PSU BLOWS IN STAND BY(NEW BUILD)????

andrew693 · 20 Mar 2007 at 21:26

psu goes pop(very loud) when the pc is shut down in standby mode after 15-30 mins.
happened on first night of build,replaced with identical psu and has now failed in an identical way on second night.
Any ideas?????????????????

mysticsniper · 20 Mar 2007 at 21:32

Welcome to the forums.

Why don't you post the make & model of the PSU, and the hardware from your new setup as well

Justintime · 20 Mar 2007 at 21:33

PSU brand/wattage/model and system spec would be nice

touch · 20 Mar 2007 at 21:35

Your either really unlucky with 2 dodgy PSUs or you've got something wrong.

Possibly something on the motherboard is shorting on the case? - try removing it from the case and testing it first.

andrew693 · 20 Mar 2007 at 21:52

new set up spec

AM2NF3-VSTA MOBO
ATHLON 64 X2 3800 with ZALMAN CNPS9500 Cooler
CORSAIR DDR2 512x2
1x IDE HD
1x DVD RW
MATRIX POWER SUPPLY CO MODEL MA400

and by the way i'm sure i.ve done something wrong!

Justintime · 20 Mar 2007 at 21:57

PSU sounds like a generic brand that might not be up to the job, unless someone knows different.

Big.Wayne · 20 Mar 2007 at 21:58

andrew693 said:
MATRIX POWER SUPPLY CO MODEL MA400

WTF is that?

P.s: Welcome to the forums!

Jaaay · 20 Mar 2007 at 22:06

Big.Wayne said:
WTF is that?

P.s: Welcome to the forums!

Lmao!

andrew693 · 20 Mar 2007 at 22:13

why should the pc run ok all day then fail in standby,weird fault!

Big.Wayne · 20 Mar 2007 at 22:16

Andrew, how much did they charge you for that thing?

Will_3rd · 20 Mar 2007 at 22:19

Jay™ you sig is about 30kb too big, would change pronto

ins0mn1ac · 20 Mar 2007 at 22:47

Avoid generic PSU's like the plague.

DataVampire · 21 Mar 2007 at 12:16

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Avoid generic PSU's like the plague.

I once had a genetic 650 watt psu, or at least it said on the lable it was.
i was at work one day my wife telephones me up to say my pc had exploded, and yup when i rushed home to look at my pc, sure enough, well not entire pc the psu had blown up, taking with it my motherboard, and wificard and sound card.

The wife siad it was ok one minute, then a very loud bang, not to mention the pc had jumped forward 6 foot, it was that loud my niehbours ran around to see if my wife and kids was alright.
lesson to be learnt here.

!) dont ever believe what the lable says on genetic psus
2) cheaper psus dont have circuit protection liek many of the better ones.
3)If you choose a cheaper one, you could be risking your life of your componenets and heaven forbid even the peeps using your computer.