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[DanFraser]

I just resurrected an enermax 650w PSU (EG651P-V(E)). I'm going to use it to power the system in my sig. As it's a resurrected PSU, would it hold? All the PSU calcs say I need from 550W to 600W. The PSU has amp lines of:

3.3v @40A, 5v @46A, 12v @ 24A.

Am I brave/stupid, or would it support this comp?

[RollingThunder]

I just resurrected an enermax 650w PSU (EG651P-V(E)). I'm going to use it to power the system in my sig. As it's a resurrected PSU, would it hold? All the PSU calcs say I need from 550W to 600W. The PSU has amp lines of:

3.3v @40A, 5v @46A, 12v @ 24A.

Am I brave/stupid, or would it support this comp?

Dan,

Single 12v rail 24A and 650w? Something doesn't sound right.

[burebista]

Bad post.

[DanFraser]

Dan,

Single 12v rail 24A and 650w? Something doesn't sound right.
I've had it a while. I had a dual XP2000 that died, I thought it was the PSU, but my (rather basic) tests have proven it still works. Other things led me to believe the PSU had died, but now I realise it was the two motherboards (including the dual) were the problem.

Can't believe I've kept it for so long.



All the PSU calcs say I need from 550W to 600W.
For a Prescott and a GTS? LOL! A good brand 400W PSU is more than enough.

Seen the hard drives?

Bad post.
LOL! Too late!

[g14novak]

Well your smarter than a customer I have at work.

He wants:
P5N32-E SLi mobo
C2D E6600
4x2gb ddr2-800
5x750gb Segate Barracuda Hdd's in JBOD.

All of this running off this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182017

Spend 1500$ on a rig and 50$ on a power supply... serves him right...

I tried to warn him that he needs more power but the poor guy just wouldn't listen.

Long story short: Yea, go for the 650W, it'll be more than enough power...

[burebista]

Seen the hard drives?
Yep, I saw them later. :D
Anyway, 1 HDD draw ~2A only at boot, else ~1A in seek.

LE: It's not my day today. :( Your Enermax is ATX12V v1.3 with 40A on 5V. It's easy to crossload it with your ATX12V v2.x rig.

[DanFraser]

Cross load the 5v?

[RJARRRPCGP]

Yep, I saw them later. :D
Anyway, 1 HDD draw ~2A only at boot, else ~1A in seek.

LE: It's not my day today. :( Your Enermax is ATX12V v1.3 with 40A on 5V. It's easy to crossload it with your ATX12V v2.x rig.

It's a 5V oriented PSU, thus it's only recommended for most socket A motherboards. Newer Abit socket A motherboards, Pentium 4s and Athlon 64s not recommended. Sorry. Unless you can mod it to have more on the 12V rail.

[DanFraser]

The manual says 'specifically designed for P4' though... But do hard drives use 5v or 12v? That's the main concern.

[burebista]

But do hard drives use 5v or 12v? That's the main concern.
Both, but almost insignifiant (http://www.silentpcreview.com/article617-page2.html).

[DanFraser]

Never mind. The 650w isn't needed at all. Just discovered that 4 drives and the dvd drive are dead. This was discovered before trying the 650W.

[UglyChild]

I had same PSU for 5 years, it served me well.