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Bad house wiring destroying PSU's?

jezzaaaa
By jezzaaaa
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Has anyone heard of bad house wiring destroying psu's. My mate's dad's pc has had 3 dead psu in a couple years. Im insure of the specs of the machine currently. 

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Yes, dirty power can definitely damage components.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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1 minute ago, jezzaaaa said:

@Fasauceome So I should recommend getting an electrician in to do some testing?

Three dead power supplies is suspicious, but not necessarily definitive for whether or not it's the wall power.

 

Calling the electrician is a good idea, if the cost is not too high 

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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If the wiring was that bad then other devices would also die or have problems.

What brand is the PSU you replaced?

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Depends on a lot of things. It's possible but the issue could be garbage power supplies or another component in the syatem

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Past two PSU's were replaced by local pc mob which were coolermaster, the one that just went was only 6 months old which was a Corsair CX450M.

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there is only a bar fridge and a lamp on that circuit

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