macgta16

I was wondering, is it possible that my mobo is dying as well?

greenbrucelee

a dodgy power supply can screw anything and everything on your computer but a mobo dying is less likely than anything else that has been mentioned

macgta16

The reason i asked is because i originally presumed the keyboard lockup (sometimes the keyboard has frozen from startup of the system as well, but it's never frozen when in use) was to do with a dodgy USB port hence me thinking it could've damaged my mobo; OK, i'm basically gonna throw in the towel and get another PSU anyway; could you suggest any that would be applicable for my system?

greenbrucelee

corsair and seasonic are the best (seasonic make corsair) so either go for a seasonic 650TX - 750TX or a seasonic M12 700w which is what I have. Those 3 power supplies are great

macgta16

Well, the M12 is a bit too expensive, so i'll probably have to go with a Corsair 750TX (just to make sure my graphics card has enough juice).

greenbrucelee

dont worry it will. With the quality of corsairs and seasonic the 750 could actually be likend to an 800w bog standard low brand psu

macgta16

What i was thinking of doing is getting a that PSU, then if it still flickers i presume it's my graphics card; I don't want to buy a new PSU + card if it's the PSU causing the flickering. Actually do you think it's worth just getting the 650W version? it's just i'll save £20. By the way are corsair and seasonic the same company? So basically a Corsair TX 650 is a Seasonic TX 650 as well?

macgta16

bump :)

wrench97

Seasonic makes the 650TX for Corsair it is a unique design although similar to Seasonic's own branded line but not identical. Both a very good units.

macgta16

OK, which one would you recommend? the 650 or 750?

wrench97

For the HD4870 the 750w is what I would use.

macgta16

OK great success!! My dad is convinced there's something wrong (and to be honest usually unless the machine was on fire he wouldn't think of replacing something) but luckily since the service is still in warranty (the guy who built the PC) we can get a replacement off of him, the only problem is i don't think he stocks corsair PSU's, and i think he only sells coolermaster's. Could you reccomend a good coolermaster should he not be able to get a corsair? Also, stupid question slightly, but if my graphics card and/or mobo dies, can that take out any other components? If not i'm not really worried about those.

wrench97

Card or board no usually not.

I'm not a big fan of Cooler Master they have quite a few models only a couple of which fit into the quality power supply category in the 750w range the one you want is the Real Power Pro 750w > http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/prod...roduct_id=2733

However because it is under warranty for the warranty repair you are limited to what the builder will supply.

greenbrucelee

The only coolermaster products I would recommend are their cases reall but the real power pro psus are supposed to be ok

macgta16

Right well we're gonna call him up on thurdsay/friday and drop the PC in to get him to stick a new PSU in. Imo this idea is complete bull**** since it's so much goddamn quicker to just buy a corsair, stick that in; even if that doesn't stop the noise/flickering screen at least we know it isn't the PSU and now we would have a quality PSU. But my dad's theory is that Phil (guy who built PC) should/has to fix it since he built it. But i suppose on the bright side if we get him to fix it it'll be free and more importantly he will fit it as well. I'm just glad we're trying to get this fixed before christmas since it'd be a goddamn nightmare to happen during xmas. Anyway tomorrow i'm gonna try plugging my PC into a CRT monitor to just rule it out being my monitor, and possibly try a fix i found after googling it (for the flickering in games). After that it'll probably be a couple of weeks before i get it back; if it turns out to be any other hardware i'm not really bothered because when that dies, we still have individual warranties on those components, and to be honest my only bother is the PSU since that's the only thing that can take the whole PC out with it. Anyway i think this issue is probably wrapped up now (hopefully) i'd just like to say thanks for all the help you lot have provided over the past weeks, i must say i never got this support anywhere else, so thx all :)

greenbrucelee

if it's under warranty from this guy then your dad is correct. It this guy who has to fix it but he may use another dodgy power supply and come 6 months down the line you may be in the same situation.

wrench97

Let us know how it goes.

macgta16

Well i've managed to convince him to get the Corsair TX750w PSU, and if that doesn't fix the flickering + noise then i'm not really bothered about anything else, since i can just get it replaced (it's all still under warranty) and nothing else has the capability of taking down my whole system so now i'm just gonna keep HDD's and PSU's in priority.

macgta16

Actually, i'm not really sure but will this PSU be compatible with my system? I mean in terms of amount of wires and amps. Is there any way to find out?

macgta16

bump :)