Replace with Quiet fan (I won't reccomend quiet fans, as anything is quiet compared to my Delta setup (an F16 will get a run for it's money). When funds allow, replace the whole thing. They are, as stated, complete and Utter s**t. I've seen them take out systems, yes, whole systems, when they let go. Hell, I remember reading on the net that one let go, and the whole house burnt down as a result. I've got one in work (550W Dual Fan, and I'm a tech), and when replaced with a generic cheap(15 quid), one, all problems with the system magically go away. No need to go nuts on one, a nice Jeantech or Fortron Source (Same thing), will see you good, and they aren't hellishly expensive.
oh balls, hadn't heard anything that bad about them. hope it's not that which randomly took out my onboard network today.
I don't have any experience of Jeantech myself, but if you want 1, you can get a 400w 1 from PC World for £33.99. Here's a tip, if you want something from PC World & you have 1 near you [apparently there's 2 in the land of scouse ] you can get the web price in store by just ringing up & reserving it 1st.
nuts, i've already opened it up (ripped sticker) so that might be too obvious. (i could always just completely remove the sticker... )
Ive got one of these - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=61308 - it was cheap - relativley quiet and I have had no probs on my oc'd XP2500 system with it and it has had some good reviesws on th site as well, it is made by a company called Encer? Avoid the "Gold" version as I think that it is just a re-badged qtec item. Hope that this helps...
well, tbh, I don't need a particularly powerful psu, just need it to be quiet. I'm trying to make a system I can keep on overnight w/o waking the gf.
jazzle, try this one instead - only one fan that could be easily swapped and said to be "quiet": http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=86226 the collection is ace by the way - it's been very useful for planning my new case!
I could, but I don't want to have to buy yet another PSU - is my q-tec that bad?! (glad you're finding the collection useful, spread the word(!))
If you are after a system to leave on overnight, a mate of mine has got an mATX case and an old AMD Thunderbird that he leaves on overnight - in order to get it quiet, he shrouded the thing with mdf with the psu clear and venting out the back, cut a front blow hole in the front to keep the system cool and it made the whole system massivley quieter. - How ever, get rid of the Q Tec, they really are just far too un-reliable - and if you are leaving on overnight - you really don't want something that may fail when you are asleep. Safety First!
Jazzle - Whilst I am 1 of the ones advocating switching to a different PSU, in fairness I should point out that mine lasted over 2 years before it started giving me grief, & then it didn't take any other parts with it, it just went from booting [cold boot, from being powered off, not a reboot] normally to taking several attempts - kinda like an old car on a cold winter morning [when it didn't work, all I got was a siren & an error code on my mobo's LED wotsit]. Do I think you should replace the PSU as soon as you get the chance? Yes. Do I think you should lose sleep over it in the meantime if you're PC's running ok & doesn't have any problems/symptoms? No. I'd say use it for now, & save up as quick as you can for something by a quality brand. I just had a quick look, & found this 1. I haven't personally any experience of Enermax, but they have a long established reputation of being 1 of the best makes of PSU. Until my current PSU, I too used cheapo PSUs, but I don't think I'll be doing that again.
Hi, thanks for the reassurance, and for the suggestion - Enermax does seem to be mentioned often, though am not so sure about having two fans. I think I will be selling this on, I didn't have anything against the ebay seller, so shouldn't have qualms about doing the same to someone else. (Can't believe I chucked my old one already though - that was an error!)
Don't assume that 2 fans = noisy. My Ultra X-Connect has 2 & is very quiet. Then again so is anything compared to the Delta on my CPU! LOL. Seriously though, I doubt it'll be a problem, especially as 1 of them looks like it's a 120mm [or at least a 92mm - bigger = quieter].
They're illegal in Norway. Too dangerous! I'd buy a new one tbh -- much better thatah using that hunk'o'junk. Tagan make good ones at a better price than Enermax, iirc. ch424
It's not worth spending ~£10 for a good fan for the qtec if it's unreliable & inefficient. Just sell it on ebay and get another psu. http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=308625&cks=PRL is good quality and inexpensive (£30)
