- Feb 15, 2015
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Hi
I built a new PC this weekend with the following components
Amd FX8350
Saphire Dual R9 280
8gb of 1866mhz ram
gigabyte 990fx ud3
.....and here's the thing, I used my v old 650 watt power supply. Everything was going fine and then I loaded BF4. loaded the game and then pc turned off. So i booted it back up and tried again and then there was a pop and smoke when battlefield started.
I know this question has been asked a lot before, but I was just wondering what the likely hood of my other components being damaged was. I mean has this happened to people and usually they're fine or is it pretty common for psu to screw other things. I know there's no way to tell until i get a new PSU(tomorrow).
I'm guessing my GPU was pulling more power as it started BF4. Do you think a power supply that could not produce the power could damage other parts?
Also this is my first post, great forum by the way guys. Really detailed helpful explanations.
I built a new PC this weekend with the following components
Amd FX8350
Saphire Dual R9 280
8gb of 1866mhz ram
gigabyte 990fx ud3
.....and here's the thing, I used my v old 650 watt power supply. Everything was going fine and then I loaded BF4. loaded the game and then pc turned off. So i booted it back up and tried again and then there was a pop and smoke when battlefield started.
I know this question has been asked a lot before, but I was just wondering what the likely hood of my other components being damaged was. I mean has this happened to people and usually they're fine or is it pretty common for psu to screw other things. I know there's no way to tell until i get a new PSU(tomorrow).
I'm guessing my GPU was pulling more power as it started BF4. Do you think a power supply that could not produce the power could damage other parts?
Also this is my first post, great forum by the way guys. Really detailed helpful explanations.
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