PSU Cable Burned Need help

[Filipe Campos]

Hi, I bought my pc 6 months ago, it has a gtx 960, i5 4460 and 8gb of ram. 5 Min ago the cord from psu to power surge just burned in the connection to the power surge and power went down in my house. I will wait 1h or more until I check the inside, what should look for, what might have been the cause?

My parents say its too much use 3h a day, 8h on weekend, can it be?I was playing csgo a easy game to run if that helps, and I saw sparkles coming out of the power surge when power went down

[iamdarkyoshi]

Sounds like the PSU went cactus. Which PSU do you have? My EVGA G2 runs 24/7 without any issues.

[Filipe Campos]

Idk, my parents had a friend whomwas buildig the pc and I never checked it, I told him to put a corsair 500w, but never got to check =\

[TheRandomness]

Corsair 500- >inb4 CX just exploded. Corsair make terribad low end PSUs, replace with EVGA B2 750, it's on sale atm I think.

 

EDIT: [911 posts. GREAT.]: Better now with 912.

[iamdarkyoshi]

Corsair 500- >inb4 CX just exploded. Corsair make terribad low end PSUs, replace with EVGA B2 750, it's on sale atm I think.

 

EDIT: 911 posts. GREAT.

no, corsair REBRANDS terribad low end PSUs.

[Filipe Campos]

Any way to check if its dead or not?

[LiamApex]

Corsair 500- >inb4 CX just exploded. Corsair make terribad low end PSUs, replace with EVGA B2 750, it's on sale atm I think.

 

EDIT: 911 posts. GREAT.

*resits the temptation to say anything, as Americans WILL get angry*

[TheRandomness]

no, corsair REBRANDS terribad low end PSUs.

Ah I see. Still blaming Corsair for doing so c: (Don't get me wrong, they make some great products elsewhere)

[iamdarkyoshi]

Any way to check if its dead or not?

I would seriously take that PSU out and not touch it again. I would NOT risk plugging it in again for fear of it damaging your other components, if it hasnt done so already!

[TheRandomness]

Any way to check if its dead or not?

Your PSU is *most likely* dead, get a replacement like this: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

[Filipe Campos]

Yeah but how do i check if is dead or not, i dont wanna spendn60$ without knowing

[OAcesync]

Yeah but how do i check if is dead or not, i dont wanna spendn60$ without knowing

Even if it's working you don't want to touch again

[Naeaes]

Any way to check if its dead or not?

Don't try turning it on. If it didn't break other components yet, it'll do so if you keep trying. Computer repair joints have testing hardware to see if it's dead. The very least, you should remove it entirely from your setup and try turning it on alone. If it won't blow fuses like that, try shorting pins 15 and 16 in the 24-pin connector and see if that'll do it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRhaI4W8d9s NOTE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS HEALTH HAZARD! I suggest you leave it for the professionals.

[Filipe Campos]

I went to check the power supply is all white and cant find the brand, gonna take the pc to a store soo they check if is safe or not and change it if needed

[Filipe Campos]

Cant find any evga psu on stores near me, any other good brand and model?

[Filipe Campos]

And was it my fault or not

[iamdarkyoshi]

Cant find any evga psu on stores near me, any other good brand and model?

XFX, Seasonic, Superflower, Silverstone, corsair (not the cheap ones)

And was it my fault or not

It was not. Unless you opened up the PSU and did stuff inside, it should be the manufacturer's responsibility. 

[Filipe Campos]

Xfx ts 550w 80plus bronze will do the job?

[TheRandomness]

Xfx ts 550w 80plus bronze will do the job?

YES. Lightyears better than what you had.