From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 7 17:05:58 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 716D416A41F for ; Mon, 7 Nov 2005 17:05:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from xfb52@dial.pipex.com) Received: from smtp-out1.blueyonder.co.uk (smtp-out1.blueyonder.co.uk [195.188.213.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F79943D5C for ; Mon, 7 Nov 2005 17:05:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from xfb52@dial.pipex.com) Received: from [82.41.253.228] ([82.41.253.228]) by smtp-out1.blueyonder.co.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Mon, 7 Nov 2005 17:06:40 +0000 Message-ID: <436F896B.2040404@dial.pipex.com> Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:05:47 +0000 From: Alex Zbyslaw User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-GB; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20051106 X-Accept-Language: en-us, pl MIME-Version: 1.0 To: micahjon@ywave.com References: <436E739E.8020605@ywave.com> <436E7599.9090003@cs.earlham.edu> <436E7D4E.6080707@ywave.com> <436E9DF0.1080408@ywave.com> <436F1779.7090807@u.washington.edu> <436F6B5F.9000304@ywave.com> <20051107100935.31771357.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <20051107102617.3abfd2c5.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20051107102617.3abfd2c5.wmoran@potentialtech.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Nov 2005 17:06:40.0171 (UTC) FILETIME=[9EC127B0:01C5E3BD] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Diagnosing reboot under load X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:05:58 -0000 Bill Moran wrote: >Bill Moran wrote: > > > >>Micah wrote: >> >> >> >>>I'm running the i386 version of FreeBSD with 1gb ram. Didn't think to >>>check this before, but I'm getting ~112-113 volts into the PSU from the >>>surge strip. I'm probably going to get a new PSU today. The parts >>>store has a couple of 400 watters in the $50 range (a fortron and a >>>thermaltake). >>> >>> >>Cheap power supplies are a near guarantee that your computer will be >>unstable. Unfortunately, $cheap doesn't always == quality cheap. >> >> >I recommend the more recent one as a guage for what manufacturers you >can trust. Frankly, if you're only spending $50 on a 400W, you're >probably getting a piece of junk - although Fortron has been rating >well in Tom's tests. > > A PSU actually capable of 350W *ought* to have done you fine, but many cheap PSUs, as Bill says, just don't cut it. I'd personally recommend a Seasonic, which won't be cheap, but will be quiet and reliable if mine is anything to go by. Antec also seem to have a reasonable rep. There's a nice wattage claculator here: http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/Power_Supply_Calculator.php? --Alex