Asus motherboard and Antec Power supply.

themainjam · 09-11-2008, 03:23 PM

hello i have a http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...63&modelmenu=1
and i bought a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371009
to power it. well after 3 months the power supply fried and i was wondering if the review stating that the antec 850 did not have enough wattage on the 3v and 5v rails might have had something to do with this?
according to the reviewer they stated that asus had told them over support that the PSU did not work with his motherboard and could damage it.

anyways if anyone knows anything regarding power supply requirements please let me know. hate to get the power suppply and just have it fry again.

thanks

Tumbleweed36 · 09-11-2008, 05:46 PM

You are most likely stuck with that power supply since it has been three months. However, I would contact Antec (they are fine with an RMA and quick most of the time) and ask for a replacement. AT that time, talk to them about your particular motherboard and that issue.

themainjam · 09-12-2008, 02:56 PM

it was more like 72 days almost 3 months so its already on the rma trail but still wondering why a 850W power supply died with at max 250w usage and usually 175w

any other thoughts?

**wrench97** · 09-12-2008, 04:04 PM

Most of the reviews that are positive are from users who owned it less than a month,
there are a lot of reviews form owners 1 month to 1 year that are negative and an awful lot of failures, the review about the Asus board and this supply is a little sketchy with the 1v? rail reference and some of the other banter. and it seems low on the 12v total amperage for a supply in that price range.

Quote from above referenced review>
"Pros: Sounds great if you read the PR on likely written by Antec. The underlying realities of the capabilitis of this PSU are badly misrepresented.

Cons: Unit is unethically misrepresented: Marketing patter on Egg and other places says it'll handle most any high-end system you throw at it. Completely untrue. Asus technical support says it's inadequate to power their Striker extreme board: 5v rail needs to be 35 amps, unit provides only 30. 3.3v rail needs to aupply 35 amps, specs say it only supplies 23. 1v rail needs 20 amps, specs say it supplies 18 - Asus concludes you can damage your system using this PSU. Wrote e-mail to Antec asking them to address these problems - haven't heard back to them to date. Disappointing reality vs. their reputation. I now have an real expensive doorstop. Go with a more honest company in hyping their products."

themainjam · 09-12-2008, 06:20 PM

Yes i had not read all the reviews since it was a combo deal at the time.

the 1v reference i believe is refering to 12v mistype i think. the 12v rails each are 18amps and there are 4 of them. so there is 72 amps over 4 rails. alot of amperage but not enough for say a geforce 280....
anyways maybe when this next one blows i can get antect to upgrade me while it is in for RMA.

anyway thanks for the input.

**linderman** · 09-12-2008, 07:13 PM

upgrade you ?????????? to what ? IMHO they dont make a good PSU anymore!

you think they will replace your motherboard or video card when the smoke starts bellowing ?

to even try to power a "280" with that PSU would be riskier than "roller skating in a buffalo herd"

09-11-2008, 03:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
themainjam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista SP1	Asus motherboard and Antec Power supply. hello i have a http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...63&modelmenu=1 and i bought a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371009 to power it. well after 3 months the power supply fried and i was wondering if the review stating that the antec 850 did not have enough wattage on the 3v and 5v rails might have had something to do with this? according to the reviewer they stated that asus had told them over support that the PSU did not work with his motherboard and could damage it. anyways if anyone knows anything regarding power supply requirements please let me know. hate to get the power suppply and just have it fry again. thanks

09-11-2008, 05:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,658 OS: XP Professional	Re: Asus motherboard and Antec Power supply. You are most likely stuck with that power supply since it has been three months. However, I would contact Antec (they are fine with an RMA and quick most of the time) and ask for a replacement. AT that time, talk to them about your particular motherboard and that issue. __________________ ---------- 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.

09-12-2008, 02:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
themainjam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista SP1	Re: Asus motherboard and Antec Power supply. it was more like 72 days almost 3 months so its already on the rma trail but still wondering why a 850W power supply died with at max 250w usage and usually 175w any other thoughts?

09-12-2008, 04:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,593 OS: Win7	Re: Asus motherboard and Antec Power supply. Most of the reviews that are positive are from users who owned it less than a month, there are a lot of reviews form owners 1 month to 1 year that are negative and an awful lot of failures, the review about the Asus board and this supply is a little sketchy with the 1v? rail reference and some of the other banter. and it seems low on the 12v total amperage for a supply in that price range. Quote from above referenced review> "Pros: Sounds great if you read the PR on likely written by Antec. The underlying realities of the capabilitis of this PSU are badly misrepresented. Cons: Unit is unethically misrepresented: Marketing patter on Egg and other places says it'll handle most any high-end system you throw at it. Completely untrue. Asus technical support says it's inadequate to power their Striker extreme board: 5v rail needs to be 35 amps, unit provides only 30. 3.3v rail needs to aupply 35 amps, specs say it only supplies 23. 1v rail needs 20 amps, specs say it supplies 18 - Asus concludes you can damage your system using this PSU. Wrote e-mail to Antec asking them to address these problems - haven't heard back to them to date. Disappointing reality vs. their reputation. I now have an real expensive doorstop. Go with a more honest company in hyping their products." __________________ Power Supply and Selection

09-12-2008, 06:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
themainjam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista SP1	Re: Asus motherboard and Antec Power supply. Yes i had not read all the reviews since it was a combo deal at the time. the 1v reference i believe is refering to 12v mistype i think. the 12v rails each are 18amps and there are 4 of them. so there is 72 amps over 4 rails. alot of amperage but not enough for say a geforce 280.... anyways maybe when this next one blows i can get antect to upgrade me while it is in for RMA. anyway thanks for the input.

09-12-2008, 07:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Asus motherboard and Antec Power supply. upgrade you ?????????? to what ? IMHO they dont make a good PSU anymore! you think they will replace your motherboard or video card when the smoke starts bellowing ? to even try to power a "280" with that PSU would be riskier than "roller skating in a buffalo herd" __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by linderman; 09-12-2008 at 07:15 PM.