PSU died

Oberon · 20 May 2009 at 18:44

As the title says, my PSU decided to kick the bucket,

This is a first for me so I have a few questions:

1) How do I know if its killed other components on its way out?

2) Whats a good replacement for it? (It was an Akasa 460w)

Cheers

Plec · 20 May 2009 at 18:46

Oberon said:
1) How do I know if its killed other components on its way out?

The only real way of knowing is testing another psu in it - or testing other components in another rig.

Oberon said:
2) Whats a good replacement for it? (It was an Akasa 460w)

BeQuiet or Corsair are very good.

cmndr_andi · 20 May 2009 at 18:50

Have you got a friend who can lend you a psu?- check if the pc boots up using a PSU known to work. Could also run a stress test with it to ensure everything is still fine.

As for a replacement - a very good value one is this OCZ. Corsairs are also highly recommended. If you want the best one available - this Be Quiet is the one.

Sasahara · 21 May 2009 at 09:50

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 EPS12V 610W £67.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-002-PP

Corsairs & Be Quiet are very good, but not the best. That status goes to the Antec Signature Series and Seasonic M12Ds, but you don't need them for your rig.