcp&c... the voltages are rock stable. my stupid DD5 alarm goes off every so often sayin that it hit 5.25 (too high) but a multimeter on it shows 5.12-5.15 and NOTHING out of that range. MBM shows 4.98-5.04 ugh... im not sure which of the 3 is right, but i trust the multimeter. and the fact that they are the most rock stable PSU compared to all the other ones i have! you can pretty much load up a certain line on the PCP&C, and you will see barely any change in the rest of the lines invest a little bit of $ and get a pcp&c (its the same thing as going for a rio vs an eheim pump) sparkle and antec are basically like Danner pumps =) can you tell i love pcp&c? Last edited by DigitalChaos; 04-24-2002 at 08:08 AM.

04-24-2002, 01:02 PM	#8
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	But 13V makes fans spin faster!

04-24-2002, 03:44 PM	#9
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	lol.. itll make your head spin just as fast when you see what happens to your computer

04-24-2002, 03:49 PM	#10
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	hmmm. I already invested in an enermax 365 and 465... No mas! __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-25-2002, 04:47 AM	#11
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	poor investment there ECU. I'm with PCP&C here, I'm after a customised 475XE, with higher 12v rails myself __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-26-2002, 07:45 PM	#12
bkeating Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Eagle, WI Posts: 21	Installed a Tt Volcano 7(?) keep forgetting the model number and name but im pretty sure thats it. It runs the cpu (1.4ghz) at 28 idle. which isn't the BEST but decent enough for a fan. Ben. __________________ Pentium 233 / Matrox 220 business / 128MB / 6gig Seagate / Garbaged picked Monitor (just had a bad cable!) uptime: 35 days and counting!

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