PSU recommendations?

[scooterscot]

As someone who works in reliability PSU's should last in excess of 100,000 hours... and not failing in the lifetime of the user's needs.

Have you had a power cut recently, did the lights go dim in the house one night? Voltage spikes are usually the culperate. You might consider installing a surge protector the next time round.

[scooterscot]

My iMac uses 200W max! There is no way a PC should need anywhere near 1Kw!!! That is so wasteful it beggars beleaf.

Next time your at the gym on the exercise bike and your pumping iron and the read out says 150 watts... and your sweating like pig... now times that by 6 and your telling me that's what a PC needs to operate?

[gadgetman]

I have a UPS on this one, it hasn't triggered recently.

Also this one is my 'server' so its on 24/7/365 so I guess its done close on 100k hours.

Have you had a power cut recently, did the lights go dim in the house one night? Voltage spikes are usually the culperate. You might consider installing a surge protector the next time round.

[scooterscot]

I have a UPS on this one, it hasn't triggered recently.

Also this one is my 'server' so its on 24/7/365 so I guess its done close on 100k hours.

There is only 8760 hours in a year... If I had a PSU failing on my clients equipment more than once every 5 years I'd be well shot of the supplier!

One instance was in air traffic control where this sort of problem is just not acceptable.

[gadgetman]

Oops, schoolboy error in my maths. Yes that is way too low then.

May as well stick with cheapo ones and consider them disposable.