Originally Posted by sixer9682

How is that a good PSU if it's crappy for OC? Do you mean it just doesn't have enough power to do that?

Haha... wait sorry death. I was not going to post but now I feel more like it. Thermaltake is something to watch out for by the way. Like most companies they dont make power supplies, they also don't really do any design work on theirs either. They have a history of contracting the worst of the chinese suppliers everyone uses. Mind you Half of Corsairs current line was designed by Seasonic and built by a Chinese manufacturer. Design is probably good on paper and if you have the good components in a well assembled unit then there isnt much to complain about.

Randy I am with you but I think I see the other angle he is looking at. Overclocking benefits from cleaner power, not just the mandatory ability to supply the extra power needed. Ripple control and other factors can really count in overclocking even if the PSU is within ATX specifications and not going to damage the hardware its powering. Cleaner power helps transistors switch properly when your pushing that edge.

Test the monitor with another source (whatever video ports it has). If you have a spare video card put that in to test. PSU tester to test the PSU if you want to. I'm betting its the GPU, although will not rule out the PSU as they are the usual suspect in these cases.

Originally Posted by RainMotorsports

Haha... wait sorry death. I was not going to post but now I feel more like it. Thermaltake is something to watch out for by the way. Like most companies they dont make power supplies, they also don't really do any design work on theirs either. They have a history of contracting the worst of the chinese suppliers everyone uses. Mind you Half of Corsairs current line was designed by Seasonic and built by a Chinese manufacturer. Design is probably good on paper and if you have the good components in a well assembled unit then there isnt much to complain about.

Randy I am with you but I think I see the other angle he is looking at. Overclocking benefits from cleaner power, not just the mandatory ability to supply the extra power needed. Ripple control and other factors can really count in overclocking even if the PSU is within ATX specifications and not going to damage the hardware its powering. Cleaner power helps transistors switch properly when your pushing that edge.

I know, I was just trying to be polite...something I hardly ever do :)

I am going to order a PSU tester. Monitor is not the issue, I run a dual monitor setup and neither one is giving me anything. GPU is a possibility though on my last one i saw signs of it crapping out before it actually did. This one has been running perfect, I dont even try to push it by turning my graphics way up. If it does turn out to be the PSU what do you guys think of this one? Newegg.com - Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply For my next build I figure I will need around 650-700 watts. This one gives me a little cushion.

The Antec in question is made by Delta. I almost got excited when I saw Seasonic made some of the HCG models. For the price looks pretty good. So long as you don't mind the bundle of unused cables.

Personally Frit0z I don't use Antic at all anymore. Had a run of 5 go bad on me in one year. My comp, brothers comp, and 3 friends I built rigs for. Been a few years now so maybe they are better now, but I'll continue to buy Cooler Master products. Seasonic is supposed to be very reliable and well built and I have been told that Seasonic makes Coller Masters products now. look for one of those.

Originally Posted by Bob369963

Personally Frit0z I don't use Antic at all anymore. Had a run of 5 go bad on me in one year. My comp, brothers comp, and 3 friends I built rigs for. Been a few years now so maybe they are better now, but I'll continue to buy Cooler Master products. Seasonic is supposed to be very reliable and well built and I have been told that Seasonic makes Coller Masters products now. look for one of those.

Seasonic designs and builds power supplies for the price points ordered. If you fill a Seasonic design with cheap Chinese crap, it'll act like a cheap Chinese piece of crap. The topology is important but so is the components. That said, I'd buy a Seasonic power supply any day, any time--preferring them to anyone else. (Seasonic's own branded units use really high-quality components.)