PSU is dead. Help please.

[jman3000]

So I just finished my build and had tested the psu many times with everything except the cpu (which is 125w). Everything worked fine until I installed the cpu and powered it on. It turned on for about 5 seconds, I heard a clicking sound, turned it off, and it hasn't turned back on.

I'm pretty sure I didn't blow it out from an overload, but not 100%.

Here's what was hooked up to the 600W 780w max psu.

CPU: 125w
1 500 gb hdd
1 80 gb sdd
5 120 mm led fans
1 200 mm led fan
1 dvd/cd reader/burner

I've read some reviews on newegg and this product has a rare, but worrisome habit of either coming DOA or lasting for short amounts of time.

Thoughts?

[IronMaxipad]

return it?

[IronMaxipad]

Did you plug in the 4 or 8 pin (depending on your mobo) power connector to the cpu?

[Creepn]

Replace it with one that can shell out more power and with one that doesn't have a reputation of shorting out is what I would do.

[Creepn]

Also 125w is way to low for what you got. The motherboard alone draws about 100w but if it's high end, then itll draw up to 150w (this is including mouse, ram and keyboard). Your harddrive draws in 35w if its SATA or 25 if its IDE. Each fan draws about 5 watts. That's already overloaded.


Edit: Thought you bought a 125w psu. My bad. What other parts do you got? I can do the math for you if you want but the one you got should be enough.

[jman3000]

Got it for $40 bucks as a newegg shell shocker deal. It would take me about 50% of the original cost to go through the RMA process and get another one... and it takes weeks.

MoBo has a 4 pin connector for CPU power. Yes it was connected. Only thing I really saw that was loose was the +4 segment of the 20+4 atx power supply, but it was still making connection. Not sure if that would have caused a complete overload.

I entered my stuff into an online wattage calculator and it said 430w was a safe ps to have. I'm going go see if a repair store can check it out, and if not I'll just eat the $40 bucks. I just don't want to have the same thing happen to a larger, more expensive PSU.

What's pissing me off is I can't figure out if it was the psu making the clicking sound before it took a shit and died or if it was one of the zip ties from the 120mm top mounted led's fans hitting the blade.

[xellos88330]

Did you plug in the 4 or 8 pin (depending on your mobo) power connector to the cpu?

This is what my original thought was. A friend of mine had the same problem and the computer would turn on, but nothing else happened. He said everything was plugged in until I told him to double check.

[jman3000]

Got it checked out and I'm thinking the MoBo wasn't grounded. I can remember seeing a piece of the steel mesh from the expansion slots bent a little and it's possible it was making contact with the MoBo. Hopefully there wasn't any permanent damage to it and everything comes out ok.

[Wild Cobra]

Maybe you should have paid a parts changer to build it for you.

What about your graphics card? What are it's power requirements?

[TDMVPDPOY]

maybe the psu has blown a fuse, or the motherboard

pull everything apart, and try powererin it on with the motherboard + cpu + psu + one hdd

then try it again per component, till you think the psu cant handle it...

remove the fans for the time being man, just wait to you get it stable then add watever