Man of Honour
- Joined
- 12 Jul 2005
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- Aberlour, NE Scotland
Hi guys, my Seasonic S12 650w energy+ blew up last night. Not as spectacular as my old Hiper did, just a huge flash. Luckily it did'nt take anything with it, unlike the Hiper. Went to power on the pc and just a flash then dead as a dodo. Took it out and tried shorting it with a load of fans plugged in for some load and nothing. Put in a Winpower 650w (yeah right) that i had lying around and the pc booted straight away. Obviously the Seasonic at fault then. Applied for an RMA last night with the retailer i got it from and got accepted straight away. It's even been picked up as well. They reckon it will be a direct replacement and a 2 day turnaround from when they recieve my blown one so hopefully i should have a replacement by the middle of next week.
In the meantime, seeing as i am using a crappy Winpower 650w i have throttled down to 2.6ghz and also set the 8800gts back to it's stock speed. The Winpower is brand new. It came with a case that i used to build a pc for my son but i ripped it out to be replaced by a decent psu. Here's hoping it lasts.
Just goes to show that spending almost £100 on a highly regarded brand of psu does'nt mean it's going to be any more reliable than a £40-50 one. Damn thing only lasted 7 months!!
In the meantime, seeing as i am using a crappy Winpower 650w i have throttled down to 2.6ghz and also set the 8800gts back to it's stock speed. The Winpower is brand new. It came with a case that i used to build a pc for my son but i ripped it out to be replaced by a decent psu. Here's hoping it lasts.
Just goes to show that spending almost £100 on a highly regarded brand of psu does'nt mean it's going to be any more reliable than a £40-50 one. Damn thing only lasted 7 months!!
