- Jun 19, 2014
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Three years ago I purchased a gaming case from a UK based company called X-Case. I treated myself to a 700w psu from them too which was about £20-£25 and had a 80+ rating.
For a few months I noticed a burning smell coming from my pc when playing games and the psu fan also stopped working. Last month I tried over clocking my cpu and the psu went nova! No damage to the rest of the pc but the psu was dead as a dodo.
I salvaged the psu from my previous build. Its 450w, was brought from Maplin and manufactured by a company called iCute. It was the type of psu they stocked back then (about 8 years ago). I've never had any problem with it although its fan no longer spins (I think this is due to dust not damage). 450w is the recommended psu for my graphics card. Do you think I'm alright to keep using it? Do you think I'm okay to use it in a new build I intend doing over the next couple of weeks?
Or should I go buy a Corsair CX500?
For a few months I noticed a burning smell coming from my pc when playing games and the psu fan also stopped working. Last month I tried over clocking my cpu and the psu went nova! No damage to the rest of the pc but the psu was dead as a dodo.
I salvaged the psu from my previous build. Its 450w, was brought from Maplin and manufactured by a company called iCute. It was the type of psu they stocked back then (about 8 years ago). I've never had any problem with it although its fan no longer spins (I think this is due to dust not damage). 450w is the recommended psu for my graphics card. Do you think I'm alright to keep using it? Do you think I'm okay to use it in a new build I intend doing over the next couple of weeks?
Or should I go buy a Corsair CX500?
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