8200 Blew PSU

whitworth2001 · 6 May 2012 at 14:46

Hi all

So i have just upgraded my CPU from an AMD x2 255. Install the new Fx 8200 all went well activated all 8 cores was perfect untill i loaded battlefield 3 played for 10 minutes and big sparked and turned off. It had blown my psu i did notice before it blew my cpu was running at 65c. could this have been a faulty psu it was a cheap one which i bought to run my old x2 255 and it run perfectly on battlefield 3 or could this be some other problem. i have just ordered the Corsair CMPSU-650TXV2UK Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 High Performance 650W Power Supply. at the moment i have other old psu in and when i run games it seems to make a noice now and again coming from the psu like it is straining to keep up. the power supply i was using was 700w

Thanks
Kris

System specs

FX8120
8GB DDR3 Crossair 133MHZ
GTX560TI OC
View Sonic 23" HD Monitor

wkingsnorth · 6 May 2012 at 14:54

whitworth2001 said:
Hi all
The power supply i was using was 700w

What power supply though? Cheap power supplies will fail

whitworth2001 · 6 May 2012 at 14:59

am not sure what make it was i bought it for £25 because my old one failed. the power supply i have in at the minute also seems to be making a noise when i load BF3 like it is going to blow again also this one is also quite cheap

Surveyor · 6 May 2012 at 15:07

Never skimp on the PSU.

iviv · 6 May 2012 at 15:07

whitworth2001 said:
i bought it for £25

And that is why it blew up.

You're looking at more like £60+ for a good solid 650W PSU.

whitworth2001 · 6 May 2012 at 15:11

true.

it was okay with my old processor tho so i dnt see why it blew it up after 5 mins of play with my new 8120

i have ordered this one : that okay?

Please do not post links to competitor websites. - w3bbo

Vimes · 6 May 2012 at 15:13

That one will be fine but remove the competitors link please

Martini1991 · 6 May 2012 at 15:14

whitworth2001 said:
true.

it was okay with my old processor tho so i dnt see why it blew it up after 5 mins of play with my new 8120

Serious or just trolling?

wkingsnorth · 6 May 2012 at 15:21

whitworth2001 said:
it was okay with my old processor tho

Then you were lucky whilst it lasted.

gareth170 · 6 May 2012 at 15:21

whitworth2001 said:
true.

it was okay with my old processor tho so i dnt see why it blew it up after 5 mins of play with my new 8120

8120 most likely uses more power........

cheap psu's won't have true watt rating

deusexlumina · 6 May 2012 at 15:22

whitworth2001 said:
true.

it was okay with my old processor tho so i dnt see why it blew it up after 5 mins of play with my new 8120

i have ordered this one : that okay?

Please do not post links to competitor websites. - w3bbo

maybe becuase the new processor probably draws about 2-3x more power?

whitworth2001 · 6 May 2012 at 15:26

Martini1991 said:
Serious or just trolling?

it was just 5 mins of play wasnt anything serious.

so ill just put it down to experience then and see how this new one goes

thank you

Admetos · 6 May 2012 at 15:40

whitworth2001 said:
true.

it was okay with my old processor tho so i dnt see why it blew it up after 5 mins of play with my new 8120

i have ordered this one : that okay?

Please do not post links to competitor websites. - w3bbo

Your PSU was likely in poor condition with previous CPU. Increased power usage revealed the true condition of the unit.

moogle · 6 May 2012 at 15:44

whitworth2001 said:
am not sure what make it was i bought it for £25 because my old one failed. the power supply i have in at the minute also seems to be making a noise when i load BF3 like it is going to blow again also this one is also quite cheap

LOL, round 2 for your components. I only hope that I'm as lucky as you are if my PSU ever goes boom.

Mike_P · 6 May 2012 at 15:58

Hmm, let's see...

CPU ~£140
GPU ~£170+
RAM ~£40
+MOBO

Yep a 700W PSU for ~£25 will top it off nicely, job done. :rolleyes:

whitworth2001 · 6 May 2012 at 16:17

Yes I know it was stupid and I was lucky to get away wi just my psu blowing but could there be any other reason why it blew except cheap psu

moogle · 6 May 2012 at 16:21

whitworth2001 said:
Yes I know it was stupid and I was lucky to get away wi just my psu blowing but could there be any other reason why it blew except cheap psu

Random faulty part in the PSU, but 99.99999999999999999999999999999999% because it's a ****** PSU.

If you're going to spend £25 on a PSU then maybe only get up to a 350W one with that money. At least it'll be a bit better quality.

High wattage and low cost don't go together, it might have said 700W PSU on the sticker but it couldn't ever deliver those ratings.

Just because the sticker says it's something doesn't mean it actually is.

gareth170 · 6 May 2012 at 16:31

if your £25 psu says it's a 700W PSU on the sticker it'l only deliver near that for about afew minutes before blowing .

realistic the psu is only 350-400w

also u got to hope it hasn't damaged anything

cheap psu's don't have good safety protection features

IvanDobskey · 6 May 2012 at 16:34

Surveyor said:
Never skimp on the PSU.

This x1000000

AgedIdiot · 6 May 2012 at 16:56

Don't feel too bad - we have (except for those among us who were born with 'the knowledge'

- not me I'm afraid !) all either been or nearly been there :eek:

If your very lucky a psu failure will only involve the purchase of a new psu but they have been known to cost new motherboard/cpu etc.

Overall , as advised by all the other posters , cutting costs in this area can be very, very expensive; so not to be recomended !

Corsair psu's have a good rep. and should be good for a few years :cool:

If I were you and your running 'el cheapo' pending receipt of the corsair I would either reduce the load as much as I could or just not take the risk!!