Power supply Antec 850 sparkling fire

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onizuka002

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Hello,
As the title mentioned above, my psu was sparkling fire.
Hi Everyone,

My psu was sparkling fire yesteday.



Here are my specs:
Antec Power supply 850 W platinum
Mobo Z77X-gigabyte udh3
Intel Core I7 3770k
GTX 670 video card nvidia geforce
2 ram 8gb kingston
Kingston 120gb SSD
WD hard drive 1 tb
Samsung hard drive 500gb
Here’s a short explanation.

The computer was running great yesterday until the power bar disconnect from the wall plug by accident. By reconnecting the power bar on the wall plug, I lost every electricity in my house. That was really weird. My first reflex was to go reset the fuse of the house. Nothing happened. So I take off the power bar from the wall plug and then reset the fuse and everything work. And then I reconnect the power bar on the wall plug and everything shut down again. So I went to reset the fuse again without the power bar connecting on the wall plug. I disconnect everything on the power bar (pc, 2 monitor, speaker, lamp) and then I connect the power bar alone in the wall plug and everything seem to be ok. So I start to connect my monitor, my speaker and then I connect my pc and boom everything turn off again. So there were something wrong with the pc. I reset the fuse and move to an another room with the pc. I connect the pc directly in the wall plug and then there was fire coming out from the psu. I immediately retrieve the connector from the wall plug.

My question is, how do I know if my component inside my pc still working. Do I have to buy an another Psu ? And why do my psu spark?

Thanks,
 
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Assuming that your other components are in good shape - and the damage was isolated to the PSU (This is a secondary function of a quality PSU); I would suggest reviewing the PSU Tier charts and acquiring a Tier 1 or 2 PSU while working with Antec regarding the fried one. This will get you up and running again during the transition.

If it is a warranty covered PSU:
If the PSU is a good quality version (not sure haven't researched your PSU) then move forward with getting a replacement from Antec. If the model is not on the tier 1 or 2 list - then see if you can get a credit from them to order a better version that is on one of these lists. What this gets you is a good backup for the quality version you just purchased.

Of course -...
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Do you have to buy another PSU? Heck, yes! Hopefully it contained the damage only to itself, but you will only know when you try running your computer again. You can inspect the motherboard for signs of damage. Use a bright light and a magnifying glass. Look for components that seem damaged, look for burn marks (both on top and underneath the motherboard.
 
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Assuming that your other components are in good shape - and the damage was isolated to the PSU (This is a secondary function of a quality PSU); I would suggest reviewing the PSU Tier charts and acquiring a Tier 1 or 2 PSU while working with Antec regarding the fried one. This will get you up and running again during the transition.

If it is a warranty covered PSU:
If the PSU is a good quality version (not sure haven't researched your PSU) then move forward with getting a replacement from Antec. If the model is not on the tier 1 or 2 list - then see if you can get a credit from them to order a better version that is on one of these lists. What this gets you is a good backup for the quality version you just purchased.

Of course - if you would rather be without your computer for a few weeks than spend too much additional cash - just deal with the warranty advice and don't purchase an other PSU.
 
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you likely do not need a 1000 W PSU - 750-850W should be sufficient for your build. Please check the PSU Tier Charts for model and brand suggestions.
 
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