EMERGENCY!!! COMPUTER BRICKED!!! HELP ME ASAP!!

[The VCR King]

And I do think my current PSU is failing. That thing is f****** HOT! I have opened the case and put my hand against the PSU a few times this week, and even at idle it feels like you could cook an egg on the thing.

While I was in there I also noticed some pretty significant GPU sag.

 

[beers]

You don't want an Apevia PSU.

 

[The VCR King]

You don't want an Apevia PSU.

I was reading the reviews and the specs for the PSU say that it has a +4 connecter for the mobo but the reviews are saying it doesn't have one. My motherboard uses a 24 pin or a 20+4 pin...

 

[johnb35]

Apevia's are garbage units. Go with a top brand company, corsair, xfx, seasonic. antec. All standard atx power supplies come with a 20+4 main connector.

 

[voyagerfan99]

Stop trying to make your computer look cool. You're the only one that's gonna see it anyway. If you get things running correctly then you can stop coming to us with stupid issues that we provide resolutions for but then ignore and do your own thing.

 

[The VCR King]

With my PSU being hot to the touch 24/7, could that explain the sudden shut offs?

 

[voyagerfan99]

It'll explain the fire that's about to happen in your room.

 

[The VCR King]

It'll explain the fire that's about to happen in your room.

Way to make me paranoid there Now I won't be able to sleep

 

[beers]

What PSU do you have currently? You've probably referenced it at some point but I can't remember.

 

[The VCR King]

What PSU do you have currently? You've probably referenced it at some point but I can't remember.

It's a Cougar CMX 1000 watt. The red/orange one.

 

[johnb35]

You better just stop using the pc until you replace the power supply. It shouldn't be hot to the touch.

 

[The VCR King]

You better just stop using the pc until you replace the power supply. It shouldn't be hot to the touch.

I can't do that because it is my only PC I own. I might redneck it and do the classic take-off-the-case-window-and-put-a-box-fan-up-to-it method until I get a new PSU.

I got bored and taped a meat thermometer to the PSU for 10 minutes while the PC was idle and I got this:

 

[aldan]

thats f@ck all for temps.keep in mind a meat thermo is not the most accurate way of measuring your temps tho.still can figure out if your just a kid or are trolling us.lol

 

[The VCR King]

Alright, I found one at my local MicroCenter that will work!
http://www.microcenter.com/product/...es_GS800_800Watt_ATX_Power_Supply_Refurbished

 

[voyagerfan99]

You don't need an 800 watt PSU.

 

[The VCR King]

Honestly I'm kinda excited about getting a new PSU soon because it's also an opportunity to tidy up and improve the horrid cable management left by the previous owner.

 

[voyagerfan99]

Spend extra money and buy a modular PSU like a CX600M.

 

[The VCR King]

Spend extra money and buy a modular PSU like a CX600M.

Modula...wat?

 

[voyagerfan99]

Modula...wat?

*sigh*

Modular power supplies have cables that can be attached to the power supply individually. Unlike more basic PSUs, which have permanently attached cables, modular power supplies allow you to use only the cables you need for your particular installation. This has several benefits: installations and upgrades are easier, you’ll get neater-looking results, and keeping unneeded cables out of the airflow path can reduce noise and improve your system’s performance.

 

[spirit]

The CXM series from Corsair are good. They're semi-modular which is fine. They're also well-priced, reliable and quite affordable.