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BROKEN PSU. REPAIR OR REPLACE?

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2 minutes ago, ekadarmawan said:

Why is that? Would you please leave some explaination?

A power supply is something that takes power from your wall that could potentially kill you, and turns it into stuff your PC can use. If you tried to repair it you risk destroying your entire computer with an absolute fuckton of AC power, or hurting yourself, or both.

 

You could also just get a new one and be safe.

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Hi there.

Recently my electricity voltage is not stable. And my PC got broken.

And then I find out the problem is with the PSU.

What should I do?

Do I need to buy and replace it with the new one?

Orshould I just repair it?

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replace

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1 minute ago, mxk. said:

replace

Why is that? Would you please leave some explaination?

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2 minutes ago, ekadarmawan said:

Why is that? Would you please leave some explaination?

A power supply is something that takes power from your wall that could potentially kill you, and turns it into stuff your PC can use. If you tried to repair it you risk destroying your entire computer with an absolute fuckton of AC power, or hurting yourself, or both.

 

You could also just get a new one and be safe.

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1 minute ago, ekadarmawan said:

Why is that? Would you please leave some explaination?

PSUs are complicated and I don't feel it's something that should be opened up without an expertise of the internal design. If you want to open it up, I'd leave it sitting unplugged from everything for 48 hours to make sure you don't get killed from electrocution when you open it up.

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aorus pro z390

noctua nh-d15s chromax w black cover

evga 3070 ultra

samsung 128gb, adata swordfish 1tb, wd blue 1tb

seasonic 620w dogballs psu

 

 

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9 minutes ago, ekadarmawan said:

Why is that? Would you please leave some explaination?

If you have to ask, clearly repairing one is beyond your expertise.

 

 

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Never ever ever ever open up a PSU yourself.  If there's any issue with it, send it back to the manufacturer.

The capacitors inside a PSU can hold lethal voltages even months after unplugging them. 

 

We had a member here last summer who ended up in hospital after touching the inside of his PSU.  Not sure if he went into cardiac arrest, but the need for a defibrillator sure points in that direction. 

He made a thread about the whole thing.

 

 

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Even if fixing it was a thing, there should be a reason why avoid a product that has already failed you once.

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1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Even if fixing it was a thing, there should be a reason why avoid a product that has already failed you once.

Tbh I'd RMA it, sell the new PSU at a slight loss and buy a better one

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46 minutes ago, ekadarmawan said:

Hi there.

Recently my electricity voltage is not stable. And my PC got broken.

And then I find out the problem is with the PSU.

What should I do?

Do I need to buy and replace it with the new one?

Orshould I just repair it?

What PSU, what is the Rest?
where do you live, what's available?

 

But if the Line Voltage is not stable, you need an online UPS to fix that for you and prevent damage from your PSU.

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5 hours ago, Adorable Cat said:

If you tried to repair it you risk destroying your entire computer with an absolute fuckton of AC power, or hurting yourself, or both.

Thank you for your reply. Now Iam sure to buy a new one

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4 hours ago, Stefan Payne said:

What PSU, what is the Rest?
where do you live, what's available?

 

But if the Line Voltage is not stable, you need an online UPS to fix that for you and prevent damage from your PSU.

My PSU is corsair 450watt.

Just an old PC with outdated specs.

Okay I will try that for my next PSU.

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5 hours ago, mxk. said:

PSUs are complicated and I don't feel it's something that should be opened up without an expertise of the internal design. If you want to open it up, I'd leave it sitting unplugged from everything for 48 hours to make sure you don't get killed from electrocution when you open it up.

Thank u. Now Iam sure how to handle it. I want to live longer anyway

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5 hours ago, Princess Cadence said:

Even if fixing it was a thing, there should be a reason why avoid a product that has already failed you once.

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5 hours ago, Captain Chaos said:

Never ever ever ever open up a PSU yourself.  If there's any issue with it, send it back to the manufacturer.

The capacitors inside a PSU can hold lethal voltages even months after unplugging them. 

 

We had a member here last summer who ended up in hospital after touching the inside of his PSU.  Not sure if he went into cardiac arrest, but the need for a defibrillator sure points in that direction. 

He made a thread about the whole thing.

 

 

Thank you for your answer. Actually yesterday I thought about to open it up. But I dont want to end up in hospital

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1 hour ago, ekadarmawan said:

My PSU is corsair 450watt.

Just an old PC with outdated specs.

Okay I will try that for my next PSU.

Corsair has 8 series of PSUs with 450W versions, 2 with 400W versions, and 2 with 430W versions. So that tells us fuck all.

 

"Old PC with outdated specs" tells us nothing 

That could mean you have a PC with an Intel 8086, with a Hercules Graphics Card, or have a i7 4770k and GTX 980. So means literally nothing.

 

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7 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

If you have to ask, clearly repairing one is beyond your expertise.

 

 

Well that's kinda savage and very true. I know you just want to make it short so he don't mess around with the PSU 

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15 hours ago, ekadarmawan said:

Thank you for your reply. Now Iam sure to buy a new one

Refer to the PSU tier list to see which one you should buy. Usually I'd go for tier A+ for high end gaming rigs and >tier B for low-mid range builds

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Is your PSU still covered by warranty? If it is return it to the manufacturer for replacement.

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23 minutes ago, Joelw2003 said:

replace, if you take it apart and touch the wrong part you're dead. no jokes

you gotta unplug it before opening it.

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1 hour ago, aezakmi said:

you gotta unplug it before opening it.

capacitors and other things exist...

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On 3/23/2019 at 9:31 AM, Comic_Sans_MS said:

 

"Old PC with outdated specs" tells us nothing 

That could mean you have a PC with an Intel 8086, with a Hercules Graphics Card, or have a i7 4770k and GTX 980. So means literally nothing.

Please pardon me. I just give up on fixing it. So I decide to buy a new one.

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16 hours ago, _d0nut said:

Refer to the PSU tier list to see which one you should buy. Usually I'd go for tier A+ for high end gaming rigs and >tier B for low-mid range builds

Thank u very much. I will do it

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8 hours ago, Spotty said:

Is your PSU still covered by warranty? If it is return it to the manufacturer for replacement.

Iam not sure. Because I cant find the box anywhere. But even if the warranty still prevail I dont know how to claim it.

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