So I just got my brand new corair 750 watt from newegg today, and was very excited to get it running, so I went about and plugged it all in in my brand-spanking new computer, woo hoo, yeah? Remember that video that corsair made "corsair PSU's, guaranteed not to dramatically blow up?" well, this is probably user error, but the power switch on the back was in the on setting, and I forgot to look and check that, so I take the power cable coming from my wall, and it barely touches the plug for the corsair when *crack* and a flash of light, and now I'm out $120. And I was really looking forward to overclocking that CPU, which I won't dare do on my current 430 watt antec. I guess I'm just putting this up as a warning to always make sure your PSU is off when you connect it to your plugin. I will certainly see if I can return it, though I suspect not, and will buy a new one anyways.
It looks like you're a victim of static electricity. There were times when I foolishly forgot to turn the switch off, but it didnt do anything. Perhaps, try to return it. It could be defective or something. It shouldnt really go kaboom like that even if you had the switch on, although it could be user error, but I highly doubt it.
This is why pc gaming is 100000000x more frustrating the consoles >:(
Helbrec
Unfortunately, this is true. I've run in to at least 50 problems already or more and I barely had my new PC for a month. As much as I love to buy games on the PC, as opposed to buying the console version, I am paranoid out of my mind because of so many problems heading my way.
Dont feel too bad. I had both my Rosewill xtreme 750 and my 9800 gx2 shipped to me with a short in them. It took me 2 months of shipping back and forth til i finally got my rig working.
oh dear. ooooohh dear. I just connected the old PSU to check to see if anything else got fried in the blast, and the compy doesn't give any signs of starting. I only plugged in the power to the vital places, (left out the 4 case fans) but that shouldn't make any difference. I think I killed a motherboard. which would make this 2 motherboards I have had to return trying to get this cursed build running. I'm going to go insane about returns in all likelyhood, so if you see on the news, minnesota man throws computer from top of empire state building, you'll know that another part died on me.
Honestly, I've never seen a PSU do that, whether in the off or the on position. Was it in a surge protector and such too? That just sounds... really really odd, especially other components dying in the computer too.
Prior to removing any of the components from their packaging, you'll want to take the precaution of grounding yourself by touching a large, metal object like a table base, filing cabinet, or your PC's case-whatever's nearby-in order to discharge any static electricity you may be carrying with you. Static electricity can be harmful to PC components. Some folks prefer to use an anti-static wristband in order to keep themselves grounded.
Prior to removing any of the components from their packaging, you'll want to take the precaution of grounding yourself by touching a large, metal object like a table base, filing cabinet, or your PC's case-whatever's nearby-in order to discharge any static electricity you may be carrying with you. Static electricity can be harmful to PC components. Some folks prefer to use an anti-static wristband in order to keep themselves grounded.
DieselCat18
yeah, no, I was grounded fine, I just forgot to switch the PSU to off before plugging it in, and it exploded. that doesn't make too much sense, but that's how it went down.
This is why pc gaming is 100000000x more frustrating the consoles >:(
Helbrec
No kidding... When you spend some serious cash on a system... Your hopes and dreams are riding on that first push of the power button.
My Hopes were crushed today... DOA mother board!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARG! 5+ Business days to wait for a new one from newegg.
I should know better then to get my hopes up. But I was expecting a $1,300 rig to run with quality parts. Who knows maybe UPS played soccer with my box?
If I get another DOA board I will be on the edge of returning everything.
I'm partial to agreeing with you guys. There is the fear that all those expensive, shiny things thrown together won't end up being anything but an overpriced paperweight...
But, as a die-hard PC enthusiast, it's actually part of the fun. Yeah, sometimes hardware goes bad, sometimes finding the configuration of various manufacturers can be damn frustrating. But in the end, when the thing is built and runs 10X better than a console, it's damn satisfying.
Crysis on an 8800GTX SLI system makes it totally worth it. :)
You guys shouldent have that many problems hahaha, plus its part of the fun, I hope you guys dont modify cars, because you know nothing about problems, try to rebuild an engine. Thats too bad about the PSU, its a good choice, it does seem odd that it would literally blow up! hahah Id try to return it, that's defective
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