PSU failure (I think)

[Nightmare1886]

Hi guys. My Force 650w PSU (Yeap i know it's dirt cheap) was buzzing the last few days whenever i was gaming. Today i was playing some stalker (pretty old game and not too demanding) when the system suddenly stopped working. I could hear some short of noise coming from there case.it was like a low hum. The fans on the entirety case had stopped working and the led light on the GPU was also turned off. The only thing with some life left in it was the RGB lighting in the mobo. I immediately closed the power supply from the button behind and fearing for the worst bend down and sniffed the PSU for any plastic or burned smell. Nothing. It wasn't even all that warm. Immediately removed the GPU to check if it was ok and sniffed to find any burning odors or something. Again nothing. Tried to turn the system on without the GPU but it won't start. Not even a single sound when I press the Power button. The only thing that flashes for a split second is the RGB in the mobo when i turn on the PSU. My question is do you think the PSU failed but without any burning or smoke or something? Or it is another component that failed? 

Also my biggest worry is if Indeed the PSU failed, what are the odds of it damaging any other component in my system?

The entire system isn't even two months old and the GPU ffs was bought on Friday. 

 

Specs (alive i hope)

Ryzen 5 3400g

Gigabyte aorus b450 m rev 1.0

Sapphire Rx 580 nitro+ 8gb

Cooler master CMP 500

Gskill ripjaws 16gb 3200mhz

Force 650w

Samsung SSD m.2 250gb (i think the 860)

 

Thanks guys in advance.

[Fasauceome]

7 minutes ago, Nightmare1886 said:

Also my biggest worry is if Indeed the PSU failed, what are the odds of it damaging any other component in my system?

When a cheap PSU fails, it usually likes to take something with it. My first thought would be the motherboard, as it's usually the most vulnerable

[The Spectator]

12 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

When a cheap PSU fails, it usually likes to take something with it. My first thought would be the motherboard, as it's usually the most vulnerable

I agree with this. when your Mobo lights up for those split seconds thats just an affect of switching it on i believe.

 

Good luck, and i hope all is well with your rig.

[Nightmare1886]

Thanks for the replies guys. If something has Indeed been damaged let's at least hope that it is the mobo. I'm really afraid about my gpu. Brand new, it cost me 200 Euros. Had it for 3 days.pfff

[Nightmare1886]

Quick update for anyone that might find this interesting or has had the same problem recently. Swapped that garbage PSU with the one being suggested to me the most. Corsair TX650M. All the components seem to be ok. Computer runs like a dream (much less noise than before somehow). Learned my lesson the hard way with all the stress i've been through (although admittedly not the hardest way possible). Thanks for all your help guys!

 

PS. DON'T CHEAP OUT ON YOUR PSU!

 

[Ben17]

22 minutes ago, Nightmare1886 said:

Quick update for anyone that might find this interesting or has had the same problem recently. Swapped that garbage PSU with the one being suggested to me the most. Corsair TX650M. All the components seem to be ok. Computer runs like a dream (much less noise than before somehow). Learned my lesson the hard way with all the stress i've been through (although admittedly not the hardest way possible). Thanks for all your help guys!

 

PS. DON'T CHEAP OUT ON YOUR PSU!

 

You got off lucky... I had a of pentium g620 dual core system get burnt out because of a cheap  PSU (supplied with pc) only the GPU,ram,and hdd/odd survived

[The Torrent]

i always recommend rmx or higher.