Akasa Power Extreme 1200w Gamer Power Supply

[bleachy]

I have had this PSU for about 3 years and I just moved house. My other half had plugged it in for me and and it was working fine a few days ago (in the new house) then yesterday the pc was powering up and there was a loud pop followed by a burning smell. The smell is coming from the PSU and I unplugged it all - when unplugging the unit I noticed that the socket on the wall was hanging slighty off - My partner said it was like this all the time - I plugged the PC into another socket and there was no response from the PSU - does this mean its now dead and buried and I need to buy another one?

Many thanks

 

[BarbaricSoul]

As long as your sure the outlet your trying to use works, seems that way. Hopefully the PSU didn't take out any of your other hardware.

 

[bleachy]

I am praying that nothing else is broken......

Thank you for such a quick response.

 

[Feänor]

You'll have to test everything in another rig to be sure what's dead and what's not.

Really hope only the psu died and he was kind enough to go alone...

 

[bleachy]

Is it normal for a PSU to just blow like that?

 

[BarbaricSoul]

Well from your OP, it seems like there is a problem with the outlet you tried to use. If the outlet shorted out, it could have killed anything electrical plugged into it, whether that was a computer, a TV, or just a light. That's why your ALWAYS suppose to use surge protector with electronics.