How did my PSU die?

TickingInsanity · Dec 31, 2013

okay yesterday i was randomly playing BF4 and i heard a pop and saw a spark i quickly ran over and unpluged it.But what caused it???..A bug...i rarely see bugs in my house sometimes i see a ant or a roach.Like did a bug go in there and fry it or did it overcharge??/ idk but im ordering a new PSU

HeyyScott · Dec 31, 2013

What model of PSU?

TickingInsanity · Dec 31, 2013

Umm fuck.......it was a cheap one tho........it was $30....idk i threw it away already.

HeyyScott · Dec 31, 2013

It probably overheated and fried itself. Cheap PSU is known to do that easily. Reason why you should never cheap out on a PSU.

TickingInsanity · Dec 31, 2013

Okay...Well im going to keep that one has a answer..is this a good PSU??
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

Pinhedd · Dec 31, 2013

TickingInsanity :

Cheap PSUs tend to blow up. There's a reason why top quality PSUs retail for $150 and above, they're good!

Yes, the HX750 is a great PSU. It's marketed by Corsair but manufactured by Seasonic. Seasonic sets the gold standard for PSU quality.

HeyyScott · Dec 31, 2013

Yes, that is a very good PSU.
You could also look into XFX,Seasonic brand PSU. Very realiable.

Fire2251 · Dec 31, 2013

Corsair is a very good brand for PSU. The gold certified you pick cost $165 include shipping cost. If you picked the bronze it cost less than half $76 after rebate include shipping cost. Maybe someone else has better recommendation.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139051&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

ko888 · Dec 31, 2013

Pinhedd :

Wrong on both counts.

An expensive power supply can blow up too. It all depends on what the cause of the failure is.

The Corsair HX750 is not made by Seasonic it's made by CWT (Channel Well Technology).

For a system using a single GeForce GTX 660 (non-Ti) graphics card NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 450 Watt or greater system power supply that has a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 24 Amps or greater and that has at least one 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector.

An exception is the MSI GeForce GTX 660 HAWK 2 GB. It requires two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.

For a system using two GeForce GTX 660 (non-Ti) graphics cards in 2-way SLI mode NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 600 Watt or greater system power supply that has a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 36 Amps or greater and that has at least two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.

There's no way you need a 750W PSU.

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