Tech Support Forum - View Single Post - [SOLVED] dead 420 W Tagan psu

yoyojoe · 05-13-2008, 11:34 AM

hi Tumbleweed and linderman,

my case is a Silverstone Temjin TJ101 (a micro it is not).

SEASONIC PSU (new purchase)
from the back of the psu the Molex plug distances are nom. 330 mm, 450 mm, 580 mm - only 6 plugs on 2 leads

TAGAN PSU ( over 3 years old)
from the back of the psu the Molex plug distances are nom. 480 mm, 630 mm - 9 plugs on 5 leads

so despite the new psu being an extra 10 W greater capacity it falls woefully short on capability and performance, not only becaues of the above aspects, but also because the nVidia graphics card software is reporting that due to insufficent power the card performance is being limited.

To continue using the Seasonic psu means giving up either some performance or some storage capability which leaves me a bit miffed and facing more expense if I wish to remedy the matter, so I'm not really a happy chappy - which I guess is all part of the learning curve pain barrier.

My next psu? - a Seasonic? or a Tagan? - uummmm? let me think about this for a moment!

05-13-2008, 11:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
yoyojoe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: the Matrix Posts: 107 OS: XPsp2, 2ksp4	Re: [SOLVED] dead 420 W Tagan psu - worth repairing? hi Tumbleweed and linderman, my case is a Silverstone Temjin TJ101 (a micro it is not). SEASONIC PSU (new purchase) from the back of the psu the Molex plug distances are nom. 330 mm, 450 mm, 580 mm - only 6 plugs on 2 leads TAGAN PSU ( over 3 years old) from the back of the psu the Molex plug distances are nom. 480 mm, 630 mm - 9 plugs on 5 leads so despite the new psu being an extra 10 W greater capacity it falls woefully short on capability and performance, not only becaues of the above aspects, but also because the nVidia graphics card software is reporting that due to insufficent power the card performance is being limited. To continue using the Seasonic psu means giving up either some performance or some storage capability which leaves me a bit miffed and facing more expense if I wish to remedy the matter, so I'm not really a happy chappy - which I guess is all part of the learning curve pain barrier. My next psu? - a Seasonic? or a Tagan? - uummmm? let me think about this for a moment! __________________ . . . there are three kinds of people . . . . . . those that are good with numbers . . . . . . and those that aren't . . .