Re: [SLUG] Involuntary Reboot

From: Scott Grizzard (scott@scottgrizzard.com)
Date: Tue Nov 17 2009 - 12:26:35 EST


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If you have the money to spend, buy a really good ps (around $70) on
newegg, and get one with 80plus certification and modular cables... I
think it is worth the money (quiet, easy to work with, less heat, less
power, less noise). In the 500W category, I like the Mod X-Stream-Pro,
but that is just my opinion.

- - Scott

Robin 'Roblimo' Miller wrote:
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>> If the failed fan is around 130mm, +/- joined and rotation sensor
>> alone, I have one. Else, you're on your own. My recommendation is to
>> replace the fan; if you can't do that, then replace the PS. You'll
>> pay a lot less (like 3x less) at Newegg than you will at a
>> brick&mortar store for pretty much the same product.
>
> Power supplies are cheap and easy to replace. NewEgg is the best-priced
> source, but even if you go to one of the locals because you need it RAW,
> they're not big $$. Yes, you can replace the fan alone, but IMO that's
> hardly worth it. Depends on how much your time is worth, I suppose.
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> - Robin
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