Dead Power Supply

Merzbro · 25 May 2013 at 22:37

So I'd just finished assembling my PC and was poking around in the BIOS settings. A few seconds after I enabled my XMP profile I hear this deafening cracking noise accompanied by a burning smell and my PC shuts down. After hastily disconnecting everything I think the smell is coming from my power supply so I decide to test it by shorting out the 24-pin connector with a fan attached. Nothing.

Just to be sure I reconnect all the power cables and try to power on but again nothing happens. No lights on my motherboard or my GPU either.

It's a Seasonic 650W X-Series, which ironically enough I paid a premium for because it's ostensibly a very high quality unit.

I suppose the next step is just to RMA the PSU?

Jay85 · 25 May 2013 at 22:46

Wow yours too?!?

my Seasonic X850 recently blew up on me too as soon as I flipped the switch on at the back. Made a bright smoke followed by a small flame and bang! Safe to say I **** myself and ripped the plug out.

Luckily though the safety features on this psu work so nothing was damaged.

I would just RMA it as chances are it is 100% dead. Did you buy it from OCUK?

5960xNvidiaGamer · 25 May 2013 at 22:48

Stick with high end corsair psu's from now on

Merzbro · 25 May 2013 at 22:53

Evga_Gamer said:
Stick with high end corsair psu's from now on

I thought Seasonic were the top-dog of the PSU world though?

Unfortunately I didn't get it from OCUK.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 25 May 2013 at 23:01

a lot of people say they, are. corsair for me, wouldnt touch any others.

panyan · 25 May 2013 at 23:05

Evga_Gamer said:
Stick with high end corsair psu's from now on

Merzbro said:
I thought Seasonic were the top-dog of the PSU world though?

Unfortunately I didn't get it from OCUK.

Seasonic make a lot of the Corsair psu;s

5960xNvidiaGamer · 25 May 2013 at 23:06

Yeah true, very true. Well ill rephrase it lol. I will only use psu's with Corsair's name on them.

Akagi · 25 May 2013 at 23:18

Some people have the worst luck... All of my PSU's have been FSP/Sirtec/EZ-Cool design, and none have failed on me...

And yet you bought one of the best 650W PSU's around and it goes bang like a Winpower.

Just RMA it. I assume Seasonic have a reasonable RMA service?

jesusismyairbag · 26 May 2013 at 14:31

next time just buy a generic one off ebay, probably last a little longer kidda

On Holiday · 26 May 2013 at 22:24

jesusismyairbag said:
next time just buy a generic one off ebay, probably last a little longer kidda

Haha, troll.

RSRAVI · 27 May 2013 at 09:17

I thought corsair have noise interference issue thru speakers ?

whyscotty · 27 May 2013 at 09:40

jesusismyairbag said:
next time just buy a generic one off ebay, probably last a little longer kidda

You can't be serious

Akagi · 27 May 2013 at 10:42

whyscotty said:
You can't be serious

I don't think he was being serious.

biuro74 · 27 May 2013 at 10:45

If Seasonic blows up, it might be a fake. I've seen some fake made-in-China Intels that didn't work (obviously), but were sold as Intel's CPUs. Those Seasonics didn't work either

tipes · 27 May 2013 at 11:29

panyan said:
Seasonic make a lot of the Corsair psu;s

Makes you wonder if the flextronic versions of Corsair Psu might be better?????
I am surprised though as seasonic are meant to be among the best out there.

Mark

pastymuncher · 27 May 2013 at 13:13

Seasonic only make 3 Corsair psu's now, the HX650, AX 760 and AX860. All the rest are CWT, Flextronic or Chicony Power Technology.