Well a UPS does go bad after a few years when the battery wears out. The last company where I worked swapped the UPSes for new ones every two years.
Also I'd get a power supply that is overrated for your needs because it needs to be handle peak demand otherwise that is when it will shut down, and as noted power supplies almost never can supply their stated power level, and even if they can they tend not to be able to deal well with sudden changes in power requirements, especially not when they start getting near their limit. Also being near to capacity load wears out a powersupply much faster. There are a lot of valid reasons why people advocate to use a hugely overpowered power supply, and I tend to agree with them.
Oh and if you suspect the power supply is bad you really shouldn't run your computer. The chance of a catastrophic failure where you see the magic blue smoke that makes your computer work escape is tiny, but even without that it can damage your new hardware, sometimes in subtle ways.
Sorry to advocate spending more money but it does seem like the best option. Of course I wouldn't trust a technician who told me this either. ^_^
Hope you feel better soon.
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Also I'd get a power supply that is overrated for your needs because it needs to be handle peak demand otherwise that is when it will shut down, and as noted power supplies almost never can supply their stated power level, and even if they can they tend not to be able to deal well with sudden changes in power requirements, especially not when they start getting near their limit. Also being near to capacity load wears out a powersupply much faster. There are a lot of valid reasons why people advocate to use a hugely overpowered power supply, and I tend to agree with them.
Oh and if you suspect the power supply is bad you really shouldn't run your computer. The chance of a catastrophic failure where you see the magic blue smoke that makes your computer work escape is tiny, but even without that it can damage your new hardware, sometimes in subtle ways.
Sorry to advocate spending more money but it does seem like the best option. Of course I wouldn't trust a technician who told me this either. ^_^
Hope you feel better soon.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."