PC Power

[AMD_infinium05]

I just would like to have your ideas whether an Omega 500W AVR can handle these things, i think this avr is mid generic 8 years old ^_^.... :

+ Samsung 740n (17' LCD)
+ 2.1 Microlab Speakers
+ CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (ADA5200CZBOX)
Emaxx NF7050HD-Pro Motherboard
2 Sticks DDR2 667mhz RAM
Inno3D 9600GT 512mb 256bits OverClock Edition
Seagate 7200.10 SATA HardDrive
BTC DVD-R/RW (IDE)
all supplied by Silverstone ST50F (500watts)

[Der FüHRER]

not sure if it can still do it after the adding the 9600GT bro. and i dont think 500w na cya, basin 500VA na bro which is roughly equivalent to 350 watts. pero kung 500 watts gyud na tinood kaya ra kaayo na

[AMD_infinium05]

just lately my AVR's fused just cut off.... what happend was, I plugged in the AVR, i turned it on and just lit for miliseconds i think, and i found out that the 2.5amps fuse was cut.... before katong generic 500w pa akong gamit, wa man maputol ang 2.5amps nga fuse sa avr... karon ra nga nag-ilis kog ST50F.... I bought 3amps fuse and put it in kay mao man pud ang naa sa label sa AVR to put... so far pag-on nako wla ra man...

but im just afraid that the AVR cant take it... and may cause irreversible damage to either the monitor or the cpu

[icecube]

You will only need an avr if the power is frequently fluctuating or your location is low(under 200v) or high voltage(240v or above) voltage.

If your location has a stable voltage then a UPS is most like an ideal or connect it directly to the wall would be fine.

But if you believe you need an avr, then "Matsunaga Stavol" would be the best choice.

[icecube]

there is one thing also, if you have a highend psu unit and the voltage in your area is even below 200v but stable(no fluctuation). It is safe to say that connecting it directly to the wall is ok. Since the regulation of these psu are excellent from 90v-250v.

e.g.
PCP&C, Thermaltake toughpower, coolermaster(not all), silverstone(not all), etc.

[AMD_infinium05]

well bro, im on with SilverStone Strider Series ST50F (500watts) power supply

[AMD_infinium05]

more ideas?

[victorvic]

Bro I think ang cause sa pag boto sa fuse kay over load or not stable imo AC / V output diha.. Pasalamat sad ka nga sensitive kaayo imo avr ning cut-off dayon. Ang uban gali nga avr dili mo boto ang fuse bisag overload unya ang imo na diah hardware sa pc maoy na igo... Ang imong gi load sa avr dili kaayo bug-at CPU ug Monitor ra gud imo gi saksak... avoid lang anang laser printer kay dako kaayo ug kaon... Regarding anang additional nga pheriperal/s nga PCI card dili mana maka apekto sa avr kay ang nag supply sa imo MObo ang PSU man didto mana siya mo matter. Ang role sa AVR pag stable raman sa iya AC / V output.

[AMD_infinium05]

Bro I think ang cause sa pag boto sa fuse kay over load or not stable imo AC / V output diha.. Pasalamat sad ka nga sensitive kaayo imo avr ning cut-off dayon. Ang uban gali nga avr dili mo boto ang fuse bisag overload unya ang imo na diah hardware sa pc maoy na igo... Ang imong gi load sa avr dili kaayo bug-at CPU ug Monitor ra gud imo gi saksak... avoid lang anang laser printer kay dako kaayo ug kaon... Regarding anang additional nga pheriperal/s nga PCI card dili mana maka apekto sa avr kay ang nag supply sa imo MObo ang PSU man didto mana siya mo matter. Ang role sa AVR pag stable raman sa iya AC / V output.

i see... now im up with 3ampere fuse, in which also sa avr nako ang gisuwat nga label sa fuse is 3amps.... I forgot why i'd use 2.5amps lately... but been using the 2.5amps for like 5 years already...

[ajol]

220V x 2.5 amp =500 watts

Volts(V) X Amperes(A) = Power (watts)

using a 3 amp fuse your AVR will tolerate 660 watts which is over the specification.

I have blown up my 500 watt AVR once. I used the 110v outlet of the AVR I plugged a power vacuum(110V) rated at 2000 watts.

The point is. When the AVR says 500watts. you can allow a constant power draw of 500 watts. more than that it can burn.


I bought this Omni AVR servo-type 500 watts at ACE hardware SM. I did the stupid thing again of plugging my power vacuum(110v) to the Omni AVR. It has an alarm which sounded. Good thing it has a built-in alarm. I immediately unplugged my vacuum. I started to smell like burnt plastic.

So next time I got a step down power supply for my vacuum.

There are 1000watt AVR, I also saw 1500w to 2000w AVR.

I just bought a 2000w AVR. its china made so cross my finger. Made in Japan AVR are expensive. Taiwan made less expensive than japan. China made the cheapest.