Re: [H] Possible?
DHSinclair wrote: please see inline below... At 22:24 05/16/2008 -0400, you wrote: I'm surprised there's no built in drivers in XP for this thing. not an issue. Yes, WXP seems to have inboard drivers for this old card. But just to allow it to work at a very basic level. No problem there. Just can not find/get to any internal controls... :) What do you mean by internal controls? Have you tried Win2k drivers? Can u share a link? I will try I just looked on Creative's site. The newest OS they have drivers for this card is NT4 and Win98. Microsof must have supplied drivers for this card with both Win2k and XP. An ISA card -- wow, you get the most bang for your buck. :) No. Not a bank-4-buck issue ATM. Could be. It is just the last sonic card I own and I am hoping that I might be able to drag it into the new world. (?) If not, no biggie. I will just look for another Acoustic Edge card.. :) I'll accept that this may be STUPID. I have really old stuff ATM. Just wondering..might be time to retire another old warrior. :) I was commenting mostly on the longevity of this card. If you look at what you must have spent for it back in say 1996, and the fact that the card is still in service over 10 years later, I'd say that you got a lot of bang for your buck.
Re: [H] Do I have really bad luck? PSU?
No, they don't use any appreciable difference in electricity at a given load level for a 450W unit vs a 750W unit. You will have some minor variance as efficiency changes throughout the output range, but it should be within a few percent. Most modern supplies can do around 80% throughout the entire range though. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Sipe > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:26 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Do I have really bad luck? PSU? > > One thing I've never been sure of--do the power supplies with higher > wattage automatically use more electricity? ie, at the same load > level, how much electricity is a 450W going to use versus a 750W? > > Scott >
Re: [H] Do I have really bad luck? PSU?
I've had quite a few burned up Antecs as well. I've since learned that most of the models I've had burn up were built by CWT. They now use SeaSonic for most models. I don't know if the Antec-branded SeaSonic-build models are as good as a branded SeaSonic, but I'd feel at least a little better about them today. My preference is generally PCP&C / SeaSonic (Some PCP&C units, like the Silencer series, are built by SeaSonic; others by Win-Tact), then SeaSonic-built supplies (Like the Corsair HX series, 620w and below), then FSP/SPI/Sparkle. There are some brands that are fairly exotic that are superior...but the availability of those above is generally far better. BTW, the newest Corsair HX units (over 620 watts) and the VX series are built by...yep, CWT. Supposedly new CWT units are solid...but I'm playing wait-and-see. Greg > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Boswell > Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 1:39 AM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Do I have really bad luck? PSU? > > I've had horrific luck with Antec power supplies over the last couple > of years, these days I'm preferring Enermax or Corsair units, both of > which I've had zero problems with. > > > On 17 May 2008, at 00:16, Scott Sipe wrote: > > > 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 > >
