Blown Corsair TX 650W, Arghhhhhh!

veggiemanuk · 12 Feb 2009 at 08:56

So, im sitting at my computer playing EVE and suddently POP! Crap their goes ny new PC of only 5 months or so old.

Im hoping its only the PSU as I cant fully test anything else as I dont have a replacement PSU thats fully compatible. When I submit the RMA later today will I end up having to send the PSU, Mobo, Mem and GFX card or just the PSU to start with?

Managed to get my old system up and running at least so thats something i suppose.

psd99 · 12 Feb 2009 at 09:43

see if you can get a friend's psu and test it out on your rig

if it works fine no need to send out anything else other than the psu

Clum · 12 Feb 2009 at 10:04

I may be wrong but i think you get charged if you send something back for testing and it turns out to not be faulty. Could end up expensive if you send everything back!

SMN · 12 Feb 2009 at 10:09

Probably one of the main capacitors in the PSU - ive done it many a time before, by accident and sometimes through being an idiot - one things for sure, it hurts your eardrums.

Get a spare PSU off someone or buy a cheapy cheapy one and try that, if it works your laughing - get your Corsair RMA'd and you should be OK.

dovey · 12 Feb 2009 at 11:34

Should I be worried? my tx 650 is sat here making an awful squeal when the cpu is at idle!!

veggiemanuk · 13 Feb 2009 at 08:52

dovey said:
Should I be worried? my tx 650 is sat here making an awful squeal when the cpu is at idle!!

Mine made no worrying noises what so ever, just POP! So if yours is squeeling like a pig id probably get a replacement.

Mines getting packed up tonight ready to return to OC.