Power Consumption

[club_pranay]

Hi! My pc was running fine, but very recently i added a cooling fan to the cabinet. and then all the problem started, hdd errors, dvd-rw errors etc.

now that i have isolated the problem to the newly added fan, my question is,
do i realy need a higher power SMPS??

EDIT: SMPS WATTAGE 220WATTS
My Specs..(dxdiag attached)

intel915gav,
p4-2.66ghz,
512+512 kingston 400mhz ddr
Samsung PATA 40gb
Samsung SATA 40gb
Seagate SATA 80gb
Sony DVD-rw
Sony DVD, cd-rw combo
i have a scanner and a printer attached thru USB,
onboard audio, graphics, normal keyboard and optical mouse
Active Ethernet card(for broadband) internal telephone modem
Airtel Broadband aDSL Modem
total of 5 fans including 1 processor fan, 1 smps fan, 1 air inlet for processor, 1 air inlet for orhers, 1 5-inch air outlet fan.i realy have a feeling that during peak running times my power consumption reaches a potential overload situation. is that so? please suggest.

[skghosh44]

You have not mentioned the wattage of SMPS. Pl mention the wattage and brand.

[ravi_9793]

If adding new fan..is giving problem..than it looks like SMPS problem. Wht is current wattage of ur SMPS.

[club_pranay]

thanks for the quick replies.
damn! looks like i got cheated! the model num says PX-350 but the sticker inside says 220Watts MAX! i think the problem is clear.. it should be atleast 400w.
it's a .. matrix.. smps. well, i better get an i-ball 400w. should i?

[ravi_9793]

thanks for the quick replies.
damn! looks like i got cheated! the model num says PX-350 but the sticker inside says 220Watts MAX! i think the problem is clear.. it should be atleast 400w.
it's a .. matrix.. smps. well, i better get an i-ball 400w. should i?

yes..go for higher wattage SMPS.
Even local cabinet SMPS are of 450 watt.

[skghosh44]

You can buy a smps 400W of techcom or frontech(the cheapest one, also considerably good). Here in Tinsukia it is cost 450/-

[dOm1naTOr]

Frontech 450w is for 400/- oe zebronics 400w is for 450/-.

[The_Devil_Himself]

++1 for zebronics one.

[club_pranay]

i got one from navtech with 2 years warranty. 500W MAX, Rs 600.

believe or not.. the system is stable now! i never knew that "power shortage" can cause system crash, hdd failure! wowh!

and thank you all for your prompt help! that's why i love this place soo much...

[skghosh44]

i got one from navtech with 2 years warranty. 500W MAX, Rs 600.

believe or not.. the system is stable now! i never knew that "porwe shortage" can cause system crash, hdd failure! wowh!

and thank you all for your prompt help! that's why i love this place soo much...

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[utsav]

^^u forgot Pathiks the penguin

i want a psu which should deliver atleast 400watts.which 1 to buy.Zebronics or any other. can spend 600 Rs max but i want quality.

[skghosh44]

^^u forgot Pathiks the penguin

i want a psu which should deliver atleast 400watts.which 1 to buy.Zebronics or any other. can spend 600 Rs max but i want quality.
Extremly sorry to enter his name the highest post(6346) maker in this forum.
By the way I have no idea about Zebronics SMPS. I have only idea about Frontech and techcom. Here both are cost about 450/- for 400 watts. More or less quality is good.

[dOm1naTOr]

Zebronics has decent performance.
@utsav, whats ur system config??

[utsav]

P4 HT 3.06GHz OCd to 3.65GHz
Biostar mobo with Via chipset with onboard GFX ,sound and lan
2*256MB DDR 400 running at 450MHz
80GB seagate pata
1 DVD writer
1 CD ROM
2 Case cooling fans
FDD
and i am planning to add a 6600gt or 6800 GT AGP card card soon so i think i should upgrade my PSU for more stability.
I calculated my power consumption at http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp and found it around 290 watts. i also want to leave some headroom for future upgrades so i think a pure 400watt delivering PSU will suffice.

any suggestions aravind

[assasin]

^^^ Zebronics 400W psu (20 + 4 pin) with 20A on the 12v rail is a very good psu.i've used it with my C2D rig with a oc'd 8600GT,3 hdds,2odds and didnt face any probs.it'll easily handle ur rig.buy it.u wont regret it.