Oh dear

Snakedoctor · 22 Apr 2008 at 08:52

I was playing a little bit of Stalker on-line last night when suddenly there were two bright flashes and a bang. It was not the game, but my PSU.

I really hope it didn't take out the Mobo etc. Getting a new one later today and will see tonight.

Snakedoctor · 22 Apr 2008 at 09:45

Cheers guys, got my fingers crossed!

Snakedoctor · 22 Apr 2008 at 18:02

Oh thank all that is holy etc, its all ok with new PSU.

Snakedoctor · 22 Apr 2008 at 18:55

sanofi said:
Good to hear, what brand PSU was it?

I had both a Hiper Type R and an Antec NeoH go pop on the same system, neither damaged any components thankfully.

Something cheap and nasty, hense my concern! Colours IT 550w. I have something a little better now, hopefully!

Snakedoctor · 22 Apr 2008 at 19:14

Blackhawk47 said:
definatly not the best psu on the market ... what were you powering ? isnt that thing like £20 or something ...

anyway glad to know everything is working but i would do some tests first.

All running smashing and as before.

Not running a lot, 3 HDs, DVD, E6750, 8800 GTS, USB Saitek Eclipse 2 and Razer Death Adder. Not a huge drain for a 550w PSU. My PC is on 24/7 though and I was playing with "sleep", trying to get it to work, causing many crashes and reboots, but I found out in the end it was due to the overclock, at stock it slept soundly. I tend to tinker until I break it, then fix it again and start again. Cant help myself, it's a curse.