power supply help!

R3zagron · 08-26-2006, 01:04 PM

ok, lately, i've been having all sorts of trouble with hardware...i've overcomed all except one..

one my of my power supplies(Enermax FMA 535W) stopped working...So i'm like, ok, no biggie, i'll just return it for another one.

however, fry's didnt have that one in stock so i chose a different one(Ultra X2 550w Silver)

i connect all the cables and such in the right places...and when i turn it on, it powered up for like half a second then died....i would try again and no lights turned on....i turned the power supply off and it showed the lights again for half a second then shut down..

so what's going on?

i'm gonnna see if that power supply works on my computer and if not i may have to go back and return it AGAIN!

please help!

**Ralck** · 08-26-2006, 01:58 PM

Well, first off I'd like to suggest you return it for another Enermax again, as you downgraded quality quite a bit there.

Secondly, what are your system specs and case cooling? Even the Enermax may be underpowered if your trying to power SLi or it's overheating.

Tumbleweed36 · 08-26-2006, 03:02 PM

Hi R3zagron ,

You know Ralck is right on with his comments. The power supply you purchased although listed as more watts is most likely not nearly as powerful as the Enermax you replaced. Tell you what, it is hard to beat an Enermax for a power supply if you compare wattage only. The amps they put on those Enermax supplies are very accurate (others only dream of the amps they list) and they are a great supply. In any power supply comparison, amperage (true amperage) is much more important than the wattage.

R3zagron · 08-27-2006, 11:28 PM

oh, im aware of how enermax is really high quality compared to the other one i replaced it with...the amps are about the same enermax 12v1 18A 12v2 18Ultra-X 12V1 18A 12v2 17A

oh, and the power supply worked had been working fine... for about a month

specs

ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2
AMD64 3500+AM2
1GB Patriot eXtreme Performance DDR2 800
Western Digital Caviar 250GB
SAPPHIRE Radeon X1900XT 512MB

i swapped power supplies between my other computer, and it's working perfectly fine on the other computer...i put the Ultra-X one in mine, and it worked...i dunno why

what i want to know now is why is it working on my computer than the other one?

08-26-2006, 01:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
R3zagron Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 74 OS: XP	power supply help! ok, lately, i've been having all sorts of trouble with hardware...i've overcomed all except one.. one my of my power supplies(Enermax FMA 535W) stopped working...So i'm like, ok, no biggie, i'll just return it for another one. however, fry's didnt have that one in stock so i chose a different one(Ultra X2 550w Silver) i connect all the cables and such in the right places...and when i turn it on, it powered up for like half a second then died....i would try again and no lights turned on....i turned the power supply off and it showed the lights again for half a second then shut down.. so what's going on? i'm gonnna see if that power supply works on my computer and if not i may have to go back and return it AGAIN! please help!

08-26-2006, 01:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ralck TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,454 OS: 98SE/XP PRO/FC4 My System	Well, first off I'd like to suggest you return it for another Enermax again, as you downgraded quality quite a bit there. Secondly, what are your system specs and case cooling? Even the Enermax may be underpowered if your trying to power SLi or it's overheating. __________________ Power Supply Info Everyone Should Read! How to Post Your System Specs

08-26-2006, 03:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,662 OS: XP Professional	Hi R3zagron , You know Ralck is right on with his comments. The power supply you purchased although listed as more watts is most likely not nearly as powerful as the Enermax you replaced. Tell you what, it is hard to beat an Enermax for a power supply if you compare wattage only. The amps they put on those Enermax supplies are very accurate (others only dream of the amps they list) and they are a great supply. In any power supply comparison, amperage (true amperage) is much more important than the wattage. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread. Last edited by Tumbleweed36; 08-26-2006 at 03:04 PM.

08-27-2006, 11:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
R3zagron Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 74 OS: XP	oh, im aware of how enermax is really high quality compared to the other one i replaced it with...the amps are about the same enermax 12v1 18A 12v2 18Ultra-X 12V1 18A 12v2 17A oh, and the power supply worked had been working fine... for about a month specs ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 AMD64 3500+AM2 1GB Patriot eXtreme Performance DDR2 800 Western Digital Caviar 250GB SAPPHIRE Radeon X1900XT 512MB i swapped power supplies between my other computer, and it's working perfectly fine on the other computer...i put the Ultra-X one in mine, and it worked...i dunno why what i want to know now is why is it working on my computer than the other one?