Bibuy PSU!

by Arachon • 23 Jul 2010, 08:57 • Journals
My poor poor PSU has died :(

Last night I noticed that my computer started smelling like burned HW. When I turned it on this morning, it started going *BzZZZZzzzzZ* *FZzzZZzzZZ* etc. so I decided to turn it off again. This was when hell broke loose, as smoke started to rise from the back of the PSU, so now I am on my laptop. The worst thing, is that it's friday, which means that if I order a new PSU today, I wont be getting it before monday, unless I pay a huge amount of money to have it delivered tomorrow.

Any experts out there? I have been thinking of turning on the computer again, but I would think that it is probably not advisable to turn a PSU, which has providing a nice smoke cover for my livingroom!
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overboost 23 Jul 2010, 09:58
Hmm. My good sir, I think your PSU has died. At least, that's my conclusion. I'm an expert.
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ThadCastle 23 Jul 2010, 10:09
Hmm. My good sir, I think your PSU has died. My condolences. I'm an expert.
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niSmO 23 Jul 2010, 10:17
Hmm. My good sir, I think your PSU has died. Im so sorry for your loss. I'm an expert.
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darthmob 23 Jul 2010, 10:22
What about actually leaving the house, going to the shop and getting one there?
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Arachon 23 Jul 2010, 10:26
Lea...ving?

Well, it's a heck of a lot cheaper buying HW online than in a store, at least here in Denmark it is. There is no way I am going to pay double the price, just to get it today :)
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darthmob 23 Jul 2010, 10:40
Ok twice as much is definitely too much. I got my PC from a local store and may have payed more than by buying the parts online but I did get a 5 year warranty on everything.

Eg. my PSU died as well after 3 years and I got a new one in a couple of days free of charge.
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Arachon 23 Jul 2010, 10:46
Yeah, I bought my computer already assembled aswell, so I could probably get a new psu for free. It would however take longer time than just buying a new one and the same type of psu is around 40 euros on teh web, so it's not much.
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aSmOgAn 23 Jul 2010, 10:29
change your psu + pray that your motherboard is not affected
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aSmOgAn 23 Jul 2010, 10:30
u could check your psu in a hardware store or smth like that,
they should have a measurement device
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Haffle 23 Jul 2010, 10:32
Check your mobo, it might have taken some damage too...
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Panda 23 Jul 2010, 11:45
Does suck with weekend deliveries but at least you have something to use over the weekend until your new PSU arrived. Just hope nothing else have been affected now!
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zenix 23 Jul 2010, 12:32
What brand and type PSU did you had?
And i wouldnt turn it on again, just hope that the PSU didnt take take any hardware. Last time i had PSU blowing up, my motherboard was also gone.
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Arachon 23 Jul 2010, 12:53
Inter-Tech Energon EPS-650W http://skinflint.co.uk/eu/a541635.html

I sure hope that nothing has been affected by the "blow-up", since it came after I had turned the computer off. It smelled like burned HW all night, last night and the puter worked fine this morning.
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zenix 23 Jul 2010, 13:03
tbh it doesnt look like A brand powersupply.
Make sure you buy something like corsair/seasonic/cooler master/scythe/be quiet!/enermax/ocz/zalman/thermaltake. Burning plastic is the outside of capacitor. Be happy it didnt blow up badly, its like fireworks. Also if i see your computer specs, more than 500W is not neccesary. 650W is overkill.
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diph 23 Jul 2010, 12:38
years ago i had the very same thing, i used to cool my PSU with a table fan back then :)
it was working fine for another 2 weeks, then it finally died.
but it was a 250W PSU :D
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strN 23 Jul 2010, 12:42
just go to a local shop and buy a good psu :)))
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