Power Supply Blew last night :(

I bought a nice gaming rig 6 months ago and last night while playing far cry 3 it made a loud Bang and my lovely pc died :(

1 day before the Beta! I have been counting down the days to beta, what horrible luck!

The pc has a 1 year guarantee so I am sure they will post me a new power supply but thats gonna take at least a weak...

Either that or i go into London today and just buy a new power supply for about £60 cause I am very impatient and really really really wanna play the beta today/tomorrow whenever it comes out lol.

Anyways just thought id share my sorrows with you guys :P

Ouch! I'm sorry to hear.

I would recommend Corsair PSUs.

Ok sweet will have a look for them thanks.

Yeah if it was bought whole, the PSU they had and the new one they may give may be sub par in the first place. Without knowing the model, hard to say, but if it is, buying a decent one is my recommendation.

Sensonic and crosshair psu are actually same ;p sensonoc are cheaper

Corsair is over rated..and they've fallen on reputability on their budget PSU products. There's Seasonic, Antec, Silverstone, , PC Power & Cooling, Thermatake, great OEMs.

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Originally Posted by Seirra_Lanzce

Sensonic and crosshair psu are actually same ;p sensonoc are cheaper

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Corsair also buys from Channel Well (CWT) for some of the PSUs too.

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Originally Posted by ispano

Yeah if it was bought whole, the PSU they had and the new one they may give may be sub par in the first place. Without knowing the model, hard to say, but if it is, buying a decent one is my recommendation.

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Yh I think you right - Make is called Powercool 80 Plus. 550 W. Probably some unknown brand lol. Yeah think im gonna go grab a corsair one today if I can find one at PC world.

I see similar companies, but not that one. Check here http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...urer,2913.html

As before Seasonic is good. PC Power & Cooling USED to be good, since OCZ took them over they're not as great now. CWT for some is good, like the Corsair 1200W I use as one of my Dual PSU setup.

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Originally Posted by ispano

PC Power & Cooling USED to be good, since OCZ took them over they're not as great now.

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Oh, i dunno. I'm using them on all my current PCs, the modular version, and they're stable, quiet and have a silver 80+ specification. Sounds good for me for the price they're offered at.

That sucks dude. Hope it doesn't keep you out of beta for too long!

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Oh, i dunno. I'm using them on all my current PCs, the modular version, and they're stable, quiet and have a silver 80+ specification. Sounds good for me for the price they're offered at.

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Before OCZ bought them they used to be far better. They started dropping the old models that were actually good(I have one) and started using the name to sell cheaper units effectively.

http://www.overclock.net/t/688265/on-pc-power-cooling

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Originally Posted by ispano

Before OCZ bought them they used to be far better. They started dropping the old models that were actually good(I have one) and started using the name to sell cheaper units effectively.

http://www.overclock.net/t/688265/on-pc-power-cooling

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Reading through it, it seems pretty our of date. My OCZ PSU is modular, has a 120mm fan and is probably multirail, too.

The OP themselves say that the Silencers from 2 years ago "aren't terrible. In fact, they're arguably better than the original Silencers". The TurboCool (aka 800w+) being overpriced is nothing new, barely anyone needs them, except for people with SLI/Crossfire. The rest is well served with a 650w PSU, and those were one of the cheaper ones compared to other products.

Yes, there are better options available, but not everyone can afford (nor need) the best of the best. OCZ is midrange according to your link, and that's good enough for me.

That is a major blow to the nuts! Something like this is equivalent to Ryu from street fighter doing a fiery-haryukun-upercut right to the testies. I know the feeling though.

I hate when PC companies put sub par PSUs in their rigs. They put all these power hungry components in and then shove in a low wattage power supply and expect it not to explode.

Just another reason not to buy pre-made and build one yourself, I say.

Corsair, Thermaltake, Seasonic all solid PSUs. Powercool has been around a while so they aren't "unknown" and they do have some solid hardware. Could have just been a bad PSU; it happens. Hopefully you can get what you need before CB 1 starts. Good luck :D

here's the kicker, hoping that the psu blowing like that didn't take some other components along with it...
I need to replace mine asap before this happens as well. I don't trust my xtreme gear 850w at all lol. I never leave my pc running when i'm not using it because of that.

Be sure to do a thorough check before you just buy a new Power source to find that the surge also blew your mobo or other hardware.

I've been using my 850Watt Corsair for the last 2 and half years, they are definately a reliable purchase.

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Originally Posted by Lirion

Ouch! I'm sorry to hear.

I would recommend Corsair PSUs.

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completely agree with this gent here. i have been using my corsair 750 for over 4 years now and it's in its second build i've done. i wasn't going to replace the power supply that was still running flawlessly so i bought a lower end psu for the old one and sold it off for almost what i had in the full thing lmao.

just make sure you get a psu that's compatible with your setup.

edit: adding an idea. i'd probably go buy a corsair psu to use in my comp and return the psu that came with the comp to get it replaced. use the corsair and you'll always have a backup in case it went down. the factory psu will be a huge downgrade from the corsair if something did happen to it, but it would be better than having nothing until you could replace/return it.

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Originally Posted by Lirion

Ouch! I'm sorry to hear.

I would recommend Corsair PSUs.

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This. I've been using their Enthusiast Series for years, and they're great.

i have used antic for around 5years and its still working like charm, atm im having Corsair its also so nice PSU

Ok went out and bought a 750 Watt, the make is, OCZ with overpower surge protection! So I am back in the game woot ^^ PC works fine and nothing else broke thank goodness!!!

Seasonic or Corsair- buy nothing else for a PSU.

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Originally Posted by Finchley

Ok went out and bought a 750 Watt, the make is, OCZ with overpower surge protection! So I am back in the game woot ^^ PC works fine and nothing else broke thank goodness!!!

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Congrats. Good to hear nothing else got fried.

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Ok went out and bought a 750 Watt, the make is, OCZ with overpower surge protection! So I am back in the game woot ^^ PC works fine and nothing else broke thank goodness!!!

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What were your other system specs that you were running on that 550 watt?

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Originally Posted by Lirion

Ouch! I'm sorry to hear.

I would recommend Corsair PSUs.

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I've got a Corsair one and it's been working wonderfully for 3 years so far. ^^