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power surges or shoddy psu

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September 5, 2014 9:54:45 AM

I recently got a new case to put my new mobo into and it came with a pre-installed PSU. I looked up the reviews on it because I planned on upgrading my video card and it seems the PSU isn't very great. Despite the review I decided to hook it and and just leave the GU out for now. It ran fine but a couple times a window came up saying something about surge protection was triggered. I rebooted and figured the BIOS was just being touchy. Now yesterday I was playin a game and my PC just shut down boom. It came back on but it wouldn't POST unless I restart it then I seemed fine. It has done this twice and now I'm scared to even turn it on.
Is it the PSU? Could it be my lack of standoffs? I'D rather not fry my baby lol any help is appreciated.

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September 5, 2014 10:08:06 AM

Whats the power supply inside?
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September 5, 2014 1:55:52 PM

This is why:
Power Supply 250W Constant/450W Peak

That PSU can only deliver 250w max consistently (and I actually highly doubt it reliability). You need to get a half decent PSU, what GPU and CPU do you have?
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September 5, 2014 2:21:52 PM

Bundled power supplies are very poor quality 99% of the time , they skimp on the quality to add it to the bundle.

Sentey has some good high end supplies but that one is real poor quality.
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September 5, 2014 2:55:16 PM

Mobo is an asus e45m1-m pro I'll have to look up gpu
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September 5, 2014 2:58:33 PM

It's a poor power supply , get a new one before you damage other components.
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September 5, 2014 5:06:23 PM

Should I ignore the reviews of doa and pc frying?
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September 5, 2014 5:07:55 PM

Found a good one :

Made by SEASONIC

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $44.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-05 20:07 EDT-0400
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September 5, 2014 5:23:04 PM

I'll probly get that one thanks
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September 5, 2014 5:23:50 PM

It's a great one , one of the best 550's around.
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September 6, 2014 11:30:51 AM

Placed the order today thanks for your help everyone
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September 6, 2014 1:29:38 PM

Glad to help.
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