Blown PSU. Reason?.

Philz0r · 21 Dec 2016 at 10:09

Hi guys,

My 550w psu blew last night after flashing my red devil rx480.

Was running haven benchmark on a loop for 30mins np, loaded up the division and ran benchmark, after 30 seconds psu popped.

I'm running i5 3570k, 2x4gb ddr3, red devil 480(unlocked bios no oc)ssd and a 2tb hdd with a dvd rom.

I thought my 550w would be ok but aparently not, i presume it blew by being too low power rated?.

Any thoughts?

Ps been running locked bios for 2 weeks without trouble.

ChugNorris · 21 Dec 2016 at 10:16

What brand/model? If it's a reliable 550W unit it should have no issue with your setup.

Philz0r · 21 Dec 2016 at 10:21

It was a cheapy one.

I just ordered a kolink 700w from ocuk. Hopfully that won't pop

lee32uk · 21 Dec 2016 at 11:09

Philz0r said:
It was a cheapy one.

I just ordered a kolink 700w from ocuk. Hopfully that won't pop

So from one cheapy to another

wedrum · 21 Dec 2016 at 11:12

lee32uk said:
So from one cheapy to another

cant wait for part 2

Philz0r · 21 Dec 2016 at 11:24

Well last one lasted 7 years, this just has to get me through christmas

wedrum · 21 Dec 2016 at 11:38

surely the evga or the xfx at that price would be better.

VIPER258 · 21 Dec 2016 at 18:00

wedrum said:
cant wait for part 2

Delta3D · 21 Dec 2016 at 18:35

I'd honestly get something a little bit more known like EVGA, XFX or Corsair whilst you're replacing it. You're lucky your whole system isn't down the drain.

Doogles · 22 Dec 2016 at 06:19

wedrum said:
cant wait for part 2

Yeah I never understand cheaping out on PSU, the cheapest I have is a CX750 and that is only because I needed it the same day and was the best I could get from the purple store for reasonable money.

richthomuk · 22 Dec 2016 at 07:19

Philz0r said:
It was a cheapy one.

I just ordered a kolink 700w from ocuk. Hopfully that won't pop

Oh god

Philz0r · 22 Dec 2016 at 19:39

Arrived today, its working fine.

Doogles · 23 Dec 2016 at 13:47

Philz0r said:
Arrived today, its working fine.

Let's just hope when the Kolink goes bang it doesn't take the system with it

richthomuk · 23 Dec 2016 at 20:17

Doogles said:
Let's just hope when the Kolink goes bang it doesn't take the system with it

ChugNorris · 23 Dec 2016 at 21:03

It won't go bang, or we wouldn't sell it. A lot of internet experts in here...

demonix · 24 Dec 2016 at 16:48

ChugNorris said:
It won't go bang, or we wouldn't sell it. A lot of internet experts in here...

Which is likely why you don't see any up to 750W power supplies here for under £20 like a certain competitor does (and they're all no name brand units)

Doogles · 25 Dec 2016 at 08:39

ChugNorris said:
It won't go bang, or we wouldn't sell it. A lot of internet experts in here...

But you sold the Trition and this is just from recent memory, I'm in no way an expert with PSU's but I do know that these low end Kolink's have no reviews from reputable places and that is enough to put me off, if you are really that confident in the product then either you or Kolink would have sent one to JonnyGuru and some other places for it to be tested and come out with a good review bolstering it's position.

hornetstinger · 25 Dec 2016 at 09:40

ChugNorris said:
It won't go bang, or we wouldn't sell it. A lot of internet experts in here...

Nothing magical in a brand of PSU all have probablity of blowing up.

ChugNorris · 25 Dec 2016 at 15:26

Doogles said:
But you sold the Trition and this is just from recent memory, I'm in no way an expert with PSU's but I do know that these low end Kolink's have no reviews from reputable places and that is enough to put me off, if you are really that confident in the product then either you or Kolink would have sent one to JonnyGuru and some other places for it to be tested and come out with a good review bolstering it's position.

I don't look after AIO's therefore not particularly relevant in a thread about PSUs. Kolink have been reviewed in several 'reputable' places and will continue to gain reviews throughout the next few months. However, haters gonna hate.

ChugNorris · 25 Dec 2016 at 15:28

hornetstinger said:
Nothing magical in a brand of PSU all have probablity of blowing up.

Indeed, and Kolink actually have a lower return rate than pretty much every other brand we sell.