PSU Blew up, couple of questions for your guys.

[SuperDuperMe]

Hey guys, basically my psu blew up earlier. Loud bang, hint of singed metal in the air.

Anyway, question 1, will it have damaged anything else (is it likely?) I checked my mobo and couldnt see any noticeable damage. Obviously i know that dfamage might not be noticeable.

Question 2, judging by my sig whats the cheapest psu i can buy to get it up and running with some headway so it doesnt blow up again.

 

[johnb35]

Where do you usually get your parts from?

 

[Dngrsone]

It is entirely possible that the PSU damaged your motherboard or other components, particularly if there were some sort of power transient that caused the initial damage to begin with.

 

[G80FTW]

Hey guys, basically my psu blew up earlier. Loud bang, hint of singed metal in the air.

I think you need to describe this in more detail...... loud bang? It exploded? Take it apart and take pictures I am dying to see what exploded.

Also, dont fear just yet about damage. PSUs these days have tons of safety sensors/circuits made specifically to prevent damage to components upon failure. Not saying its not possible, but it wouldnt be the first conclusion I would jump to.

EDIT: I would also recommend buying a cheap maybe 400W (more if you can afford it) power supply to use as a test power supply to test the barebones of your system if something like this happens again to troubleshoot. I have a few spare power supplies for this purpose.

 

[spirit]

So your Corsair HX 620 died then? It's possible the motherboard and graphics card may be dead, but if you can get something like a Corsair CX 500 or an OCZ ZS 550 or an Antec Neo 520W or something like that you can test your system.

 

[SuperDuperMe]

Ok so it was a loudish bang. Bit louder than a light bulb blowing. Im nto taking it apart as i really dont feel like frying myself. The corsair is now in the bin its ****ed


In terms of hardware failure like i said in my first post i didnt see any damage but obviously im aware that it may still be, but whats the likleyhood?


I cant afford a turdy 400 watts to have to go out and buy a 550 watts. So i basically need the cheapest (safest) psu for my rig. Its killing me having it down lol.

 

[Shane]

If it were the Corsair PSU that blown i doubt it would have taken anything else with it, as like mentioned most quality PSUs have alot of Safety features that prevent such a thing ,But of course until you get another PSU to try you wont know.

Have you checked to see if your Corsair had any warrenty left?

I got this recently,very good PSU for the price.

http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-memory-600w-builder-series-cx-v2-atx-psu-7JSQ.html?src=2

Although its not Modular.

 

[SuperDuperMe]

The psu didnt have any warranty as far as im aware. It was bought used alredy in the pc as i bought that used

I was looking at the cx600. But wanted to go cheaper tbh. Then again i dont want to skip on quality as if im sinking this money into a psu i want it to last.

Is that the cheapest option out there whilst being safe or do any other major brands offer a similar but cheaper item?

 

[Shane]

I had a look and to be honest anything lower that £49...i wouldnt go there.

If you want lower priced its Either lower Watts from a brand make such as OCZ,Corsair,XFX etc...or brands like CIT,XENTA,X-POWER,ACE etc...i wouldnt touch them.


I think your best bet is the CX600.

 

[SuperDuperMe]

Yeh i think thats my best option. Will it be powerful enough for future upgrades?

(Thinking of a gtx 580 and i5 something - what ever is cheap and chearful when i stop being broke).

 

[WeatherMan]

A 600w corsair would power them upgrades without trouble

 

[SuperDuperMe]

Awesome, well my pc is going to be down for a while until i can get the money together FML!. Anyone know how much an e6600 usually goes for used? I have one lying about and need all the money i can get

 

[WeatherMan]

£30 average for a quick sale

 

[wolfeking]

they are going for about ~30 pound on ebay.

 

[SuperDuperMe]

You serious :O I was expecting more like 10-20 quid Ill stick it up on the forum for 20.