ssmokee Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 (edited) Ok so the 15 days already past , meaning that I'm stuck with what I have. My parents said they will not spend even a penny more on computer equipment...So is there any way to test if my power supply is actually stable or not? Would doing a performance stress test help? Even if I do have a bad power supply, just knowing how it performs under stress will make me feel better.You mean other than you putting everything together and trying it out? No. The power supply will likely cut it for general usage when your video card isnt doing 3d accelaration (and therefor isnt using much power). Gaming is a completely different story though since both the CPU and video card are under heavy load at the same time, and I would be surprised if your power supply could keep voltages stable with an opteron 165 and a 7800gt. If you decide to take the risk, use speedfan (or something else) and set it up to monitor and log your voltages. Edited January 4, 2006 by ssmokee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I would agree, ive had bad experiences with cheap power supply's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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