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Dizik
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Need a PSU for an old rig

Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:41 pm

I'm trying to hobble together some old parts so that I can play around with Ubuntu, but I think my old PSU has finally bit the bullet. Most of the parts are fairly old (Core 2 Duo E6600, 4GB DDR2, Audigy 2 ZS, couple of old 160GB SATA drives), with a fairly recent video card (GTS 450). With that being said, I'm not sure exactly what I would need for this setup. Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: Need a PSU for an old rig

Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:52 pm

Im guessing a 400w PSU would be fine for that setup. What makes you think your old PSU is dead?
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Re: Need a PSU for an old rig

Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:13 pm

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Re: Need a PSU for an old rig

Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:02 am

Disregard....the computer booted. For whatever reason, it wouldn't work when I hooked up the front panel connectors manually. This is despite me unplugging, double and triple checking to make sure that they were connected properly. When I use the connector block, everything works great. Odd. Ubuntu 12.04, here I come.
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Re: Need a PSU for an old rig

Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:43 pm

Dizik wrote:
Disregard....the computer booted. For whatever reason, it wouldn't work when I hooked up the front panel connectors manually. This is despite me unplugging, double and triple checking to make sure that they were connected properly. When I use the connector block, everything works great.

Usually means that either something in the front panel assembly is loading down the +5VSB rail so much that the board can't return "power good" to the PSU, or else something in the front panel connector assembly has a ground short.
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