Seriously, Is this Just Bad Luck Or Normal. Second PSU And Still Having Issues. Help

[mikevs]

The EVGA has awesome reviews, besides that's all I have for within my budget at Microcenter. The one that is higher quality and comes close to what I want costs over $80 more than what I paid for for the EVGA. If I was not in warranty with Microcneter to install a new PSU for free, I would have just returned it and purchased a Seasonic or CM V series off Newgg or Amazon. But since I am still covered, I am taking advantage of it.

Probably gonna end up replacing with the same PSU.

But I personally believe that my old Powerstrip did damage to my PSU.

I got a brand new Surge protector with battery backup for $60 on sale, I think this should be good enough. I also plugged it in to another outlet in my wall. The noise has disappeared, but I think the damage has been done to greatly shorten the lifespan of my PSU.

Maybe that is why my old CM died after 6 years, the 8 year old powerstrip was faulty and killed my PSU. I could be wrong but after what has been happening, it could be the culprit.

 

[TheMailMan78]

Not necessarily. Also non modular is actually better to the functional performance of the PSU than Modular.

That used to be true. Not so much with the higher end PSU's nowadays. But your right. Way back when they were first launched modular wasn't that great. Things have changed since then.

The EVGA has awesome reviews, besides that's all I have for within my budget.

Probably gonna end up replacing with the same PSU.

But I personally believe that my old Powerstrip did damage to my PSU.

I got a brand new Surge protector with battery backup for $60 on sale, I think this should be good enough. I also plugged it in to another outlet in my wall. The noise has disappeared, but I think the damage has been done to greatly shorten the lifespan of my PSU.

Maybe that is why my old CM died after 6 years, the 8 year old powerstrip was faulty and killed my PSU. I could be wrong but after what has been happening, it could be the culprit.

Yes a bad power strip will kill just about anything. Cheap power strips are the devil. However if you get a decent APC battery backup you don't need a power strip! Also make sure you are not overloading the circuit by plugging in a vacuum cleaner or lamp into the same circuit.

 

[mikevs]

That used to be true. Not so much with the higher end PSU's nowadays. But your right. Way back when they were first launched modular wasn't that great. Things have changed since then.


Yes a bad power strip will kill just about anything. However if you get a decent APC battery backup you don't need a power strip! Also make sure you are not overloading the circuit by plugging in a vacuum cleaner or lamp into the same circuit.

Yep that's what I purchased, and APC battery backup

APC BE550G Back-UPS ES 8 Outlet 550VA 120V

 

[TheMailMan78]

The EVGA has awesome reviews, besides that's all I have for within my budget.

Probably gonna end up replacing with the same PSU.

But I personally believe that my old Powerstrip did damage to my PSU.

I got a brand new Surge protector with battery backup for $60 on sale, I think this should be good enough. I also plugged it in to another outlet in my wall. The noise has disappeared, but I think the damage has been done to greatly shorten the lifespan of my PSU.

Maybe that is why my old CM died after 6 years, the 8 year old powerstrip was faulty and killed my PSU. I could be wrong but after what has been happening, it could be the culprit.

Yep that's what I purchased, and APC battery backup

APC BE550G Back-UPS ES 8 Outlet 550VA 120V

I think I have the same one. You don't plug that into a power strip. That goes directly into the wall. Also when it goes to battery shut it off ASAP. Don't run it down. Also don't forget to hook the battery up. It also comes with software. You don't need to install it.

 

[Baum]

mh you must have got very bad powersupply over there ^^, i recon that the nowadays sinewave isn't that clean anymore but a powersupply dieng from a bad cord?? no not really i just disbelieve that...

All these powersupplys are not really silent as they are switchmode types at last, which is why mine does some silent pop and klick noise and sometimes you can hear changes in freqency like saaappppsszzzz silent again Should be normal, until it goes outright POP i'm not gonna replace mine.

Running these APC just adds Backup.
During normal operation, do they cleanup the supplied power,thus rectify the ac to dc and then go back to ac all the time, even when wallpowered?
What a waste, as you daisy chain your efficencies just to play some games 2-5min longer if power goes down

Better pay more for a good powersupply and stop using the pc if power goes down

 

[Aquinus]

Just test the damn outlet.

APC makes a decent UPS though. It's worth connecting it to your PC as well, aside from the stats, it's nice to not destroy the battery by running it empty.

 

[erocker]

@Mike


Is there any point to this thread anymore?

 

[Frick]

All joking aside where do you feel I'm wrong on point 3?

Not wrong, but it's not like they're immune to failures, which is the point of the thread. I think.

 

[TheMailMan78]

Not wrong, but it's not like they're immune to failures, which is the point of the thread. I think.

No, no! That's not what I was implying. A quality PSU is LESS LIKELY to fail under duress was my point. Not that ANY manufacturer is immune to failure. Someone somewhere got a $300 dollar Seasonic PSU built on a Friday at 4:59pm. Just they tend to have a better track record than most. That's why I suggested them.

 

[Magic 65]

So I will have to get a replacement because I dont want to deal with RMAing right now when it can be replaced and installed in a day. at no cost.

