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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 8240746" data-attributes="member: 45197"><p>Hiya!</p><p></p><p>Oh! You reminded me...</p><p></p><p>If you want to avoid "strange problems" with a system that should be working fine... look into your Power Supply! Soooo many (pretty much all) of the "store bought" systems use absolutely HORRIBLE PSU's (Power Supply Unit's). For the uninitiated, PSU's are rated by "metal type and rating". What I mean is they are rated as "[metal] 80+". The "80+" means "this PSU is operating at at least 80% or higher capacity at a constant, at 20/50/100 percent capacity, this is how good/effective it will be". ( here: <a href="https://www.wepc.com/tips/power-supply-ratings-exactly-what-do-they-mean/" target="_blank">Power Supply Ratings, Exactly What do They Mean? - WePC | Let's build your dream gaming PC</a> ) The ratings are, from least reliable to most reliable are:</p><p></p><p>80+ White</p><p>80+ Bronze</p><p>80+ Silver</p><p>80+ Gold</p><p>80+ Platinum</p><p>80+Titanium</p><p></p><p>Just about all "store-bought" computers will be using, at BEST, 80+ Silver, with the VAST (well over 90% of them I'd wager) being White or Bronze. The reason a PSU is important is that when your computer is doing a lot of stuff (re: what's it's designed for), it has to distribute power to the system components in a constant flow. The more computing power you need, the more electrical power you need (obviously)...and when a PSU gets too hot/overburdened, it starts to 'flake out'...giving power supply problems to various components like your MB, CPU, RAM, Vid Card, etc. And, as if I have to say it, this will cause "errors", leading to your OS asking for the answer to "3+4" and in stead of getting the correct answer of "7", it gets the answer "Corned beef". ...and crashes.</p><p></p><p>Bottom Line: Do NOT neglect your PSU! More is <em>always</em> better with PSU, and better is, well, better. So if you can spring that extra $40 for the Gold over the Silver... DO IT! That $40 is better spent on the PSU than a pretty RGB fan. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>^_^</p><p></p><p>Paul L. Ming</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pming, post: 8240746, member: 45197"] Hiya! Oh! You reminded me... If you want to avoid "strange problems" with a system that should be working fine... look into your Power Supply! Soooo many (pretty much all) of the "store bought" systems use absolutely HORRIBLE PSU's (Power Supply Unit's). For the uninitiated, PSU's are rated by "metal type and rating". What I mean is they are rated as "[metal] 80+". The "80+" means "this PSU is operating at at least 80% or higher capacity at a constant, at 20/50/100 percent capacity, this is how good/effective it will be". ( here: [URL="https://www.wepc.com/tips/power-supply-ratings-exactly-what-do-they-mean/"]Power Supply Ratings, Exactly What do They Mean? - WePC | Let's build your dream gaming PC[/URL] ) The ratings are, from least reliable to most reliable are: 80+ White 80+ Bronze 80+ Silver 80+ Gold 80+ Platinum 80+Titanium Just about all "store-bought" computers will be using, at BEST, 80+ Silver, with the VAST (well over 90% of them I'd wager) being White or Bronze. The reason a PSU is important is that when your computer is doing a lot of stuff (re: what's it's designed for), it has to distribute power to the system components in a constant flow. The more computing power you need, the more electrical power you need (obviously)...and when a PSU gets too hot/overburdened, it starts to 'flake out'...giving power supply problems to various components like your MB, CPU, RAM, Vid Card, etc. And, as if I have to say it, this will cause "errors", leading to your OS asking for the answer to "3+4" and in stead of getting the correct answer of "7", it gets the answer "Corned beef". ...and crashes. Bottom Line: Do NOT neglect your PSU! More is [I]always[/I] better with PSU, and better is, well, better. So if you can spring that extra $40 for the Gold over the Silver... DO IT! That $40 is better spent on the PSU than a pretty RGB fan. ;) ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]
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