- Jul 6, 2014
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I came home after a vacation today after a few days out. I came to my computer, pressed the power button to get it up and running, only to find it power on for a second, then turn off. After some failed attempts, I could smell burning electronics. I quickly opened my PC to find nothing out of the ordinary. I then found the source of the smell: My PSU
I took it out, switched it with a spare power supply, then tried to power it back on. Only the case fans were working, along with the CPU fan. My GPU fan was not spinning, so I took it out and smelt that same burning smell from my original PSU, but not as strong.
I think that somehow the PSU shorted out everything, which would totally suck. I've had it since late 2012, so that's maybe why it crapped out.
I really hope someone can help out with this, because I really need a PC for schoolwork and gaming!
My Specs:
GTX 750ti
Apeiva WIN 500w PSU
FX-6300(Stock, 3.5Ghz)
Gigabyte 970A-DS3P
Kingston Hyper Blue 8gb @1600Mhz
I took it out, switched it with a spare power supply, then tried to power it back on. Only the case fans were working, along with the CPU fan. My GPU fan was not spinning, so I took it out and smelt that same burning smell from my original PSU, but not as strong.
I think that somehow the PSU shorted out everything, which would totally suck. I've had it since late 2012, so that's maybe why it crapped out.
I really hope someone can help out with this, because I really need a PC for schoolwork and gaming!
My Specs:
GTX 750ti
Apeiva WIN 500w PSU
FX-6300(Stock, 3.5Ghz)
Gigabyte 970A-DS3P
Kingston Hyper Blue 8gb @1600Mhz
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