I am currently using this PSU and experiencing spontaneous reboots while gaming. How can I test if the PSU is failing?
1315193
I'm not quite sure how you would go about doing that but I would say check your CPU and GPU temperatures while under stress first and make sure nothing's overheating. As far as PSU failures go you should rule out everything else first. A defect in the PSU is always possible but unless it's really old I would say chances are very slim.
12614
It's possible that the battery is bad, that would be the first thing to check. If not the battery then check the power supply.
737138
There's really no way of knowing without stripping it down and examining the circuit boards, then powering it up and testing it. Powering it up without inspecting the internals is a potential fire hazard. Unless you know how to test electronics and have access to a bench power supply, you're probably better off buying a new unit.
1539110
John, I'm sorry. It turns out that the problem with my computer was unrelated to the card. As for upgrading your PSU, I'm not sure if I would be able to give you useful advice.
1598222
The fact that it restarts and functions makes me think more of a memory problem then a power supply issue. Is the problem only while playing a movie or anything else, have you tried to open task manager and monitor your memory and CPU usage for when this happens? Good luck and hope it works out for you
543207
I'm thinking it might be something wrong with you power supply or maybe the cables you are using to connect the card to the power. really that card should be able to run on something as weak as a 450 watt psu. Possibly you should RMA the card itself it could have been a bad one out the gate and that will fix things also.
507502
Make sure the PC is not defective and that all cables are plugged into the board. Disconnect all non essentials from the mobo....only leave RAM. CAN and CO Fan. Power on to see if it POST. Also make sure PSU us set to correct voltage of 110 and not 220
1967903
If you are still interested. I recently purchased(1 month ago) a power supply tester from Amazon. Priced around $10.00 usd. It has connections for most if not all PSU's. as well as connections for HDD and floppy(3.5) Sorry but there is no name on the device for me to pass along. It might be worth while to do a search on Amazon for a PC power supply tester. It is about 3.0" long and 2.5' wide. It also has LED lights showing voltage amounts. Good Luck.
1683098
The power supply question has been answered numerous times.300 watts is OK. Check your cables unplug and reseat the video card. If you have a built in video card you may have to disable it from the bios. It is possible that you received a defective unit as well.
247006
I believe the power supply is made by Logisys, but I don't have the unit here where I can examine it to confirm. Others have reported problems with the PSU, but I haven't had any issues yet. I'm only using my system occasionally so it hasn't been stressed hard yet. I figure if it does go out, I can replace it easily so it was a non-issue for me. Still the cheapest price on a tower case that I could find.
818044
Just a checklist of some basic stuff: a) Drivers? Are you using the stuff your OS auto-detects and installs (Windows 7 defaulted to VGA drivers in my installation), old/new/beta AMD, or modded/custom drivers (e.g. Omega) b) stock settings or overclocked? Some cards come OC'd by default, which can cause poor performance and crashing if your system is not prepared to deal with excess heat and power drain. c) single card or running in Crossfire? Again, having two cards can cause heating and power issues. Also make sure the bridge is firmly seated on both cards. Of course there are other things which can go wrong (failing memory and such), but thought I would cover the basics and the easiest to fix. What specific error message is your BSOD giving you? Are you sure it is directly related to the card, or did it perhaps exacerbate some other underlying issue? Does it happen when trying to run certain programs? The most common hardware related causes I've had in the past were either driver related or due to failing hard-disks and faulty RAM. The first steps I would take would to be to remove and re-seat the card, preferably into a different PCI-E slot if available, check to make sure the power supply is rated sufficiently high enough to meet the card's demands, make sure the case is clean and the fans are properly circulating air. Start the PC in safe mode, uninstall the old drivers, install the new ones (maybe experimenting with different versions) and then reboot. On the off-chance it is memory related, also try swapping out your RAM sticks from the DIMM slots as to test each to make sure both they and the slots themselves are in working order. Typically if I wanted to test if it was hardware related or some quirk with Windows or its drivers, I would boot into a Linux flash disk and see if I could get everything working there all right. Take this with the caveat I'm not a professional in this subject, but just drawing from my years of personal experience.
1462030
This isn't an answer to your question, but a warning... I have purchased 4 of these PSUs in the past year or so- 3 of them failed- 2 with a loud bang. I would look around for another manufacturer instead. BTW, I have 7 of the 300 watt Silverstone SFX PSUs and haven't had any failures with them, so the failures just seem to be and issue with the 450watt SFX units. And you should know I'm not running these anywhere near the 450watt rating.
616419
The power supply went bad on mine within minutes of opening the box. I replaced it and it has been working fine since
1983011
do not buy this psu has problems with fan research before purchasing this psu!
447787
Something is certainly messed up. Few minutes tops.. It could be power supply..jeez... Dead Upon Arrival. I've had good luck with mine though....
699472
Update, I just tried it while playing the ps3 and muted it and there was definitely the same noise. Maybe a bad PSU? Any input would be very appreciated.
176259
That is an old problem that has been fixed. I bought this PSU about 6 months ago and have a Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 and I've never had a problem. The PSU has been working perfectly.