So I saw an amazing deal on a 1050w thermaltake power supply so I decided to buy it and futureproof. WORST DECISION OF MY LIFE. I slapped it in my pc (ASrock extreme 6 motherboard, i7 3770k processor, msi gtx 780ti OC gpu, 16g ram, evo840 SSD w backup 750g hybrid HDD) and it wouldn't power up. I disconnected the drives and it would. Finally some configuration worked, but I heard a click and it shut off. I pulled out my HDD and it was broken. I tried it with different power supplies and computers. It was dead.
I then finally got it to start up with my ssd, but I noticed coil whine in my gpu. I decided to swap power supplies to see if that was the cause since it was fine with the old psu. I installed it and heard a click with no power up. Tried it again and the psu powered on, but wouldn't recognize the drive. basically same deal as the first drive. Then I got my backup working with the new psu that I still think might have caused the coil whine so I tried to test it on my old reliable psu. HDD FRIED. I figured the mobo probably was causing problems after a short in a drive or sata slot so I got a replacement SSD and am waiting for my new 2014 asus maximus 6 mobo and i7 4930k (might as well upgrade as long as i'm replacing almost everything) this will hopefully be a fix.
P.S. I have installed several power supplies before and I feel really dumb for frying three drives
So my questions are...
1. What could have gone wrong in the first place?
2. I tried 3 different power supplies and I am afraid to use one in my new set up because I don't want another short, so should I get a new psu?
3. Will the slight gpu coil whine go away in a new system since it was only noticable after installing a new psu or was there a power surge that messed it up?
4. Can high wattage psus cause gpu coil whine?
Thanks
I then finally got it to start up with my ssd, but I noticed coil whine in my gpu. I decided to swap power supplies to see if that was the cause since it was fine with the old psu. I installed it and heard a click with no power up. Tried it again and the psu powered on, but wouldn't recognize the drive. basically same deal as the first drive. Then I got my backup working with the new psu that I still think might have caused the coil whine so I tried to test it on my old reliable psu. HDD FRIED. I figured the mobo probably was causing problems after a short in a drive or sata slot so I got a replacement SSD and am waiting for my new 2014 asus maximus 6 mobo and i7 4930k (might as well upgrade as long as i'm replacing almost everything) this will hopefully be a fix.
P.S. I have installed several power supplies before and I feel really dumb for frying three drives
So my questions are...
1. What could have gone wrong in the first place?
2. I tried 3 different power supplies and I am afraid to use one in my new set up because I don't want another short, so should I get a new psu?
3. Will the slight gpu coil whine go away in a new system since it was only noticable after installing a new psu or was there a power surge that messed it up?
4. Can high wattage psus cause gpu coil whine?
Thanks
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