PSU replacement for Jason

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jason_gee Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 4035 Credit: 60,088,753 RAC: 58,900	Message 1124512 - Posted: 4 Jul 2011, 6:14:30 UTC Last modified: 4 Jul 2011, 6:16:48 UTC
	OK, Thankyou very much all! I've just finished packing all the RMA unit's accessories back in the original packing (Everything's there! Whew!), and have a RA number for that one now. The awesome support means I can get a Corsair Gold AX-1200 on the way, which will probably serve as primary while the RMA on the unit takes place, as well as serve for future upgrades. The temporary spare I'm using until something arrives, a well aged thermaltake 470W unit, wasn't even able to feed the backup GTX-260, let alone the 480, so I'm busted down to the very tough 9600GSO's I started with. LoL these things are slow. I appreciate the support from you all more than I can possibly express. With all the neat stuff in my main development machine (named Apollo, since I began optimisation work with AKv8), once the new PSU arrives I think it should get a good tidyup & maybe a snapshot of the interior or two just for fun :) Jason ____________ "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change." Charles Darwin
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Helli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Dec 99 Posts: 692 Credit: 66,759,588 RAC: 1,357	Message 1124546 - Posted: 4 Jul 2011, 10:59:40 UTC - in response to Message 1124512.
	.... The awesome support means I can get a Corsair Gold AX-1200 on the way, which will probably serve as primary while the RMA on the unit takes place, as well as serve for future upgrades. .... Jason These donations are always well invested. :-) Helli
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msattler Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 34120 Credit: 341,896,977 RAC: 537,105	Message 1124600 - Posted: 4 Jul 2011, 15:04:06 UTC - in response to Message 1124546.
	.... The awesome support means I can get a Corsair Gold AX-1200 on the way, which will probably serve as primary while the RMA on the unit takes place, as well as serve for future upgrades. .... Jason These donations are always well invested. :-) Helli Yes, and small payment for the countless hours he spends at it. You are quite welcome, Jason. Hope the new PSU serves you well. Meow! ____________ ****** "Ask not, what your kitty can do for you. Ask what you can do for your kitty." As it is kitten, so shall it be done.
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Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 22596 Credit: 4,494,848 RAC: 5,980	Message 1124633 - Posted: 4 Jul 2011, 16:59:35 UTC Last modified: 4 Jul 2011, 17:00:09 UTC
	Happy to have played a small part in helping Jason, and I also think that Mike deserves a special mention for starting it all off. Thanks Mike :-)
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Jim_S Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4416 Credit: 13,627,444 RAC: 20,462	Message 1125174 - Posted: 6 Jul 2011, 17:24:58 UTC
	@Jason, Some Pics would be nice. ____________ I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott
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jason_gee Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 4035 Credit: 60,088,753 RAC: 58,900	Message 1125218 - Posted: 6 Jul 2011, 19:05:00 UTC - in response to Message 1125174.
	Still waiting :) Both the new PSU & the RMA replacement seem to be coming the long way ... Looks like I picked a PSU that is very new here, so it takes a while to travel via kangaroo from melbourne to Adelaide I guess. ____________ "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change." Charles Darwin
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jason_gee Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 4035 Credit: 60,088,753 RAC: 58,900	Message 1127571 - Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 16:11:40 UTC
	[Update:] The new Corsair AX1200 is in, the 480 back in place, machine cleaned out & easing back up to full crunching & development capacity. I did grab pictures, and I'll get them organised since they might prove useful edutainment to those wondering what difference a well thought out PSU cabling scheme can make to the machine...how dusty these boxes can get inside, or even how much stuff you can cram on a uATX motherboard in an ATX mid tower :D Still waiting on the RMA (naturally) which will be relegated to backup spare now I reckon. Jason ____________ "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change." Charles Darwin
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msattler Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 34120 Credit: 341,896,977 RAC: 537,105	Message 1127573 - Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 16:14:18 UTC - in response to Message 1127571.
	[Update:] The new Corsair AX1200 is in, the 480 back in place, machine cleaned out & easing back up to full crunching & development capacity. I did grab pictures, and I'll get them organised since they might prove useful edutainment to those wondering what difference a well thought out PSU cabling scheme can make to the machine...how dusty these boxes can get inside, or even how much stuff you can cram on a uATX motherboard in an ATX mid tower :D Still waiting on the RMA (naturally) which will be relegated to backup spare now I reckon. Jason Soooooo glad we gotcha back up and running, Jason. You'd be a little stressed out about now waiting on that RMA. ____________ ****** "Ask not, what your kitty can do for you. Ask what you can do for your kitty." As it is kitten, so shall it be done.
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Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 19449 Credit: 21,039,977 RAC: 26,632	Message 1127592 - Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 16:43:14 UTC
	This was my idea Mark since i know RMAs usually take longer. I didn´t expect the new order would take that long. ____________
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msattler Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 34120 Credit: 341,896,977 RAC: 537,105	Message 1127594 - Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 16:45:22 UTC - in response to Message 1127592.
	This was my idea Mark since i know RMAs usually take longer. I didn´t expect the new order would take that long. Well, you certainly were right. Jason's got the new PSU humming, and the RMA is still in limbo. ____________ ****** "Ask not, what your kitty can do for you. Ask what you can do for your kitty." As it is kitten, so shall it be done.
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jason_gee Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 4035 Credit: 60,088,753 RAC: 58,900	Message 1127604 - Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 17:08:52 UTC - in response to Message 1127594. Last modified: 14 Jul 2011, 17:10:15 UTC
	This was my idea Mark since i know RMAs usually take longer. I didn´t expect the new order would take that long. Well, you certainly were right. Jason's got the new PSU humming, and the RMA is still in limbo. It only took this long as apparently I have one of the first AX1200's (actually suffixed with an AU probably for the IEC mains cord different to overseas) in this country, and I prefer to order parts from Melbourne than use local suppliers, due to explicit warranty/RMA policies & procedures etc, as well as much wider stock range over the state border in Victoria. Can usually get only a more limited mainstream selection of parts locally & relatively poor service. Still even that's better than when I lived in Western Australia... W.A. stands for "Wait Awhile"... I'm still deciding what S.A. stands for .. "Service is Atrocious" seems appropriate :P Jason ____________ "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change." Charles Darwin
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