Was running a Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 overclocked to 3ghz, along with 1 hard drive, 2 gigs of memory and a 8800gts, bought a new Dell Ultrasharp 2407WFP-HC 24" moniter and had it running for 30 mins. Was enjoying a good game of cs source on max and then BANG!
. Loud pop sound came from the pc and a flash of light. Knew then my pc was buggered, tried to restart but nothing happened. Looks like my psu blew up and took my motherboard with it. Just thought Id post as a warning to others, dont run a decent rig on a crap psu. The culprit, an Akasa Ultra Quiet 460W Paxpower. I knew it wasnt a great psu but thought it would be adequate enough to run what I had, my computer aint that high spec! Had to order a new Gigabyte GA_P35_DS3R along with a Corsair HX 520W. Hope this one does the job, I heard they're reliable. What annoys me is the fact my pc has run fine for months and as soon as I get a new moniter and up the res, it decides to blow. Ahwell, enough of the rant. Next time Ill never skimp on the power supply!
. Loud pop sound came from the pc and a flash of light. Knew then my pc was buggered, tried to restart but nothing happened. Looks like my psu blew up and took my motherboard with it. Just thought Id post as a warning to others, dont run a decent rig on a crap psu. The culprit, an Akasa Ultra Quiet 460W Paxpower. I knew it wasnt a great psu but thought it would be adequate enough to run what I had, my computer aint that high spec! Had to order a new Gigabyte GA_P35_DS3R along with a Corsair HX 520W. Hope this one does the job, I heard they're reliable. What annoys me is the fact my pc has run fine for months and as soon as I get a new moniter and up the res, it decides to blow. Ahwell, enough of the rant. Next time Ill never skimp on the power supply!
