Often this is the case especially with many so called "good deals". A lot of the power supplies coming out of China are built for selling and not for performance. In my own experience I have found Corsair Modular Power Supplies to have reliable capacitors and provide steady amps. Expect to pay more for solid core capacitors which are more effective and reliable.
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Kirkwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 9:57 p.m. To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Help - system reboots while compiling Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Sunday 11 February 2007, Jeff Rollin wrote: >> On 11/02/07, Kent Fredric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I would go with Hammann with >>> "Make sure, that it is overheating and not a weak/dying PSU." >>> >>> Many people neglect to realise how important a decent PSU is, and >>> how major an effect it can have on systems. A dodgy PSU in my >>> experience can do everything from -CAUSING- overheating, to random >>> shutoffs, and MURDERING hard drives. >>> I had one which killed 3 Hard Drives before I realised thats what >>> the problem was, and the last hard drive was so cooked it didn't >>> even spin up. >>> >>> -- >> Joy. I should certainly hope it is NOT the PSU as it is new, and >> replaced a dead one. >> >> ("New" as in "bought sometime in the summer") > > fwiw, > > I've given up on the consumer electronics industry being able to > consistently build high quality power supplies for ANYTHING that plugs > into the mains. The normal build quality is terrible, and the ability > of the designer to do the job leaves much to be desired. It almost > looks like the things are deisnged to be "good enough to just make it > past a years warranty" > > Saying you might have a dodgy and new psu surprises me about as much as > saying that the sky is blue and water is wet.... > While I generally agree, not *all* manufacturers provide rubbish for us... e.g in the current context Zalman PSUs are very good quality (robust and quiet), and if you hunt around a bit even some of the less spectacular brands have their moments (e.g I have a couple of Thermaltake 560W PSUs that are very good). Cheers Mark -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
