Hi all....
I recently received a system that I am, in turn, giving to a friend of mine. One time while I was working on it, the system suddenly shut down and rebooted. I had just installed a fresh copy of XP and installed the latest drivers for all the devices, including the chipset drivers for the Intel D945PVS motherboard. Thinking that didn't bode too well, I performed tests on the motherboard and the memory, which turned out ok. When I got to the PSU, it gave me a p.g. value of 990ms or over. Combine that with the random reboot, I'm thinking it's a good time to replace the PSU.
It's rated at 350 watts so I'm wondering if I purchase a replacement that is 500 to 900 watts, is that going to overload the motherboard or any of the other components and start burning or melting stuff? Otherwise, it's a good working system, although an additional 512 MB's of memory wouldn't hurt it.
Also, any personal opinions and/or experiences on good quality and reliable PSU's, besides PC Power and Cooling?
Thanks!
I recently received a system that I am, in turn, giving to a friend of mine. One time while I was working on it, the system suddenly shut down and rebooted. I had just installed a fresh copy of XP and installed the latest drivers for all the devices, including the chipset drivers for the Intel D945PVS motherboard. Thinking that didn't bode too well, I performed tests on the motherboard and the memory, which turned out ok. When I got to the PSU, it gave me a p.g. value of 990ms or over. Combine that with the random reboot, I'm thinking it's a good time to replace the PSU.
It's rated at 350 watts so I'm wondering if I purchase a replacement that is 500 to 900 watts, is that going to overload the motherboard or any of the other components and start burning or melting stuff? Otherwise, it's a good working system, although an additional 512 MB's of memory wouldn't hurt it.
Also, any personal opinions and/or experiences on good quality and reliable PSU's, besides PC Power and Cooling?
Thanks!
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