If you already decided to do it then just go and do it and don't ask others about your decision.

 

[mikevs]

Wow I am really getting some bad luck. My 3rd PSU was working fine for about 4 weeks until my fan starting making loud clicking noises and my in store warranty has expired.

Going on my 4th PSU in less than 2 months. The first two were replaced in store

Now I am in the process of RMA'ing the PSU with over $20 in shipping.

I must say though EVGA customer support it freaking amazing 10 year warranty is also nice.

I will be out of a PSU for about two weeks I assume. I just hope that the replacement will not give me any problems this time. Never had this much issues with a computer than is less than 2 months old

Here is what I have been though

1st PSU was a Cosair CX750 (Bad coil whine)

2nd PSU EVGA Supernova 750G (Electrical Popping Noises)

3rd PSU EVGA Supernova 750G (Terrible Fan Noise/Bad Bearing)

 

[qubit]

This is a very strange experience with so many failures, especially as you're buying decent brands. Could you have a fault somewhere else in the PC that's taking out power supplies somehow, perhaps?

 

[jcgeny]

you should try to install the computer in a colder with a lot of air place [ check the pc inside to increase airflow ]
then i would try a 1000w or 1200w : psu are best at 50% load , they waste few energy at this level .
at the same time an ups . may be you should increase the home electricity power ?
at least i think you should ask your electrician what can be done to have a good power delivery in the house

check your cables to be "in line" and not like that :

because cables are getting hot so there is a risk of one starting to melt and start a fire ...

some says electricity is like water , they should say "lava" to prevent danger of fire


of course , set things off sometimes during hours [ like nights ]

 

[mikevs]

This is a very strange experience with so many failures, especially as you're buying decent brands. Could you have a fault somewhere else in the PC that's taking out power supplies somehow, perhaps?

Nope just bad luck. The outlet tested out fine as I tested it multiple times. Everything is grounded. I also have a brand new surge protector.

It was just bad luck. Cosair CX series are known for bad coil whine. The electrical popping sound was a bad capacitor in my 2nd PSU. And the most recent PSU being the 3rd was perfect for awhile and then the fan broke. Based on multiple recent reviews of the EVGA Supernova 750G, the fan going bad is caused by a recent bad batch of these PSU's the one I should receive will hopefully not have this issue again.

 

[mikevs]

you should try to install the computer in a colder with a lot of air place [ check the pc inside to increase airflow ]
then i would try a 1000w or 1200w : psu are best at 50% load , they waste few energy at this level .
at the same time an ups . may be you should increase the home electricity power ?
at least i think you should ask your electrician what can be done to have a good power delivery in the house

check your cables to be "in line" and not like that :

because cables are getting hot so there is a risk of one starting to melt and start a fire ...

some says electricity is like water , they should say "lava" to prevent danger of fire


of course , set things off sometimes during hours [ like nights ]

All of my cables are organized and look nothing like that lol.

My PC also gets a ton of airflow. It resides on my desk with little to no clutter.

My Outlets were tested and are fine.

Also my room is cool especially in the winter as the heat does not get to my room very well XD.

 

[jcgeny]

so go for an ups and a more powerful psu

 

[AsRock]

I am totally with Mailman on this as if you want the best you have to go Seasonic. A lot of these other companys may use Seasonic psu's but they often than not change shit like the fans and such and only way to make sure you get what your buying buy the original and skip that Corsair which uses Seasonic psu which could be changed any time in production for better or worse..

 

[qubit]

Nope just bad luck. The outlet tested out fine as I tested it multiple times. Everything is grounded. I also have a brand new surge protector.

It was just bad luck. Cosair CX series are known for bad coil whine. The electrical popping sound was a bad capacitor in my 2nd PSU. And the most recent PSU being the 3rd was perfect for awhile and then the fan broke. Based on multiple recent reviews of the EVGA Supernova 750G, the fan going bad is caused by a recent bad batch of these PSU's the one I should receive will hopefully not have this issue again.

That's really, really unfortunate and I would be really pissed off by now if it happened to me. I agree with the others and say you should just go with the best and get a Seasonic and have peace of mind. I'm talking about an original Seasonic, not a Corsair version or anything else. Certainly my one purchase of Seasonic for a family member is working just fine!

At the risk of muddying the water a little bit lol, the Corsair AX series are really good and as a bonus have enthusiast-level monitoring and control options which are worth checking out. And yes, you pay a premium for them, but that's to be expected. I'll probably be getting one at some point. So far, my Corsair HX850W (version 1) is still working perfectly after 4.5 years of use.

 

[Bansaku]

Well, just my 2 cents, but make sure that there is no internal cables or tags that may be either rubbing up against the fan, or rattling because the the RPMs. Both my Thermaltake Toughpower and OCZ ZT 750 had clacking problems and it turns out that a tag on the fan cable was hitting the blade as it was rattling around.

 

[eidairaman1]

Have an electrician check the ground cable and ground rod on your house. Replace faulty electrical outlet. Get tripp light isobar