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Logi Bear
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So I was playing a game and all of a sudden I heard a loud pop in my pc and everything shut off, I had been looking at my CPU temps and GPU temps and there were all normal. But when I had taken it apart my PSU was so hot I couldn't touch it for a good 10 min I tested the powersupply in an older pc and it didn't work so I'm thinking it was that. But could it have killed something else in my pc? 

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it is possible that it could have killed the whole pc 

what psu did you have ? 

thats why it is not advised to cheap out on a psu 

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3 minutes ago, Logi Bear said:

But could it have killed something else in my pc?

Entirely possible. If you got really unlucky and a whole damn shitstorm hit the fan, it could've killed literally everything in your PC. No way of knowing, however, without testing.

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8 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

it is possible that it could have killed the whole pc 

what psu did you have ? 

thats why it is not advised to cheap out on a psu 

I'm not sure maybe a deep cool psu but I put that 5+ year old powersupply in this build thinking it was still okay in this one I have now it's a 850w powersupply and that's all I really know, I'm out rn so I can't have a look and see. 

 

I literally built this pc like 3 weeks ago haha. 

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7 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

Very possible that the power supply has taken something with it. What model is it? Cheaper units a much more likely to murder a syatem

I'm not sure maybe a deep cool psu but I put that 5+ year old powersupply in this build thinking it was still okay in this one I have now it's a 850w powersupply and that's all I really know, I'm out rn so I can't have a look and see. 

 

I literally built this pc like 3 weeks ago haha

 

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12 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

it is possible that it could have killed the whole pc 

what psu did you have ? 

thats why it is not advised to cheap out on a psu 

I'm not sure maybe a deep cool psu but I put that 5+ year old powersupply in this build thinking it was still okay in this one I have now it's a 850w powersupply and that's all I really know, I'm out rn so I can't have a look and see. 

 

I literally built this pc like 3 weeks ago haha

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Just now, Logi Bear said:

deep cool psu but I put that 5+ year old powersupply in this build thinking it was still okay in this one I have now it's a 850w

a 5 year old deep cool 850 psu ?! 😬

i mean i dont hear alot of good things about their psus the 12v rail MOST LIKELY  barely provides 800 maybe even less 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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Just now, Logi Bear said:

Sooooo it ain't looking good for my pc then?!?!? 

get a different psu and test 

we cant know for sure 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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Just now, Logi Bear said:

Yeah ima go for an Evga 750w gold or a corsair and cross fingers it works if not that my birthday pc gone 😭

what are your specs ? 

you most likely wont need a 750

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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4 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

what are your specs ? 

you most likely wont need a 750

Ryzen 5 3600, GTX 1060 6GB OC, msi tomohawk max mobo,corsair 3200mhz RGB ram. I would be fine with a 650w but from what I can see theres not much price difference plus I wanna have that bit of extra power for upgrading in the future. 

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1 minute ago, Logi Bear said:

I would be fine with a 650w

get something like an rm650x or a cx650 (although RMX is alot better in quality ) or the MWE 650 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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Just now, The Torrent said:

rmx as a minimum.

rmx as a minimum ? no 

thats psu is certainly not a "minimum" 

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Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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1 minute ago, Logi Bear said:

Yeah I was thinking of getting the coirsair rm 750x for £100 which ain't bad for a fully modular. 

That's a good deal 

 

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Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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10 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

rmx as a minimum ? no 

thats psu is certainly not a "minimum" 

in which case would you be better off buying a cheaper psu.

 

i say never cheap out on a psu.

This isnt like more expensive psu = more performance. Its more expensive psu = safety for your life and possibly even save your house burning down.

 

Ive had bad experiences and i say rmx minimum 

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1 hour ago, Logi Bear said:

Aslo do motherboards have a safety feature for power surges or anything like what happend to me? 

Cheap ones - no. High end ones - basic.

I mean, the power supply is the one that is responsible for protecting the system :/

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