I'm having problems at the mo with my computer rebooting randomly when I'm playing games. It only seems to be when I'm playing the latest games, and putting the card under a fair amount of strain. I've ruled out the CPU and graphics card, and I think it might actually be the power. I'm running a Shuttle 200w enhance PSU and my case is full of stuff.
I might need to upgrade the PSU. But before I rush out and pay a fortune for a Silent X one, I'd like to do some more testing. So....what would happen if I plugged a standard 380w PSU from a normal case into my Shuttle's mobo?Would it melt it? Or would it work fine, as the mobo just draws however much power it needs from the PSU and no more?
Oh also, when the system reboots, I opened the case up and the PSU was absolutely red hot....much hotter than it usually runs.
Specs:
Shuttle SN41G2
AMD Barton 2.6+
512mb TwinMOS
Seagate Barracuda 160gb
Seagate Barracuda 80gb
Samsung CD-RW
Leadtek Winfast Expert PCI TV Tuner
Geforce 4 Ti4200 128mb (although I've just changed it for a Rad 9800 Pro - I doubt that will help if it's a power problem, heh)


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Would it melt it? Or would it work fine, as the mobo just draws however much power it needs from the PSU and no more?
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Sort of like a power brick, it would give me more space inside the Shuttle and take a lot of heat out of the case. Of course, it could also be dangerous and look ugly, but I'd find somewhere to hide it on my desk

