Mesh Psu's?a

[wannabgeek]

Does anyone know what make PSU's Mesh used? I am a bit worried that if my PSU failed i could lose other componenents! I have opened the case but the label is branded by mesh. So all i know its a 350w on a 20mth old Elite PC that cost £1400!

[MeshSupport]

In all honesty not even we could tell you for certain. Some brand names for PSU's have appeared recently but before that, there wasn't really a situation where anyone noted names or rated performance of the PSU.

I am not sure why it is you wish to know. We use ATX specification parts and so a replacement is easily obtainable if that's what you were thinking.

[wannabgeek]

In all honesty not even we could tell you for certain. Some brand names for PSU's have appeared recently but before that, there wasn't really a situation where anyone noted names or rated performance of the PSU.

I am not sure why it is you wish to know. We use ATX specification parts and so a replacement is easily obtainable if that's what you were thinking.

..I thought with all the talk of cheap PSU's what if my Mesh std PSU was a cheapo,i mean it could fail anytime and i would lose more than just a PSU!

[skuzgib]

If it was pre built then I would suspect that the PSU will be up to the job.

[MeshSupport]

..I thought with all the talk of cheap PSU's what if my Mesh std PSU was a cheapo,i mean it could fail anytime and i would lose more than just a PSU!

This risk exists with all PSU's and it all comes down to what actually happens. A fuse could go and as you would not open the PSU to change the fuse, it would be considered dead. That doesn't usually do anything to the other components other than stop supplying power to them.

A power surge could rip through the PSU which could lead to other components being damaged but this is incredibly rare and can be avoided by purchasing a surge protector pretty cheapily now.

We have PSU failures reported to us from time to time but not often enough to consider a common issue let alone a mjaor one.

Unless you intend to upgrade to one of the latest video cards *and* add a couple of extras drives to the system I would not concerned about the PSU at the moment.

Davey
Mesh Support

[wannabgeek]

Unless you intend to upgrade to one of the latest video cards *and* add a couple of extras drives to the system I would not concerned about the PSU at the moment.

Davey
Mesh Support[/QUOTE]


Thats exactly what i am in the process of doing! I have already put a new HDD and DVD/RW and am in the process of getting a better Graphics card...Saying that when i upgraded from a Radeon 9000 to a 9800se i had to put a 3 pin connector from the HDD on the new card and upon reboot the windows splashscreen started very dim. Now i was wondering was it because of my low (350w) PSU,as the old 9000 card did not have no connectors to it at all? If that is the case should i upgrade to a larger wattage PSU before installing the new 6600GT Graphics Card or is the original PSU OK?

Thanks for your help

[MeshSupport]

Sorry, I missed that you had replied.

In your case I would consider replacing the PSU now then. Prices have come down a great deal recently. You can shop around at the websites that specialise in silent or high performance PSU's or you can pop into a local PC World. I don't recall the brand name but I recently picked up a silent PSU that came in a plastic tub from PC World for arround £40. It came with matching IDE/SATA cables and a silent case fan too. I'm no PSU or power buff but as it was rated 450w and is currently in a system that is on 24/7 without a problem, it was good enough for me.

Sorry again for missing your reply.

Davey
Mesh Support