PC blew up!

[iCantThinkOfAName]

PC literally popped whilst watching a video. It was shutting down before when playing Minecraft with shaders and there was a smell of burning.PC will now not turn on but we can't distinguish if the motherboard is fried or the cpu or both.

 

Thanks

iCantThinkOfAName

[XTankSlayerX]

I think it may of definitely been the power supply.

Hopefully it didn't take anything along with it.

[The Official Czex]

PSU.

[iCantThinkOfAName]

PSU.

 

I think it may of definitely been the power supply.

Hopefully it didn't take anything along with it.

Good suggestion, sounds right, it's a horrible power supply (came with a pre-built) but the light on the gpu is on. Does this mean anything?

[The Official Czex]

Good suggestion, sounds right, it's a horrible power supply (came with a pre-built) but the light on the gpu is on. Does this mean anything?

 

MOBO or CPU is dead if fans don't come on. Never trust prebuilt PSU' s.

[iCantThinkOfAName]

MOBO or CPU is dead if fans don't come on. Never trust prebuilt PSU' s.

Any way of telling which one?

[Railgun]

ya done goof'd

[yourdad165]

Good suggestion, sounds right, it's a horrible power supply (came with a pre-built) but the light on the gpu is on. Does this mean anything?

Regardless of what's broken you probably need a new PSU. Your best option is to buy a new better PSU and see what still works and then purchase new parts if needed from there.

[Elehat]

If you don't have replacement parts to test it (with a good PSU) then it might be better to see if you can take it somewhere to be repaired; They could maybe test to see if your Mobo/CPU survived. 

[The Official Czex]

Any way of telling which one?

 

Use a different PSU to test the components.

[iCantThinkOfAName]

Use a different PSU to test the components.

I don't have a spare one. I only have a cx600 spare but it's in use, don't particularly want to use it.

[The Official Czex]

I don't have a spare one. I only have a cx600 spare but it's in use, don't particularly want to use it.

 

You have to test it somehow.

[SIGSEGV]

I don't have a spare one. I only have a cx600 spare but it's in use, don't particularly want to use it.

Use it anyways

[Random_person77]

Happened to me once with my AX1200i but my components lived.

I'm not to sure if it'll be the same with pre-built PSUs though.

You should test if the CPU,motherboard and GPU still lives with the cx 600 you have before buying any new components.

[TheRandomness]

I don't have a spare one. I only have a cx600 spare but it's in use, don't particularly want to use it.

Anything would do. Bearing in mind my CX600 lived though F@H 24/7 for a year or 2

[stconquest]

Good deal here, $56:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KFAFRW6/?tag=pcpapi-20

[Patrick Bateman]

ya done goof'd

[iCantThinkOfAName]

Happened to me once with my AX1200i but my components lived.

I'm not to sure if it'll be the same with pre-built PSUs though.

You should test if the CPU,motherboard and GPU still lives with the cx 600 you have before buying any new components.

Well, wasn't necessarily pre-built. It was in a custom build that I bought of eBay.It's an ace one,

[Patrick Bateman]

Well, wasn't necessarily pre-built. It was in a custom build that I bought of eBay.It's an ace one,

that explains it

[Jedi]

Won't turn on? You should first rule out if the PSU is the culprit. To do this, simply carry out the paperclip test:

• http://support.antec.com/support/solutions/articles/1000015319-is-my-power-supply-dead-the-paperclip-test

If the fans of the PSU run whilst conducting the paperclip test then you know it's probably not the PSU so can therefore begin checking the other components by "breadboarding".

[ManWithBeard1990]

If anything blew it will have been the PSU. Replace that first with a quality one. Antec, Corsair, EVGA, Cooler Master, Fractal Design, XFX, Silverstone, Enermax, Seasonic and Superflower are some brands I can be reasonably sure will be decent enough. It's possible, even likely, that other components are broken too, though.

[Jedi]

I don't know why people are immediately jumping to the conclusion that it is the PSU that's the culprit before first recommending that he/she try the paperclip test first. The smell of burning could have been the processor, RAM, GPU, etc. It is not sensible to immediately suggest that he go ahead and buy a PSU when that may not even be the problem (even though it is entirely possible).

[stconquest]

Good suggestion, sounds right, it's a horrible power supply (came with a pre-built) but the light on the gpu is on. Does this mean anything?

 

 

I don't know why people are immediately jumping to the conclusion that it is the PSU that's the culprit before first recommending that he/she try the paperclip test first. The smell of burning could have been the processor, RAM, GPU, etc. It is not sensible to immediately suggest that he go ahead and buy a PSU when that may not even be the problem (even though it is entirely possible).

 

He should get a new PSU no matter what else is fried. 

[Tsuki]

I don't know why people are immediately jumping to the conclusion that it is the PSU that's the culprit before first recommending that he/she try the paperclip test first. The smell of burning could have been the processor, RAM, GPU, etc. It is not sensible to immediately suggest that he go ahead and buy a PSU when that may not even be the problem (even though it is entirely possible).

the computer made a popping sound, followed by a burning smell, and now the computer wont turn on.

in 99% of cases where this happens, its a blown capacitor in the PSU.(hence the popping and burning)

 

regardless, he needs a new psu. because the only reason he would have blown a capacitor anywhere else, is bad power delivery caused by the PSU.   so if the psu isnt dead, then it just killed something else and he should replace it before it does it again.

[Jedi]

the computer made a popping sound, followed by a burning smell, and now the computer wont turn on.

in 99% of cases where this happens, its a blown capacitor in the PSU.(hence the popping and burning)

Possibly, or it could be a blown VRM, which is what happened in a friend's case.

 

 

 

regardless, he needs a new psu. because the only reason he would have blown a capacitor anywhere else, is bad power delivery caused by the PSU.   so if the psu isnt dead, then it just killed something else and he should replace it before it does it again.

Or it could be an issue with the motherboard itself. A blown PSU, also, does not necessarily mean that other components have been affected. From what I understand there are features implemented in modern quality PSUs that prevent such events from happening. A year or so ago my PSU blew (almost literally--bright flash followed by a sound akin to a gunshot) and that was the only component impacted, and nothing else.

 

All I am saying is that it is not sound to jump the gun and make the conclusion that it's the PSU--the problem may be elsewhere. Logical steps should be taken...

 

• Paperclip test the PSU.
• Breadboard the computer if the PSU works, else get a replacement PSU and go from there.

These are not difficult things to do at all... there are a myriad of sources available to help troubleshoot component issues all over the Internet