I think my PSU just blew up!!

[LOUISSSSS]

did u see my pictures? do a search noob. wow u want a cookie for being 18 u ****** youngn. i actually did try to help the op. highly recommend rma and try the new one for any defects on the motherboard and the rest of the system. run some benchmarks after that.
as for gagan how do u know i didn't make my own computer? you're the one stating in yuor first post in this thread that enermax psu's suck and ocz psu's are much better than them.
obviously dont do much reading on psus. ati sucks because.. they're currently the king of the gpu race currently?

 

[Kakumba]

Cant believe it, Louissss is being the useful one. Gagan, well done, you own an awesome system, and you may even be old enough to drink legally, how does that help the OP? STI vs nVidia: they beat each other at different things. both are good, neither is better, so leave it alone.

OP: you got unlucky. the trainer bike would NOT have caused that, merely a coincidence. RMA it, get a new one, it is a good PSU for sure. Hope the rest of your components are still working.

 

[Gagan]

Lol Louisss swears so much he's gonna get banned....

You didn't even build it you and I know it, your father did.

 

[Gagan]

OCZ is actually some of the best. Seasonic's s12-600 and PC P and C are the only better ones. Thats IT.

 

[Kakumba]

OCZ are very good, I have never disputed that. but Enermax are one of the most trusted brands of PSU on the planet, by anyone who has used enough to make that kind of statement. How many PSUs have you used? and how many Enermax to be more precise?

 

[Gagan]

One enermax, I'm old school man. Unlike Louis, at myage 12 I built my very own rig, it was a :

P2 400mhz
128mb PC133 SDRAM
40GB Maxtor 5400 HD
Aopen agp4x motherboard
Guillemot Geforce 256
Soundblaster Live Value!

Then my 2nd rig had:
Athlon XP 2000+
256mb DDR pc2400 ram
Asus A7V333 Motherboard
Geforce4 Ti4400 128MB
Enermax WHISPER 300Watt.

Yes that's right I've had an enermax, and no bad experiences but then my 3rd rig when Iwas about 15 was:

Pentium 4 3.2ghz 800FSB(Top of the line @ the time)
Asus P4C 800 DELUXE(Favorite 875PE mobo to this day)
1gb Kingstom DDR ValuRam
1 nVidia GeForce FX 5900 ULTRA 256MB edition.
1 plextor 708A single layer burner
1 Thermaltake XASER 3 chasis (now in a coolermaster chassis)
1 160GB NATIVE SATA Seagate 7200.2RPM Barracuda

Guess what PSU I used, Antec Truepower 450w that died within 2 days and then I got a turbo cool 510. Never looked back after that.

You ask why I have an OCZ in here and not my turbocool? Good question, the answer is I LIKE MY OCZ MORE>

 

[Continuity28]

Originally posted by: Kakumba
OCZ are very good, I have never disputed that. but Enermax are one of the most trusted brands of PSU on the planet, by anyone who has used enough to make that kind of statement. How many PSUs have you used? and how many Enermax to be more precise?

Exactly. I make many PCs in my spare time, and I completely trust Enermax. I've not had a dud yet, but it's certainly possible with ANY hardware you buy, no matter how l33t a brand it may be or how many AT nerds blow their loads over it. Just RMA it and get another.

 

[Gagan]

Originally posted by: Continuity28

Originally posted by: Kakumba
OCZ are very good, I have never disputed that. but Enermax are one of the most trusted brands of PSU on the planet, by anyone who has used enough to make that kind of statement. How many PSUs have you used? and how many Enermax to be more precise?

Exactly. I make many PCs in my spare time, and I completely trust Enermax. I've not had a dud yet, but it's certainly possible with ANY hardware you buy, no matter how l33t a brand it may be or how many AT nerds blow their loads over it. Just RMA it and get another.

Quoted for truth. RMA IT< OCZ = BEST RMA IN THE MARKET!

You just backed hte argument

 

[Kakumba]

So there you go, Enermax is a good brand. Now, if we can let that whole saga go, does the OP have any more info/ updates?

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: socalcyclist
OK, I'm sitting here on my trainer riding away when suddenly I hear this loud popping/buzzing sound. I turn around and see this flash of light coming from the back of my computer. It won't turn on and there's the smell of smoke/burning in the air.

The PSU is a Enermax Noisetaker II 600W. It's only a week old!! Coud the bike trainer have caused this? It was about 5' from the computer. Does it create some sort of static electricity or something that would effect the PSU? How bad do you think the damage is? Does the PSU have some sort of safety mechanism to protect the mobo and other parts?

