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lohwenli

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QUOTE(Skylinestar @ May 8 2007, 07:22 PM)

acbel psu also have the buzzing sound.

Thats because most of Cooler Master's PSUs are manufactured by Acbel.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/SMPS_UL.htm

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QUOTE(AceCombat @ May 8 2007, 12:26 PM)

ok mah....i used more than 3 biji of enermax too,NoiseTaker,FMA II,Infiniti,all working well and rock solid stable!

oh yah enermax still rocks!

QUOTE(sHawTY @ May 8 2007, 07:42 PM)

Two PSU's, both are Enermax PSU's.

One Enermax Liberty 620W [ni takpela, murah sikit, mati dalam tiga bulan

]
One Enermax Galaxy 1KW [psu mahal pun mati dalam masa tiga bulan?

]

So conclusion:
No more Enermax for me, no sir.

hmm mine still ok what. i`m oso an enermax user. still using but not more than 1years lagi la.. still waiting when it will fails me

i think u r just unlucky to own those failure enermax

QUOTE(zhen^wei @ May 8 2007, 09:12 PM)

u all still lucky.. my enermax FMA II 535watt. i bought 1 week then baru use in my rig, found out got problem, need send for warranty, not even used 1 hour.haiz.keksim.. i should go for silverstone that time..

yaka?

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May 9 2007, 09:52 PM

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Not only shawty has problem with the enermax. there are quite a few DFI users also face problem with enermax. (or maybe it's just incompatibility?)

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QUOTE(Skylinestar @ May 9 2007, 09:52 PM)

Not only shawty has problem with the enermax. there are quite a few DFI users also face problem with enermax. (or maybe it's just incompatibility?)

excuse me, but how come there is an incompatibility issue for psu+motherboard?

hope sumone can enlighten me on this matter..

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QUOTE(kalakatu @ May 10 2007, 01:00 AM)

excuse me, but how come there is an incompatibility issue for psu+motherboard?

hope sumone can enlighten me on this matter..

There is.
DFI motherboard are known to be very fussy with PSU's.

Wrong choice of PSU, you have to buy another type of PSU to be used on DFI motherboards.

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ May 10 2007, 01:02 AM)

There is.
DFI motherboard are known to be very fussy with PSU's.

Wrong choice of PSU, you have to buy another type of PSU to be used on DFI motherboards.

LOL..looks like DFi is materialistic on choosing psu brand huh..

luckily im using biostar..

so about this incompatibility, is there any way of solving it besides changing psu?

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QUOTE(kalakatu @ May 10 2007, 04:13 AM)

LOL..looks like DFi is materialistic on choosing psu brand huh..

luckily im using biostar..

so about this incompatibility, is there any way of solving it besides changing psu?

Nope.
None of those that got psu compatibility problem with DFI motherboard could do anything about it except changing PSU.

DFI is so picky with PSU's as it wants a PSU with a really really stable PSU.

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May 10 2007, 11:18 AM

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actually,i'm not really understand,how come mobo and psu got compatibility problem?

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ May 10 2007, 07:59 AM)

Nope.
None of those that got psu compatibility problem with DFI motherboard could do anything about it except changing PSU.

DFI is so picky with PSU's as it wants a PSU with a really really stable PSU.

owh.. so you wanna say that enermax is not stable enough?

btw i had a friend who use dfi lp expert and he`s oso using enermax. as far as i know he`s not having any compatibility issue or psu failure or something.

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What I'll like to know is, what happens when a DFI mobo is used with a PSU its not compatible with?

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i dont know. maybe we wait for shawty to answer this.. i`m oso wondering what will happen when dfi use such incompatible psu..

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ May 10 2007, 07:59 AM)

Nope.
None of those that got psu compatibility problem with DFI motherboard could do anything about it except changing PSU.

DFI is so picky with PSU's as it wants a PSU with a really really stable PSU.

Er..To be honest, i got my CM Real Power 450W to work perfectly with my DFI before changing it to SS. I had as well boot it up with a chaplang PSU before but not sure about its stability because its just a while..Might be your PSU problem?I tested it on DFI Venus and CFX3200 at that time..

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QUOTE(serez @ May 10 2007, 01:13 PM)

owh.. so you wanna say that enermax is not stable enough?

btw i had a friend who use dfi lp expert and he`s oso using enermax. as far as i know he`s not having any compatibility issue or psu failure or something.

Some of them, i'm not saying all enermax psu is not stable.

QUOTE(lohwenli @ May 10 2007, 01:19 PM)

What I'll like to know is, what happens when a DFI mobo is used with a PSU its not compatible with?

Simple, you system won't start.
It will turn on for 5 seconds, then your system will turn off again.

You won't even be able to see the post screen.

QUOTE(serez @ May 10 2007, 01:22 PM)

i dont know. maybe we wait for shawty to answer this.. i`m oso wondering what will happen when dfi use such incompatible psu..

I've just explained what will happen on top there.

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ May 10 2007, 01:29 PM)

Simple, you system won't start.
It will turn on for 5 seconds, then your system will turn off again.

Interesting. I suspect that the required initial surge current for DFI mobos is very high-possible since DFI mobos offer very high voltage adjustments and the power regulation circuits need more capacitors as a result.

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i'm using DFi Infinity Dark Power with Enermax Infiniti 650W,i have no problem,previously using FMA II,also no problem,depend ur luck lo,like Shawty said,ur system will turn on and off after 5 seconds....
mine one is like that,turn on,after 5 seconds,then turn off....wait 3 seconds,then turn on and POST.

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ok, its my time to buy a new psu.. tight budget here, only around rm280+..

between enermax FMA II 460w and acbel i-power 450w, which one is better..?
quite dislike the enermax bcause it looks like chapalang one

.. but the fan speed controller really nice..
on the other hand, acbel is quite attractive with black finishing and LED fan (dont really mind this since had heard many complains bout burning LED)
so, any suggestions and comments? gonna upgrading to these :

AMD X2 3800+
abit KN9 ultra
7300gt DDR3
2gb of value ram
2 hdds + 1 optical drives
also 4-5 120mm fan

-adios-

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Either PSU will be adequete. But frankly, you might be able to get a better PSU at a bit less than RM280. A Silverstone, Seasonic or a Fortron would be better.

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QUOTE(lohwenli @ May 10 2007, 06:56 PM)

Either PSU will be adequete. But frankly, you might be able to get a better PSU at a bit less than RM280. A Silverstone, Seasonic or a Fortron would be better.

seasonic one is overkill la..
cheapest silverstone is SST405 but it doesnt have pcie connectors..
furthermore, 400w only.. wanna use this oncoming psu for at least 2 years..

-adios-

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hi guy is this FSP Espilon 700w
http://www.fsp-group.com/english/1_product...id=98&proid=462
good enough for my asus p5n32-e-sli Plus board???if overclock is this PSU more than enough to handle it???

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QUOTE(Are_keem @ May 10 2007, 05:43 PM)

ok, its my time to buy a new psu.. tight budget here, only around rm280+..

between enermax FMA II 460w and acbel i-power 450w, which one is better..?
quite dislike the enermax bcause it looks like chapalang one

.. but the fan speed controller really nice..
on the other hand, acbel is quite attractive with black finishing and LED fan (dont really mind this since had heard many complains bout burning LED)
so, any suggestions and comments? gonna upgrading to these :

AMD X2 3800+
abit KN9 ultra
7300gt DDR3
2gb of value ram
2 hdds + 1 optical drives
also 4-5 120mm fan

-adios-

if you're not going to upgrade your hardware in future eg. quadcore or high end gfx SLI something like that, both enermax 460w or acbel 450w is more than enough.

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