I'm happy with a OCZ 700 and a cooler master 850 pro.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Sipe Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 6:17 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Do I have really bad luck? PSU? What brand PSUs are people liking today? For a single GPU, 2 HDD rig? The first computer--that had dead HDD and video card--is in an Antec sonata case with whatever psu came with it. So I hope it wasn't heat or psu issues there. Scott On May 16, 2008, at 2:54 AM, j maccraw wrote: > Could be but I'd suspect PSU & cooling issues played a > part in there also. > > Scott Sipe wrote: >> >> Do I have really bad luck?? >> >> In the only two non-business related computers I've > built in the last ~2 >> years, I've had a lot of things go wrong! I've never > had graphic cards >> fail before, but I guess with the > heat/energy/complexity of the latest >> cards, it's become a lot more common? >> >> 1st computer--ATI x1900XT graphics card emitted a > very audible >> high-pitched whine. RMAed. replacement card started > getting artifacts >> just after the 1 year warranty ended, now crashes > when entering 3d mode >> at all. Original hard disk also died (seagate, in > warranty period >> thankfully). In the meanwhile, still running > original WD Raptor! >> >> 2nd computer (dell)--added an nvidia 8800gt to a > q6600 dell, it works >> fine for 1.5 months, and then starts crashing hard. > graphic artifacts >> from the second the screen turns on. >> >> Scott >> >> > > >
