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My BFG power supply is starting to produce weird noises that it never did before. It is a small pop or "tick", very similar to the sound of someone popping their toes or fingers. It happens very rarely during operation but also happens randomly after the PC is shut down for like five minutes. Nothing is acting up, no crashes or anything but its starting to scare me. If the sound is a sign of its death approaching then I don't want to wait and have it take other components with it.
I WOULD call up BFG and have them honor their lifetime warranty for the second time but well... we all know what happened there.
If I decided to replace the PSU then it would have to be modular. After looking at Tater's PSU guide the XFX 650W stood out as a good deal. (If you know of a better choice please recommend away) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-007-_-Product
I'm not sure it will be enough, I know it will be close but I also don't want to be loading this thing to its capacity 24/7. Imagine this build:
i7 920 C0 @ 4Ghz
SLI GTX460 at around 800-830C
Two hard drives.
Seven or so 120mm 1500RPM fans.
3x2GB of RAM
Sound card
Disc drive
Would this be pushing it on that 650W PSU? I can spend the extra cash on the 750W but If I don't need the wattage it will just be a waste of money. If you have any other suggestions please post them.
I WOULD call up BFG and have them honor their lifetime warranty for the second time but well... we all know what happened there.
If I decided to replace the PSU then it would have to be modular. After looking at Tater's PSU guide the XFX 650W stood out as a good deal. (If you know of a better choice please recommend away) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-007-_-Product
I'm not sure it will be enough, I know it will be close but I also don't want to be loading this thing to its capacity 24/7. Imagine this build:
i7 920 C0 @ 4Ghz
SLI GTX460 at around 800-830C
Two hard drives.
Seven or so 120mm 1500RPM fans.
3x2GB of RAM
Sound card
Disc drive
Would this be pushing it on that 650W PSU? I can spend the extra cash on the 750W but If I don't need the wattage it will just be a waste of money. If you have any other suggestions please post them.