I have just upgraded the graphics card on my pc to a XFX Geforce GTX280 XT and consequently the PSU, as my old one wasn't man enough, to a BFG ES-800W.
The problem is the fuse in the kettle lead keeps blowing. I plugged the kettle lead which came with the psu in and the pc worked fine, but the next time I tried to power it up there was no power at all. My first thoughts was the fuse so I change to my old kettle lead (also 5A) which worked fine the first time, but wouldnt start the next. It is definitly the fuse as I put a new 5A fuse in the lead and it worked, again for one time only. As for the cause I realy dont know.
One of my concerns is the graphics card isn't getting enough current, as the box states minimum power requirements for the card is 630W (non-sli) with a current rating of 40A****. Not sure what '****' means as it doesn't say anywhere. But the power supply has only a maximum of 36A on some of the leads. I dont realy understand this part so I could be wrong and it is ok.
My system is:
Operating System: Windows XP Pro
Mother Board: Asus A8N Sli-Premium (AMD 64bit)
Processor: AMD Athlon 4000+ 64bit
Graphics Card: XFX Geforce GTX280 XT
RAM: x2 512MB Corsair Twin-X
Sound Card: Soundblaster X-FI Music
Hard Drives: x1 Seagate SATA
Drives: x1 CD-RW and x1 DVD-RW
Case Fans: x2 Case Fans which came with (Silverstone Temjin Case)
USB Equipment: Mouse
PS/2: Keyboard (because if I use it in the USB it misses out key presses)
It is a double wall socket, I am plugging the PSU directly into its own socket and in the second socket I have a 4-Socket Multilead adaptor with a 32" Sony LCD TV, 22" Samsung LCD Monitor, D-Link Router and an Xbox360.
Please give oppinions and advise on what I should do.
Thanks