I am a bit worried about the quality of a second hand PSU I bought off eBay a few days ago. Basically it's a 230W (I know watts mean jack..) Task International PSU which I bought to power my IPCop server. The server is only running a P3 and a few network cards. However the server will be running 27/4 so that's why I am a little concerned. The PSU looks like one of those cheap 'n' nasty ones that come free with a cheapo computer case. It's quite lightweight and after a few hours of being on, the PSU fan has started rattling! :O I can't remember what the amps are on the rails but I will look tomorrow. Basically what I wanted to ask is are Task International any good and what amperages should I be looking at for a p3? EDIT: Well I've found their website at least!
you could replace the rattling fan, if PSU has a decent output, not that it will help but you don't happen to know what case it came out of, PSU should have output ratings on it[ot]like you didn't know that, LOL[/ot]
Here are the amps on the rails: +5v = 23A +3.3v = 14A -5v = 0.5A -12v = 0.5A +12v = 9A Considering that it's powering a P3, are these good or bad amperages?
that is not a good PSU, 5 & 12 + should be up at around 28A - 30A (separatly) BTW try zeus's PSU calculator it may be quite capable of powering that hardware [ot]thanks for pretending you didn't know[/ot]
Well I can tell you now that Task International are a crap brand. I went to inspect the IPCop server earlier today and noticed that the PSU fan wasn't spinning! I immediately shut down the computer and felt to see how warm the PSU was. It wasn't too hot so I guess the fan had cut out quite recently. The fan didn't start when I turned the computer back on. Instead, it just kept 'stuttering' like it was jammed. So I got a small knife and pushed one of the blades upward to give it a helping hand The fan started spinning properly after that! Anyway, I can't leave it running with the knowledge that the fan could stop again. Even when the fan does work, I can hear it slowing down and speeding up again - like it's on it's last legs. I don't trust that PSU as far as I can throw it. I am going to have to buy a replacement immediately.