Man this sucks!!

Link to bike trainer:
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/Pro...m=40-0722&slitrk=search&slisearch=true

That lame crap happened to me too!! White flash was scary, i had it set to 150volts instead of the brittish 240 though.

Just RMA your PSU, probably just bad luck. Your components should be fine, mine were. Decent PSU's like yours blow themselves up instead of the whole computer, safety mechanism.

 

[socalcyclist]

Originally posted by: Kakumba
So there you go, Enermax is a good brand. Now, if we can let that whole saga go, does the OP have any more info/ updates?

Just waiting for Newegg to open so I can call them and RMA it. I'm going to RMA for refund instead of exchange so I get it sooner and won't have to sit here for two weeks wondering if anything else is fried. Guess I'll just eat the restocking fee and shipping but maybe they'll be cool and waive it.

IF I get lucky and the sucker starts right up with the new PSU how do I go about checking, or benchbarking, all the components to make sure everything is ok? Is there some free software out there for this?

And can we just stop the mine is bigger than yours crap or go start your own thread if you feel the need to be stupid. Thanks.

 

[socalcyclist]

Originally posted by: SovietJust RMA your PSU, probably just bad luck. Your components should be fine, mine were. Decent PSU's like yours blow themselves up instead of the whole computer, safety mechanism.

Man, I hope your right. I don't know what I'll do if everything is fried. :frown:

 

[Apocalypse X]

Originally posted by: Gagan
Hahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha.

Ok now back to the PSU. If it's popping make sure you check your motherboard and it's not hte capacitators.

After you checked that get yourself and OCZ POwerstreem 600w and I hope you learned your lesson about cheap PSU's.

-much love

Gagen Enermax is cheap?
I would buy another Enermax before I would by an OCZ PSU!

 

[alpha88]

There is way too much stupid on this thread.

Gagen, you can redeem yourself by sending me $100 (Paypal works). You don't seem to have a problem with wasting (your/someone elses) money.

LOUISSSSS, it is probably best not to zealously defend ATi at such a young age. It's very difficult to argue when you limit your rhetoric to swearing and insults. also u need 2 woirk on writting beter.

socalcyclist, if at all possible, test your hardware with a working powersupply. If your parts are damaged, mention that right away in your RMA. They should be able to verify that your powersupply broke and destroyed your parts if that is the case. (I'd expect them to compensate you).

 

[SparkyJJO]

Gagan, the enermax isn't a "cheap" PSU (didn't you click my link?), just because it isn't $200 or more doesn't mean its cheap. Not everyone has to have "uber l33t" parts you know to not be "cheap" :roll:
LOUISSSSS, it takes two to make an arguement. If you just accept the fact that you won't change his mind and stop being so arguementive it could have stopped already. Ever hear of self control?

Alright, please both of you Gagan and LOUISSSSS just STOP ALREADY! OP did NOT start this thread for you two to attack each other, he started it for info and help. Unless either of you has something POSITIVE to say to HELP the OP PLEASE go someplace else to argue if you can't restrain yourselves.

Now, I don't want to sound like a judge or anything, if I did I apologize. But PLEASE lets get back on topic.

To the OP: I'm not sure on this but Prime95 might help to benchmark and make sure things are stable.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: Gagan
ROFL.

LOL @ Louisss. You're the idiot that claims ATI is gaming king and won't hear otherwise because "x1900xt is gawd". Check your stupid posts you dumb biased idiot. Let me tell you something noob.

Clearly you have no idea what the HELL you're talking about. Becaues x64 sees all 4gb. And 3gb or more? Are you stupid? It's anything more than 2 dimms aka MORE THAN 2GB which lowers the command rate to 2T Which only results in a loss of 5 PERCENT. I will take that loss for 5 percent

Quit hating on my rig you dumb idiot ,because you seriously have alot more to learn about computers, it isn't my fault you're jealous I own something you can't afford, kiddo.

Riced out Powerstrema? The Powerstream is the best PSU other than PC P and C PSUS. Also your idiot @$$ probably didn't know it came with POWERSWAP Warranty which allows me to receive a new one before I send out my broken one minimizing my downtime.

Have a nice cup of STFU noob.

