Psu paperclip test

[ZyroSirus]

Before i done the paperclip test i thought my psu was dead but after i did the test my psu was working perfectly does that mean it's still reliable to use and my motherboard i got that only lived for a day was the issue to why everything wasn't working? 

[manikyath]

stuffing a paperclip in your power supply to test if it's still powered on is only half the work.

 

for an actually decent test you need to measure the voltages on all the pins of all the connectors of your power supply and make sure they're still within spec, or even present in the first place. 

[AmazingAlexE]

yeah... that should be fine.

but i am no expert.

if the mobo was the issue, then ur fine

[swordsman247]

13 minutes ago, ZyroSirus said:

Before i done the paperclip test i thought my psu was dead but after i did the test my psu was working perfectly does that mean it's still reliable to use and my motherboard i got that only lived for a day was the issue to why everything wasn't working? 

Well all it means is that it's not completely shot, it could still be mostly dead... I would test it with an old board or get a known working psu to test what you're trying to troubleshoot.