Building my own PC

Originally Posted by Electrolyte

Don't most PSUs have built in surge protectors? I know mine does

my friends didnt, according to the smoke that come out of it when lightening hit his streets transformer

[KingPhoenix]

Originally Posted by Electrolyte

Don't most PSUs have built in surge protectors? I know mine does

You sure

Never something i have noticed

Which PSU you running now?
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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Thats the idea....I'm fed up with squeezing into a standard size case when I want to fiddle with something in it

Why are you climibing into the case, and more questionable, why are you "fiddling"???

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by Electrolyte

Don't most PSUs have built in surge protectors? I know mine does

What about the speakers - monitor - modem - router - printer?

I'd always have (And I do for my pc AND tv stuff downstairs) a good surge protector

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by KingPhoenix

http://www.dabs.com/uk/Search2/Produ...archphrase=UPS


Will do the trick

......and it's made by Belkin....I like Belkin
.......I wonder if Kelly is working tomorrow?

Originally Posted by KingPhoenix

You sure

Never something i have noticed

Which PSU you running now?

Tagan 480W, has over voltage + power + current protection, and under voltage protection which is what surge protectors are arn't they?

[KingPhoenix]

No, shes next in on tuesday...
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or is she having time off next week :S :S :S I cant remember, but i think Iddris is in
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Originally Posted by Electrolyte

Tagan 480W, has over voltage + power + current protection, and under voltage protection which is what surge protectors are arn't they?

Cant find any info about those features

Best link i have found is this one

http://www.rackmountnet.com/ps/tagan/tg480u01.htm

Originally Posted by KingPhoenix

Cant find any info about those features

Best link i have found is this one

http://www.rackmountnet.com/ps/tagan/tg480u01.htm

Outdated version. I can't seem to find the one I have, but it has more features than the website I bought it off originally had, but it says it in my manual

[dilli-theclaw]

Anyway surge protectors are usually useless after a strike - as they rightly commit suicide to protect the equipment.

Personally I'd rather just have to buy a new protector - than have to get and fit a new psu.

[KingPhoenix]

Originally Posted by Electrolyte

Outdated version. I can't seem to find the one I have, but it has more features than the website I bought it off originally had, but it says it in my manual

Odd, www.tagan.com has the exact same info about the 480w PSU as that site i linked to.... You sure, and that you didnt read it somewhere else...... I hope your not running without a surge protector

Originally Posted by KingPhoenix

Odd, www.tagan.com has the exact same info about the 480w PSU as that site i linked to.... You sure, and that you didnt read it somewhere else...... I hope your not running without a surge protector

I always have my expensive stuff running off surge protectors, and always will

I don't understand why my PSU has more features, for one it has 2 seperate GFX card connectors, one for AGP and one for PCI-E, and instead of 2 SATA connectors it has 4. More features added aswell, just can't get them off the top of my head

[KingPhoenix]

Originally Posted by Electrolyte

I always have my expensive stuff running off surge protectors, and always will

I don't understand why my PSU has more features, for one it has 2 seperate GFX card connectors, one for AGP and one for PCI-E, and instead of 2 SATA connectors it has 4. More features added aswell, just can't get them off the top of my head

2 GFX card connectors :S :S :S :S The card doesnt change power supply because its a different board, all the big beasty boys take the standard 4 pin (same as your CD-ROM) some dont even need it, so not sure what you mean by that (do you have a picture as an example so i can see the plugs?)

Your PSU, maybe just a different revision, and they havent bothered updating their site... some peeps are lazy like that... Those guys over at I-Web still havent updated their support page to reflect the new support center

[Ramrod]

Really stupid question time............I have twinned ram.............which slots do I put it in? Blue/blue or blue black? pic here

[KingPhoenix]

As long as its in the same colour, makes no odds, i.e. put them into the blue ones, or put them into the black ones, dont put 1 into a blue one, and 1 into a black one as you wont get the full ability

Originally Posted by KingPhoenix

2 GFX card connectors :S :S :S :S The card doesnt change power supply because its a different board, all the big beasty boys take the standard 4 pin (same as your CD-ROM) some dont even need it, so not sure what you mean by that (do you have a picture as an example so i can see the plugs?)

The one is just the standard 4 pin molex, but shielded and covered in rubber on it's own, and the same for the PCI-E one. The PCI-E one has 6-pins, shield and rubbered just like the 4-pin one.

I bet it is a new revision, because the connector to the motherboard has a "slider" to slide an extra 4-pin connector so it will plug into most server boards.

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by KingPhoenix

No, shes next in on tuesday...
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or is she having time off next week :S :S :S I cant remember, but i think Iddris is in [/url]

Iddris?........pm me her number plz
Iddris.........don't they make 'Old Jamaica Ginger Ale'?
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Originally Posted by KingPhoenix

As long as its in the same colour, makes no odds, i.e. put them into the blue ones, or put them into the black ones, dont put 1 into a blue one, and 1 into a black one as you wont get the full ability

Thats what I assumed, tnx