Dodgy PSU ?

[foster grant]

OK does this mean I need to change my PSU ?,,or is it just a result of a power surge ( we have been having our sockets going off for a few days )...also just to say I dont have a spare PSU to test .

this is the one i have https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...plus-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-003-ea.html



sorry the image is a bit small

 

[mickyflinn]

Does the sockets in the house go off when the pc is off, that would indicate that the problem is else where in the house.

 

[foster grant]

Nope......only at night when the PC is on, and only when im playing Euro Truck Simulator funny enough....also after nearly 180 views you are the only person to respond

 

[BluD]

Still could be the electrics at fault, maybe faulty multiway plug adapter or ring main circuit, i would try plugging something powerful into the same socket you use, a vacuum cleaner/electric heater or something 500+ watts to test it.

You could also test your PC in another socket preferably on another circuit. Down stairs and upstairs are normally on seperate circuits but not always. If yours are on the same circuit double electric ovens or halogen hobs always have their same circuit often with a 13amp plug socket incorporated into the switch which would also work for testing.

Dont start plugging your PC into randoms sockets in the kitchen if your not sure what they do though.

If your PSU trips any circuit you try it on and nothing else trips in your PCs socket then i would send your PSU back, they have a 10 years warranty on them ones i believe. Its a pain sending back PSUs, theyre so heavy, ive had to send back 2 in a row once when they arrived DOA, i think it was a dodgey batch. COst me a fortune in special delivery costs.

 

[mickyflinn]

Hey Foster have you found a soloution yet ?

 

[On Holiday]

Ooh that's interesting. ASUS Anti Surge will actually say when there has been an issue - is that on all boards with Anti Surge?