Quiet already child.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

i've tried to give positive & corrective feedback in my first post. i wasn't the one laughing at the OP for losing his psu and possibly his whole system. i'm not the one stating false facts.
i second testing your rig with prime 95 for a few hours? i'd say.. 3?5? if u have memtest86 or a windows based memtest (google) i'd run that for a few hours also. it doesn't only test memory. if i were you i wouldn't hesitate to get another enermax psu.
there isn't a such thing as "best" psu. some want quiet, some want performance, some want bright blue/green lights. some want a good balance of performance/quiet (what i want). i can only base my opinions on on psus i've extensively researched. imo the best performance would be pcpc. if you want quiet i'd go with something that has a 120mm fan. if u want bright lights i'd go with some aspire, rosewill, ocz psus. if you want a well balanced psu i'd go for FSP psu's with 120mm fans, enermax liberty series, and new seasonics. i'd also take into consideration strong 12v rails with good continuous output. and good efficiency(over 75%). if u find "Howard" go to his sig and theres a link to how to get a psu, use that.
gl with your system socal.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Links to your extensive research about Aspire & Rosewill being even considered.

The absolute best PSU is made by Zippy/Emacs in Taiwan.
Some of the best are made by Etasis, Delta, 3Y, Enhance, Seasonic, then comes Enermax, FSP Group and a short list of others.

PCP&C is made by Win-Tact and is a very good unit but expensive. Some of that expense covers marketing.

...Galvanized

 

[cessation]

Originally posted by: socalcyclist

Originally posted by: SovietJust RMA your PSU, probably just bad luck. Your components should be fine, mine were. Decent PSU's like yours blow themselves up instead of the whole computer, safety mechanism.

Man, I hope your right. I don't know what I'll do if everything is fried. :frown:

About 5 years ago I moved into a new home and busted my back up battery in the process. A few days later it started storming real bad and I wasn't thinking straight. I had side door of my PC case off, all of the sudden I hear some loud thunder, sparks come flying out from underneath my cpu and the psu. After that the power went out for about 10 minutes. I was so pissed at myself for not unplugging the thing but I did have it plugged into a monster cable surge protector that didn't seem to do much good. Well once power came back on everything worked except a ethernet card.

Although your situation is different, I would bet most or all the parts still work fine.

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: allanon1965
I agree your trainer is not the reason, just a bad psu...it happens.....your trainer is no where near powerful enough to cause the psu to blow out....it would have to backfeed the entire electrical circuitry to accomplish that and I assure you...that isnt going to happen

yea...or you musta been "biking" a few hundred miles per hour or something

 

[Sniper82]

didn't read through all of the post but for those that said Enermax was cheap shouldn't own a computer. They are easily one of the top 5 brand PSU's. Theres gonna be defective PSU's no matter what brand you go with. It's just more likely to happen with cheap brand PSU's.

 

[Madwand1]

I have an Enermax Noisetaker 600, and it's running fine. That said, there are quite a few reports, credible or not, of Noisetaker's blowing up on Newegg feedback. Just thought the OP might want to know that -- it's unlikely that he needs to provide an argument for RMA, but there is one there. If he needs to replace components, there might be some hints in those posts as well on that. Hopefully not..

Of course far fewer are going to feedback "my Noisetaker didn't blow up, working, great!", so this isn't statistically valid, but I would say that there're more such reports than I would have expected (fewer for example for an Antec 550), so it is possible that Enermax has been screwing up somewhere recently with this model.

After I read some of these reports, I put my fan on higher. Next, I'm going to install a 1" metal plate between the back of the comp and myself, as soon as I get Galvanized's link for how to do that.

 

[SparkyJJO]

So out of curiosity, how decent is Antec anymore? I know they used to be rated fairly high especially within their pricerange and I have one now (past 4 PSUs I've had have been Antec) but with some of these others out I wonder if I might be better going somebody else next time. I have the Antec TruepowerII 550W - the one with the single fan, not the Truepower2 which has dual fans. More than enough power, and I got it for $90-ish. Anything better than that in that pricerange, like say up to $110 or so?

 

[Madwand1]

Antec's taken a hit -- there have been a couple of malfunctions and compatibility issues with some of their PSU's. Word is that they've been pushing their OEM's on price so much that quality has suffered. However, personally speaking, I don't consider it so bad that I wouldn't buy one of their cases just because it came with one of their PSU's (though I'd be careful with a P150) -- I find them fine for the most part. Some others take the opposite point of view, and won't buy most Antec cases just for this reason.

Perhaps this article will help with the general question.

http://jonnyguru.com/ratethebrands.html

 

[SparkyJJO]

so how is a PSU not compatible, like I've seen ppl say the NeoHE isn't compatible with their asus mobo or whatever? I don't get it, what is the big difference between the NeoHE series and the truepower series besides the fact that it is modular? Surely the wiring in the 24 pin connector isn't different.... 12V is 12V, 5V is 5V, 3.3V is 3.3V isn't it?