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Overheating PSU

Liam-McShane
By Liam-McShane
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Last night the fan on my PSU (Corsair TX 750M) stopped spinning unknown to me. I was playing a game for 45 minutes before it eventually shut itself off. As far as i know this PSU does not have overheating protection as it is not mentioned anywhere and it ran for 45 minutes without a fan at around 60-70% load suggesting everything got so hot they could no longer run. I have replaced the fan, i would have RMA'd it but the sticker has gotten damaged over the years and had pretty much all scraped off.

 

Should i keep using this PSU or should i just replace it? It's working fine as we speak but i have no idea what the voltage delivery will be like and don't want to risk my components.

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You replaced the fan so it should work just fine. I would not be conserned about the wattage and voltahe as it just basically turned off. That is why there are safety barriers like that.

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You replaced the fan so it should work just fine. I would not be conserned about the wattage and voltahe as it just basically turned off. That is why there are safety barriers like that.

But there is no mention of any overheating protection anywhere which leads me to believe it got so hot it could no longer function.

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The psu should be fine, as you pc turned off without a fire or sparks then the safety mechanisms kicked in as they should, fans break for a multitude of reasons, the psu should be fine unless further symptoms are found.

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