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[jinsonxu]

Hmm, $129.95 US is about the price of my current planning upgrade of 128Mb PC133 SDRAM.

I was hoping to have the cake and eat it too. hehe

But i suspect that the powersupply is to blame. I'm now waiting for it to die before i stalk back to the 2-bit shop where i got it from and demand a refund. What are the chances that it'll die peacefully before my components get fried?

 

[LeBlatt]

<< Probe just warned me that my CPU temperature rose from 46 degrees C to 138 degrees for 3 seconds >>


That sounds impossible for sure, and AFAIK it its not PSU related.
Could it be possible that the monitoring chip on the mobo is wrecked ? if so, changing the psu will not change the problem, need a mobo exchange. that would explain why the system is unaffected by voltage drops, if they are &quot;unreal&quot;

do you get the same oddities with MoboMonitor ?

 

[jinsonxu]

Yep, i unloaded Asus Probe and left MB monitor alone. I started hearing lots of PC speaker beeps warning of voltages being low and such. Got annoyed with the monotone beeping and killed the program. Started up my trusty Asus Probe again.

Weird thing is that i haven't had any warnings from it since 3 hours ago. If it starts giving me problems at specific times only, i'll go crazy.

 

[sciencewhiz]

jinson,

I sound to me like you have a very unstable power componay. This could be why you PSUs keep going bad. Seeing the kind of readings you are getting, I would get a UPS before it kills another PSU and your motherboard as well.

 

[BGod]

jinsonxu, Sounds like you need a couple of things straightened out, and fast.

If you've got a multimeter, I'd suggest monitoring the AC wall outlet voltage for a while. If you know someone with a Fluke meter that has the logging feature, borrow it for a while and see what the power company is trying to feed you. If you do have huge swings in AC line voltage, request that they do a line test of your circuit. I could be something as simple as a loose or corroded connection in your area. If not, they could have a transformer going bad somewhere in their distribution system.

If it's not the AC voltage, I'd strongly suggest you buy a quality name brand power supply. I can't stress enough that only quality manufactures use quality components in each and every thing they produce. No-name means bottom of the barrel!

I would recommend any power supply manufactured by SPI (Sparkle Power Inc.) which is also sold under the brand names of: Powerman, Sparkle &amp; SPI. Every Inwin case I've bought came with a Powerman power supply and I've yet to have a lick of trouble with them.

You can find an SPI power supply here: Case Outlet Look for the FSP300-60GT. It should be more than enough power supply to run your machine.

As far as the UPS goes. If you need one at a reasonable price, check here: PriceWatch - APC BF500-f Details from APC website: Technical Specs

Hope you figure it out before your machine goes up in smoke.