Is there any advantage with this over the basic PSU testers?
1646858
yes , it is very easy to read all the voltages, any not with in specs the reading will be in red . I do have the old style tester and bought this one and have been using it ever since. I am keeping my old tester as a back up in case it fails.
1646859
I only used this and it is easy to connect and it shows if problems with HD, CD/DVD and PSU. Sorry, I can not comment on basic PSU in comparison to this unit
1646860
It works for me, reliably, and does more than many other testers. RT-M to be sure you learn how to use it properly.
1646861
Over the years I've kept aside the few failed Power Supplies that passed my basic PSU voltage tester thinking that one day I would find a better tester. With this new tester all those power supplies tested bad so I feel confident in this unit.
1646862
I have tried a few other units in the past, and this tester is by far superior and provides a very detailed display. Plus its easy to use. Just make sure you read the instructions to fully understand the output.
910705
I was running one of these with an older PC Power & Cooling 430 W PS, never had an issue. If you are going to overclock it, you are going to have a tough time with two of them on anything less than an 850 watt power supply. But that has been my experience; your mileage may vary.
1845048
Rosewill makes a decent psu. With that basic setup you should do well. Especially if you have it on a surge protection, that will extend it's life possibly. I've had good psus die within a year and cheap ones last years. It is a gamble half the time, but since you won't be loading it much and if you get a surge protection then it should be just fine.
1967901
No, this will provide motherboard post codes which you will need the definition of the code for your motherboard, but this is not used to test a power supply.
618402
Technically, it should be higher, but it may still work well. There was some sort of incompatibilty between my card and PC (wasn't able to determine the cause), so I traded with a friend. He's now running it on a higher-end medium performance pc with only a 350w psu and it's working perfectly for him. Granted, he only buys high quality brand psu.
2092305
Not a good power supply. My rig was using only 300watts and the supply would crash. Try to find a good gold certified one, you wont regret the extra safety
247008
The psu is fine for any low power processor that only uses a 4 pin 12v atx power connector. it also doesn't have any 6 pin pci connectors. as far as reliability, i wouldn't trust it for more than a few weeks. Go with a corsair CX500 or CX600 for a basic computer.
1635904
I have only had the chance to use this tester 2 times now. It seems to work quite well if you can find what the codes mean. As far as I know this should work on many different types of main boards. One of the neat features of this is that also serves as a voltage meter. I could see this product going much further if the developer would continue their work.This website can be very helpful. Pick the bios type from the side. http://www.bioscentral.com/
1522944
This PSU is no bigger than other PSUs I have used in my life. I even think it is standard size, so if you are using a regular PSU right now and want to replace it, you won't have any problem with this one.
1635902
I have only had the chance to use this tester 2 times now. It seems to work quite well if you can find what the codes mean. As far as I know this should work on many different types of main boards. One of the neat features of this is that also serves as a voltage meter. I could see this product going much further if the developer would continue their work. This website can be very helpful. Pick the bios type from the side. http://www.bioscentral.com/
247007
The PSU is a Logisys brand PSU, it doesnt have a model number listed on it. As for reliability its a decent PSU it has basically what you need, if you want more cable options I would buy a different PSU then.
152175
No problem. Google about single rail and multi rail psu. This is a multi rail psu. Single rail is not better as many think.
1678757
I've got a Corsair 520-HX comming with the 8600GTS - should have added that to the earlier post. The ONLY good thing about the stock PSU is that it's quiet. I haven't had too much time to mess with it - had shoulder surgery a few days before I received it.
1800401
They're all important, and any voltage that isn't being supplied will cause problems or just plain not work. That being said the less on these power supplies go out all the time so be sure your tester is working, You can do this by testing a power supply you know works
1678615
depends on other hardware, graphics card, number of harddrives etc. google "psu calculator" and compute your power needs
1967900
No. This will not check the power supply. This only checks the motherboard and components attached to it. Look for a power supply tester. They are only a few bucks though amazon.
1080288
It supports ATX spec power supplies, but does not include one. This allows you to select your own capacity, efficiency and features.