Great this is all I need!!

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the thing is tho...this PSU wasnt cheap...it cost me £70 or was it reduced to £60? well something along those lines anyway...so by no means was it cheap...but fear not...its likely I may get a more powerful one...since ebuyer no longer stock this model (Hiper Type-R 580W blue) and Hiper themself dont make it anymore...so we'll see what ebuyer can offer me...clearly one doesnt want a lesser known PSU... but thank you all so much for your input and it has been duly noted

 

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Never heard of Hiper... I generally buy Antec, Enermax, or Seasonic. There are certainly other good brands out there, but I'm not aware of them.

 

I got this brand from ebuyer as it had some good reviews:

Spec: Arctic Power 600W PSU

You might want to beware though as it does not have many SATA cables slot just one I believe. Cheerio

 

Ah that wont help me at all...I am using a SATA HDD and DVD-RW in the gaming machine...and it has to be modular...cos I dont want unused cables cluttering the inside like my main machine...but lets see what happens..

BM, I know of the brands ur talking about and I have been looking into them...so if ebuyer cant do a direct swap with the one I have now...maybe I can swap for one of those and see what happens

 

I'm currently using a modular Enermax Liberty 500W - I think they come bigger than that if you need the extra power.

 

If you are really deseperate for a short term fix, one of these will do just fine, just keep it topped up with food:

 

I thought I had a crap PSU its a winpower pro, you can only find them in one place on the net after I did an extensive search it is coming in at 32.99. Its 700wats and since I wiped my pc and reinstalled stuff I have never had a problem.

That said I may get a better one because cheap is not always better

 

Come on now that's not exactly cheap as when compared to my previous psu I got at £12.50 and it was not brand from ebuyer. However, it barely lasted six months

 

Gotta agree with BM mate. You have been lucky that your PSU hasnt damaged the mobo. Im currently running seasonic's (this is the latest one im running)http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-007-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=589 in all my systems without any problems in years. They are definately worth the extra money in the long run. You could even go for an enermax http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-029-EN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=111 if you dont mind taking out a re-mortgage to pay for it!

 

You know I haven't mentioned this before, but my very first system that I built back in 2004, I built it with a no name 500W psu and after about 6 months of use, it fried my motherboard. At the time I didn't really know much about pc so I just thought that it was my motherboard at fault but as it turns out testing my psu on another pc it didn't not start and testing my motherboard on another pc definitely did not start. It's then when I realized that probably the cheap psu short circuited my motherboard. In fact my friend had the same issue with the same psu.

 

Tell me where I can get one these PSUs and im there my friend

Thanks again guys...your input is very much appreciated...I just need to wait and see what ebuyer say first in terms of what they can replace it with...i think I will want a 600W or 700W to be honest...something tells me the 580W just couldnt cut it...shame really...I loved that PSU...but in the end, its more about the performance than looks...right? I mean I am all for the blue and that (such a gorgeous colour inside a PC), but I guess thats where I went wrong in the first place...going for looks instead of reliability (can the same be said about women? )

But I will have a look at other PSUs and see if I can wrangle something with ebuyer...knowing them they may just get my one back in stock and replace it with the same one...better do some research lol...

 

It's a prototype, not fully available yet, but I could get you the second prototype

 

I shall PM u my address...when will I expect it?

 

2050

 

Perfect...so long as its not being delivered by Citylink...otherwise I will be waiting another 50yrs...

 

Ok latest from Ebuyer peeps...

They have found a fault with the PSU (tell me something I dont know )...however the PSU in question is longer available for sale plus Hiper themself no longer make it...so I have a few options:

1. I can wait for them to find out if they will get anymore of these PSUs in stock (which I will know by 2mro hopefully)

2. I can choose a PSU within the price range (I have a credit of £60)

3. I can get a refund

However there is no secret option number 4 which would have been add more money to get another PSU reason being I paid via Google checkout.

I was wondering if u guys might be able to help out here...do I get the refund and wait til I get paid from work (end of the month) to get the PSU I desire? or do I choose another PSU within the price range thats not modular but at least its a higher wattage? or wait to see if they can get the hiper one back in?

Ur help is much appreciated.

 

I would personally wait till you get paid and put the extra cash towards a decent one like seasonic or enermax etc.

 

Cheers Raffaz...I was looking at those two particular makes...I will see which one takes my fancy and we'll go from there...but if Ebuyer can get the Hiper back in...I may be tempted again but we'll see...

EDIT:

Just had a look on Overclockers and found this. If I cant (or probably wont) get the Hiper one thats the one I would like...it seems perfect, modular, 600W, has a heatpipe cooling system and comes with blue LEDs sweet eh?

 

Never had any dealings with Zalman PSUs so i cant comment on them. At the end of the day there famous for their coolers not PSUs. Id rather pay a little extra and get a reputable brand that has got consistant reviews over and over again. I cant believe your still tempted by the hiper again when one has failed on you already lol

 

the reason i am still tempted is cos my main machine has a Hiper PSU in it and its been running for over a year without any issues at all...its a Type-M 580W and is powering more stuff than the gaming machine...so im surprised that one is doing well after 13-14mths whereas the other died on me after 2mths...sometimes in life eletronics are not made to last forever...we have to sometimes accept that things wont always work the way they are meant to plus the blue Hiper looked so hot in my gaming machine hehe...