The 'Hiper-Explosive' Club

Uriel · 15 Jan 2010 at 12:26

Still got a type R 480w in the spare rig.

Was it just the 580w modulars that were bad or was it the earlier hiper PSUs too?

pastymuncher · 15 Jan 2010 at 13:45

580's were the bad ones.

DavyBoy · 15 Jan 2010 at 14:06

Is it only the 580w Type-R Hiper's that are dodgy?

I've got the Type M 630w, I've owned it for about 4 years, and it's been in at least 4 different systems since then, and it's still going strong to this day, it's currently powering my partners i7 system o/ced to 4GHz with an 8800GTX, and it's solid imo.

I've opened it up in the past to clean out all the dust, and it has the same looks as a lot of the high end PSU's around, the layout of the components is extremely clean, and the build quality is excellent imo, so that's what made me think that it must only be the 580w ones that are crap.

wonderlust · 22 Jan 2010 at 09:13

Ok seems like I might have to join this club now....

Hiper Type R 530W died last night...

Nasty smell but seems to have died "safe"

put in el cheapo psu I had kicking around and the system seems to be booting fine, will run a thorough diagnostics on the system later.

it was only running the following so nowhere near full power!

Gigabyte 3d Aurora
Asus P5K-VM
E2160 @ stock
Freezer 7
4Gb DDR2 PC6400 (4x1Gb)
3 x 7200 rpm Sata drives and a Sata burner

Disjunto · 26 Jan 2010 at 11:30

teddy4 said:
Ok seems like I might have to join this club now....

Hiper Type R 530W died last night...

Nasty smell but seems to have died "safe"

put in el cheapo psu I had kicking around and the system seems to be booting fine, will run a thorough diagnostics on the system later.

it was only running the following so nowhere near full power!

Gigabyte 3d Aurora
Asus P5K-VM
E2160 @ stock
Freezer 7
4Gb DDR2 PC6400 (4x1Gb)
3 x 7200 rpm Sata drives and a Sata burner

here's where el cheapo will explode and take out everything with it

wonderlust · 26 Jan 2010 at 13:34

Luckily it was only for a few days while the Etailer I purchased it from kindly replaced it with a OCZ stealthstream 500w for FREE.

And I didn't have to send back the dead 530W

I can't name them as much as I wish to due to them being a competitor.

darklighthim · 26 Jan 2010 at 19:05

Bought a Hiper 580w Modular a while back when i did a build for my father and it lasted about 1.75-2 years and then one day he shut his machine down to restart and then a "Bang" or actually it was more like a "PUUFF" sound and it went. Luckily it didn't take the other components with it

buttkinz · 26 Jan 2010 at 20:05

nooooooooooo, just bought one off the bay for the mrs's comp hahaha!

Dynomutt · 9 Feb 2010 at 13:21

Cant believe ive just found this thread, i have had 2 Hiper Type R 580w mods 1st one ran for about a year and a half before the high pitched whining started, RMA'd it, replacment lasted about the same amount of time then same thing happened, I still have the PSU and it has not completley failed yet but I wont use it anymore as I know its death is most likley iminent, came across this thread when trying to search for a way to fix it ie identify the faulty componant and replace it if possible, didnt realise the fault was so common, so has anyone managed to find what the fault is cos I would love to be able to fix it, had it open but cant see any damaged components at all.

Katoom · 19 Feb 2010 at 16:14

Well, my 4.5yr old Hiper 580w finally bit the bullet on Tuesday, just didn't turn on, didn't take anything with it.
The main fan died on it about a year ago (heard the rear fan going flat out) so i changed that, should have taken it as a sign.

slime-uk · 20 Feb 2010 at 22:17

Can I join too please? My 38 month old Hiper Type R modular 580w just went bang yesterday while I was using it. Sad thing is, I have another which is 5 months older and it is still working but probably has been used less in the time. I have now (gulp) swapped the dead one with the working one and it seems the rest of the rig is OK. I don't trust it now so will be buying 2 x new PSUs very soon - not sure which though.

bhavv · 20 Jun 2010 at 16:27

Wow, I missed this thread.

Mine blew up with smoke in just 3 months when I had it, luckilly my components were saved.

MikeB · 21 Jun 2010 at 08:04

I have one of these in an old pc, not missed a beat but....this thread is scaring me, will source a cheapo to replace it i think

Astro97 · 21 Jun 2010 at 08:56

I had a Type R modular 580w fizzle and explode on me as well after 2 years use, taking my 7800gtx and gigabyte motherboard with it too..

pastymuncher · 21 Jun 2010 at 10:51

MikeB said:
I have one of these in an old pc, not missed a beat but....this thread is scaring me, will source a cheapo to replace it i think

No No No. Do not buy a "cheapo" psu. Buy a quality branded psu. Cheap ones cannot deliver their stated power output, have weak unstable rails and if they fail are likley to take out your other components with it. The psu is the single most important component in a pc so do not skimp on it. Buy a quality one and it will last you a long time.

Eclectic · 21 Jun 2010 at 19:22

Oh, Im eligible for membership, Had the Hiper Type-R 580 die on my just a few months back, it was atleast three years old mind. And it was my fault I guess, was loaded with dust when it gave up the ghost while playing a game. Didnt take anything else out either.

Serenityxo · 21 Jun 2010 at 19:43

Had mine since Dec 08, still working fine (touch wood).

ricky · 21 Jun 2010 at 20:29

MikeB said:
I have one of these in an old pc, not missed a beat but....this thread is scaring me, will source a cheapo to replace it i think

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Hamoodii · 8 Feb 2011 at 11:36

Another one bites the dust....

CM GX550 here we come

pastymuncher · 8 Feb 2011 at 12:49

Almost as bad. The GX series have been getting very poor reviews.