corning_d3 Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 The reason I'm asking, I recently OC'ed my XP2000+ to 2.17, vcore set at 2.0v. I had a 300w Power Supply but changed it out w/ a 350w Raidmax. Now when I'm gaming, I can hear my fans "bog down" when my games lags. I though 350w would be plenty(Check Signature) to run all my equip. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, Please!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ph33rh4x Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 Im pretty new here, but i still know a little bit about what im talking about (i think anyways ) your vcore might be set too high at 2.0, most people only go to 1.85 at the most. usually a good 350watt PSU is enough, but considering your running 6 TT smart fans you might be pushing it a little. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobalt Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 Yeah the six fans might have something to do with it BUT do you see any change in everything when that happends (lights in the house and all that) it might be a house power problem and your PSU might not get the juice it needs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corning_d3 Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 Thanks for the replies guys, as far as the vcore setting, If I drop the voltage mt comp gets unstable. And as far as house wiring, this happens at my home and my store. What Wattage should I need for this? 450w or more? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Smith Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 That should be plenty of power but check your rails. might need to have one with bigger 12V rails. I run currenty a Shuttle Small form factor with twin WD raptors,9800 pro 256, 1 gig of pc4000 ,P4 2.4C @ 2.7 in this mobo so far and its only a 200W PSU. so if i can handle mine then u should be able to handle 350 fine. U might just be overloading a 12V rail with too much "other" stuff and accessories. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corning_d3 Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 (edited) You mean like 4 Tt Case Fans and 2 HDD's on 1 rail, DUH!!!!! I didn't even think of that. Lemme give that a try!!! Â Â Update!!!!!! Went to my store and dug up a 350w PS with a higher 12v wattage rating......Everything Runs fine!!! Thanks for the jumpstart! Edited October 28, 2003 by corning_d3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobalt Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 (edited) Some PSU have more amps to the 12v,bigger isn't always better check the specs if you decide to buy a new one EX:An antec purepower 480w has 18 amp on the 12v line And enermax 460w has 22 amp. Amps are the actual juice everything needs and sucks, if your PS cant deliver you might experience what you have I have a generic 350w driving 4 80mm a set of mad lights and around a dozen leds, i made a test plugging my cpu fan on it and if i unplug some of the fans, my cpu fan rpm goes up so it just might be your PSU Â That's one thing i didn't know and thnx to you now i do Edited October 28, 2003 by kobalt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 sounds like the power supply wasn't quite up to it.....  6 Tt smartfans?? each Smartfan draws .7 amps....much more than a generic case fan  that equals about 51 watts..... any PSU would be pushed hard sending 51+ watts to just the fans.......  maybe install a few generic fans instead of all those smartfans?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corning_d3 Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 The reason for all of the High-Flow fans is because my internal temp gets sweltering hot. When that gets hot, the CPU overheats fast!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Smith Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 when I had this 2.4C in a lian li full tower i had 8 tornados 6-80mm's and 2 92mm's. U think those smart fans are bad. but that was on an antec 550W PSU lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinal Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 wow man thats alot of fans man thats just crazy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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