OT checking postimage with Corsair Link software

On 01/19/2018 7:33 PM, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 01/19/2018 5:20 PM, Paul wrote:
Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 01/18/2018 7:30 PM, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 01/18/2018 6:21 PM, Paul wrote:
Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 01/18/2018 6:56 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
Paul wrote:

One thing I wanted on the last one, was modular cables,
but I didn't really find it helped all that much.

The last two PSUs in my tower PC have been 500 and 550W, rather
overkill now as the machine only has one SSD connected at the
moment, but at times it has had up to 8 hard drives connected.
Idle usage now is under 40W.

The old PSU didn't die but was replaced when it started making
noises from the the coils and capacitors in sympathy with the CPU
workload, just moving the mouse was enough to generate annoying
noises, compiling code was worst, it seems to be a known issue
with certain Seasonic PSUs.

Don't really see the point in a fully modular PSU as you can't
avoid plugging in the ATX 24pin, I would have bought a
semi-modular one except it was a two day wait, rather than
collect same day, so I have quite a coiled up "trunk" of unused
cables.

When I got back from hospital 5:0 am I installed the new PSU and
chased all the dust bunnies away, Every running fine, drawing
about 125 watts at idle, haven;t done any load tess yet.
The new PSU is running much cooler to the touch Screen shot after
1 hour.

https://postimg.org/image/th08v4uyd/Â* Rene


The file extension is "pngpng" on your image.

Postimage apparently doesn't sniff the file and correct that
to just "png".

Â*Â*Â* Paul

Yeah, that didn't work so good; I will try again, Brain too tired.
No You can not turn it off, only do fan profiles and switch from
multi to single 12 volt rail.

https://postimg.org/image/yyxfwnkol/

Rene



That went better I can now see the pictureÂ* :-)
So today I ran at Idle no load at about 120 watts.
then 100% load on all 8 cores running Prime95 for 1 hour CPU at 3.16
GHz which seems to be Turbo as it's a 3.06 normal, at a steady 235
watts.
At that rate the fan on the new PSU will never run on this systemÂ* as
it does not cut in till about 385 watts :-)

Rene

Just the case fans on your computer, move a tiny bit of
air through the PSU. Even with the PSU fan stopped, the air
doesn't have to be totally stale, due to the case fans
performing the task instead.

Â*Â*Â* Paul

On this Coolermaster 630 iiÂ* case the PSU screw mounting holes are
offset so that they will only align with PSU fan facing down, and there
is a bottom grill and about inch tall feet on it.
It is meant to take cool air from under the case and blow it out of the
back, no interaction with case airflow.
In any case the PSU temp shows 35.5 DEG C with 0 Fan RPMs. on Prime95,
So one less fan to make noise, Another good reason for an oversized PSU.
You just gotta love itÂ* :-)

Rene



Sorry, That should have read Coolermaster CM690 II case, not 630.

Rene