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what could have happened to my PSU?

ny_driver

ny_driver

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System Name Overclock_Machine
Processor DFI LP UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert
Motherboard Opteron 146(3746MHz)
Cooling A/C Chiller w/ mod-Apogee XT/EK-FC4890 Special Edition
Memory 2 x 512MB OCZ Gold VX PC4000
Video Card(s) HD4890-Sapphire OC Edition
Display(s) Acer G235H-23" LCD
Case no, thanks
Audio Device(s) integrated
Power Supply Corsair TX-850w
Software Tiny7/XP
Benchmark Scores 6.625Ghz 965BE - CPU-Z 25,607 points 3dmark06 - 2 cards@952/1050
It a xclio x14s4p4 600w....I bought it new a couple years ago, it's never been abused or left out in the damp or anything. Anyways it's been working just fine...I shut down the system like normal last night and today the PSU is dead. First thing I tried was disconnecting everything from it and jumpering pins 15 & 16 which didn't start the PSU. Then I hooked the PSU to a different mobo and it wouldn't start, then I hooked a different PSU to the original system and it fires up...so I guess it has to be the PSU.

There were no electrical storms or anything last night....I don't understand how it could just quit working. Any suggestions? Thanks for the help.:banghead:
 
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Forget opening it, you could easily hurt yourself by doing this....besides, that PSU brand is not very good at all.

Go buy a Corsair PSU and be happy, even the 400w version will kick your current PSU in the balls even if it was working right! :laugh:
 
I'm all for opening the PSU but every time you tell someone to do this mention that they should *NEVER* touch *ANYTHING* in the PSU. Remove the case and LOOK but don't TOUCH. It might hurt if you do. Also, removing the case will void your warranty.
 
The advice everyone has here is very true. Capacitors can retain enough power inside of them to hurt and or kill you if they were energized at the time of the failure.

As for what happened, it is probably a poor platform that can't cleanup the power that comes in off of your lines in the house.

Thats why because I am in an old house I have line conditioners hooked in because the power is very 'dirty' on the outlets.

+1 for getting something made with a better platform. Silverstone , Corsair, Enermax, Antec etc...

ST
 
I opened it up and don't see anything strange..nothing burned. I took the 140mm fan out and tested it and scrapped the rest. :mad:
 
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