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PSU / Case question

  • Hi, need a quick help guys..

    Nasira yata yung PSU ng lumang PC dito samin. Yung PSU is yung kasamang PSU sa Astone Enforcer II case.
    Ngayon ko lang napansin, hindi nag-oon yung fan nya, di ko alam kung dati pang ganito ito. Nag-oon naman yung PC ng maayos, walang problema. Eto mga nakakabit na gumagamit ng power: CPU + orig HSF, 2xHDD, 2x2gb RAM, 1x vid card, 2xfan + devices na nakakabit sa USB ports (usb fan, cellphones, etc.)

    Nagsesearch ako sa net, sabi meron daw mga PSU na hindi talaga nag-oon yung fan, unless kailangan. Pero pansin ko, kahit maiinit na sa loob ng case di pa rin nag-oon; and I doubt that a generic PSU will have that feature.

    Anyway, sira na ba talaga eto or pasira na? If so, what\'s the lowest wattage PSU I can get as replacement (considering the items that I have in there)? Yung lowest priced na branded na din sana. Also, medyo tricky yata maghanap ng PSU na babagay dito since front mounted yung PSU nya, at the same time nasa harap din yung psu fan dapat kasi andun yung vent ng astone case. Usually na nakikita ko nasa gilid yung fan.

    Any help? advice?

    Thanks in advance!
  • Update: I ran an online power supply calculator and it seem I only need about 220w to power the old rig.. So I\'m guessing about 450w na bibilhin ko, kung kailangan na nga palitan? What would be the cheapest branded psu to buy that would meet that?

    Thanks!
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    Thanks.. but given the above, do you think na sira na nga yung psu and kailangan ng palitan?
    Hindi naman sya yung main rig ko, ginagamit lang ng kapatid ko for browsing and some school work (light graphic
    design sa photoshop minsan), pero about 12hrs everyday sya nakabukas..
  • Need mo na palitan kasi delikado gumamit ng generic PSU lalo na 12hrs everyday nyu pa ginagamit. Mainit pa naman ngayon tol baka nag-ooverheat pa yan. AFAIK, walang generic psu na may auto-off feature pag malamig.
  • ipa-replace mo lang yung fan or palinis mo, baka konting langis ay gagana na ulit. hindi advisable na patakbuhin ng hindi umiikot ang fan.
  • Need mo na palitan kasi delikado gumamit ng generic PSU lalo na 12hrs everyday nyu pa ginagamit. Mainit pa naman ngayon tol baka nag-ooverheat pa yan. AFAIK, walang generic psu na may auto-off feature pag malamig.


    That\'s what I thougt.. thanks

    ipa-replace mo lang yung fan or palinis mo, baka konting langis ay gagana na ulit. hindi advisable na patakbuhin ng hindi umiikot ang fan.


    Hmmm, meron bang nabibiling replacement fan ng psu? Hindi ako aware dun... San kaya meron?

    Actually binuksan ko na at nilinis, kanina lang.. Nilangisan ko na rin.. Napansin ko, parang tinatry nya umikot pero nagstuck up talaga...
  • Update: sa suggestion ni sir gtgonzales na pwede pala ireplace yung fan ng PSU, I watched a few youtube discussing this.. I remembered kasi na meron akong lumang PSU na hindi na ginagamit (faulty na yung ibang wires, pero alam ko gumagana pa yung fan).. Unfortunately (or rather forutnately), naka-solder yung wire ng fan sa board ng PSU while yung nasa CPU ng kapatid ko ay may pin connector.

    Nanghinayang ako putulin yung wire so check muna ko ng tamang cleaning method sa youtube, baka kasi may mali ako ginawa. Meron nga, hahaha... I shouldn\'t have used WD-40.. So gamit ako ng ibang oil and voila! Gumana na yung fan..

    So after a couple hours of my time and a \"shocking\" moment (forgot to unplug the psu while tinkering with it lol!), working na lahat.

    Just thought I\'d share this in case somebody runs into the same problem in the future..

    Thanks sir gtgonzales! Thanks TPC :D

    -- edited by tamahomes_legacy on May 06 2015, 06:19 PM
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