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Theguythatneedshelp

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I had a bad powersupply, iit blew up my pc was all good, i went on the forum here and was recommended an xfx 550w psu. I just bought it and two week later, just right now i was playing a game and it also blew up, idk if anything is broken now, came here right away. What do i do? i just put it in and that all, never opened it up or anything. PLEASE HELP. what do i do. Im afraid to turn it on, and don't know what is the problem
 
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Theguythatneedshelp

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just found an old psu for my hp computer. So mobo and cpu seems to be fine, still don't know about the GPU. I sent out a ticket and i guess now ill just wait. Could the overclock be the cause. It's only 4.3 on an fx 6300, i don't think that is alot but just to make sure.
 
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Well yes, replacing the power supply will fix the problem of the pc not working.

But replacing the power supply wont fix the real underlying problem that something is killing power supplies.

If you had a bad standoff connection, that should have not taken 2 weeks to kill the psu so that should not be the issue.


I would put 70% chance you just need a decent surge protector, 30% its a short in the board
 
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Theguythatneedshelp

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You seems quite sure its the surge problem, and i really don't think that it was the motherboard. I'll buy the protector, don't know if XFX will send me a new unit, even though it has been only two weeks and im pretty sure warranty last longer than that.
 
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I do not see even one reason to believe a PSU failed. Since a computer's power "system" involves many parts. For all I know, the computer's power controller told its PSU to power off for reasons not yet defined.

Two options exist. Either keep replacing good parts until something works (also called shotgunning), Or get a meter, request some instructions, a minute of labor and post the resulting numbers. Only then can the fewer who really know this stuff post something helpful. Currently, others only recoemmend shotgunning. You have now learned what often happens with shotgunning.

Some background. A properly constructed power supply cannot damage the load (ie motherboard) even if it catastrophically fails. And the load cannot damage a power supply. In fact, Intel even says how thick the wire must be to short together all power supply outputs. Even that 'all outputs shorted together' must never damage a power supply - even long before the IBM PC existed. Others who do not even know that are not reliable sources for advise.

Again, the fewer who really know this stuff cannot provide any assistance without numbers from that meter. Your replies will only be as useful as the facts and numbers that you provide. You have not yet tried the second option.

Meanwhile, why do you think the PSU has self destructed? Others may assume that because they only learned the first option - shotgunning.
 
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