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Mark Jose wrote: > Like Julian, I would simply replace the PSU. You can get them pretty cheaply, > but, if you can run to it, the better (read - more expensive) models are much > quieter in most cases and also provide a more steady and reliable voltage. > Mine is a Casecom from Ebuyer 2 fan model, 550W - £15+PnP Nice and quiet, but you're right about reliability. the £40+ models will give you the *rated* power constantly, but the cheaper ones will quote the *peak* performance. Having said that my old PSU (which wasn't duff after all) was almost the same model, cost me a bit less and has lasted well over a year and I now have as a spare. My Enermax however cost me over £60 and bit the bullet about a year later. One thing I will say for it though is that it had 3 fans, and the capacitor let the fans carry on a minute or so after the system shut down - important for letting components cool gradually. [OK for the mathematicians that's two things ;)] Henry if you're able to get one locally try to get your hands on it first... lighter ones have much smaller capacitors. Heavier is better. YMMV. Julian -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html