PSU went up in a blaze of glory

[Tobleh]

So my 400w psu just exploded, which has me extremely distraught. I took my chances with a really shitty power supply that I bought a long time ago and it backfired, after roughly half a year of it working it popped and went up in smoke. I had to save my pennies and pocket change to be able to afford all the parts for this system and now I'm afraid the psu might have taken them all out with it. I used my parents old 250w psu just to see if it would boot up (I couldn't use my gpu because this power supply has no 6 pin power). All the fans spin up, the led's turn on, and the hdd spins but I get no boot. What do you guys think may have been taken out?

[comicsansms]

Part by part.

You have probably killed the motherboard

 

NEVER USE SHIT PSU's on anything of value!

[Skander1345]

So my 400w psu just exploded, which has me extremely distraught. I took my chances with a really shitty power supply that I bought a long time ago and it backfired, after roughly half a year of it working it popped and went up in smoke. I had to save my pennies and pocket change to be able to afford all the parts for this system and now I'm afraid the psu might have taken them all out with it. I used my parents old 250w psu just to see if it would boot up (I couldn't use my gpu because this power supply has no 6 pin power). All the fans spin up, the led's turn on, and the hdd spins but I get no boot. What do you guys think may have been taken out?

I would only test it with a brand new good quality PSU to determine what might have been damaged, keep the GPU plugged in too.

It probably works fine.. an ancient 250w PSU is not enough especially since you had to take the GPU out (probably explains leds and fans spinning but not booting)

[The Official Czex]

So my 400w psu just exploded, which has me extremely distraught. I took my chances with a really shitty power supply that I bought a long time ago and it backfired, after roughly half a year of it working it popped and went up in smoke. I had to save my pennies and pocket change to be able to afford all the parts for this system and now I'm afraid the psu might have taken them all out with it. I used my parents old 250w psu just to see if it would boot up (I couldn't use my gpu because this power supply has no 6 pin power). All the fans spin up, the led's turn on, and the hdd spins but I get no boot. What do you guys think may have been taken out?

 

Definitely MOBO.

[juretrn]

So my 400w psu just exploded, which has me extremely distraught. I took my chances with a really shitty power supply that I bought a long time ago and it backfired, after roughly half a year of it working it popped and went up in smoke. I had to save my pennies and pocket change to be able to afford all the parts for this system and now I'm afraid the psu might have taken them all out with it. I used my parents old 250w psu just to see if it would boot up (I couldn't use my gpu because this power supply has no 6 pin power). All the fans spin up, the led's turn on, and the hdd spins but I get no boot. What do you guys think may have been taken out?

Go component by component;

take everything out but 1 stick of RAM and the CPU, and try booting. If nothing happens even on the first step, it's likely your mobo or CPU is gone.

I hope you learned your lesson with shit PSUs - PSU is the most important part of the build (if it's not a web/office machine).

[Skander1345]

Part by part.

You have probably killed the motherboard

 

NEVER USE SHIT PSU's on anything of value!

The working fans and LED's probably mean the MB is fine.

[comicsansms]

The working fans and LED's probably mean the MB is fine.

No, not true,

I had a motherboard that worked like that, it didn't work

(Fans worked, Leds worked)

[Rusty_Shackleford]

Never and I mean NEVER skimp on a PSU.

[Epiclol86]

Never and I mean NEVER skimp on a PSU.

i don't think you have made this clear enough... 

[Real_PhillBert]

You might have killed the Mobo.

 

No judgments from me though, I used a Referb OCZ PSU in my first build. Much like yours, after a year or so, it died in spectacular fashion. Luckily mine didn't take anything with it.

 

Go through it part by part, try another PSU, but the prognosis is not so good right now. 

[juretrn]

No, not true,

I had a motherboard that worked like that, it didn't work

(Fans worked, Leds worked)

True, the power for those might be completely separate;

and some fans might be hooked directly to the PSU.

[Tobleh]

I appreciate all the help and advice. I'll try and get my hands on a good psu and test out each part. I'm hoping that it's JUST the psu and nothing else, that's the best case scenario. Also if you guys have any good power supply recommendations for around $50 I'd appreciate it, that's pretty much all the money I have to my name right now.

[Skander1345]

I appreciate all the help and advice. I'll try and get my hands on a good psu and test out each part. I'm hoping that it's JUST the psu and nothing else, that's the best case scenario. Also if you guys have any good power supply recommendations for around $50 I'd appreciate it, that's pretty much all the money I have to my name right now.

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Continuous-Warranty-Supply-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1442581837&sr=1-1&keywords=power+supply

[CommandMan7]

Even if you can't afford a nice PSU, it's still an investment you must make for the long term health of your system. My first PSU was an HP one, then I got one of the infamous Thermaltake TR2 power supplies (failure rate near 50%) from a radioshack closing sale so that I could upgrade to a GTX 970, I sold the TR2 to a friend and then I bought a RM650 (which failed) that was RMA'd by Corsair (great RMA experience would recommend) for a RM650i. I never spent more than $50 in one sitting, and now I have a power supply that retails for over $130.

[DarkBlade2117]

I appreciate all the help and advice. I'll try and get my hands on a good psu and test out each part. I'm hoping that it's JUST the psu and nothing else, that's the best case scenario. Also if you guys have any good power supply recommendations for around $50 I'd appreciate it, that's pretty much all the money I have to my name right now.

Any XFX or SeaSonic oower supply.

Select Antec Basiq ones are decent along with Antec High Current Gamer

[CommandMan7]

I appreciate all the help and advice. I'll try and get my hands on a good psu and test out each part. I'm hoping that it's JUST the psu and nothing else, that's the best case scenario. Also if you guys have any good power supply recommendations for around $50 I'd appreciate it, that's pretty much all the money I have to my name right now.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

 

Corsair CX430, 3 year warranty and Bronze plus. If this one breaks Corsair will RMA it in under a week (if you choose express replacement) Currently $45 with promo code.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

I appreciate all the help and advice. I'll try and get my hands on a good psu and test out each part. I'm hoping that it's JUST the psu and nothing else, that's the best case scenario. Also if you guys have any good power supply recommendations for around $50 I'd appreciate it, that's pretty much all the money I have to my name right now.

 

The best I can find. This is the highest quality of budget PSUs. SeaSonic units are one of the best out there. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

[Tobleh]

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Continuous-Warranty-Supply-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1442581837&sr=1-1&keywords=power+supply

 

 

Any XFX or SeaSonic oower supply.

Select Antec Basiq ones are decent along with Antec High Current Gamer

 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

 

Corsair CX430, 3 year warranty and Bronze plus. If this one breaks Corsair will RMA it in under a week (if you choose express replacement) Currently $45 with promo code.

 

 

The best I can find. This is the highest quality of budget PSUs. SeaSonic units are one of the best out there. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

I think I'm going to go with the SeaSonic S12II. Thanks for all the recommendations! All of you guys have been really helpful.

[Skander1345]

Excellent choice. http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=185