5 power supplies burnt in 2 years

[kashifji]

I have p5gc mx motherboard,pentium dual core cpu,2gb ram and 8600gt.Help me plz and tell what the hell is problem.i have changed 5 power supplies in 2 years.the maximum age of my psu was 8 month.all other power supplies worked only for 3 to 4 month.after that they all burnt.and 2 times they burnt out my whole pc motherboard,vga and cpu.first 4 power supplies bought were chinese.all were 400 to 450 watt.then one month ago i bought silver stone strider 500 watt for 5000 rupees but now after one month it stopped working.i was planning to upgrade to core 2 duo and newer graphix card but due to power supply issue i have not done this so far.i am also using a voltage stablizer.but this did,nt help.what should i do?any suggestions?plz help me

 

[ovaisaijaz]

first check that what voltages are you getting from the utility company. i.e check the voltages at socket. i think the overvoltage/undervoltage is causing trouble for you.

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you should have posted this in pc helpdesk

 

[Shenzo]

All I can say is voltage stabilizer does nothing in any case, it is only a bullshit. Being too careless is better than being too careful. Remove stabilizer and try AGAIN I never used any stabilizer with any electronic equipment in my life and never got burning problem. I have seen many burning problems with people who use stabilizer. So I personally believe that stabilizer is responsible for burning problems. Nowadays equipments are designed to manage fluctuations in voltage by themselves. let it be on them.
Sorry If you find my advice rubbish but it is what I think you should do.

 

[zainu]

bro wrong section,,, and u should checked the stablizer,, coz thts the thing u havent changed

 

[kashifji]

Required voltages for Silverstone strider 500 watt are written 115v to 230v.and i never had voltage less than 115v or higher than 230.so there is no higher or lower voltage problem.and sorry if i posted my thread in wrong section.i am new.

 

[ovaisaijaz]

Required voltages for Silverstone strider 500 watt are written 115v to 230v.and i never had voltage less than 115v or higher than 230.so there is no higher or lower voltage problem.and sorry if i posted my thread in wrong section.i am new.

what about your stabilizer then, did all 5 burnt using this in hte circuit???

 

[kashifji]

all burnt using stablizer in the circuit.this stablizer is causing problems.thanks to all for their replies.i,ll buy now new psu and use it without any stablizer.can any body suggest me which company,s power supply should i buy for gts 450.again thanks

 

[hm owais]

Buy Corsair PSU.......

 

[Shenzo]

Buy any branded psu which can run your card perfectly. I would recommend you not to use high watt psu like 750, 1000watt etc if you dont need that much extra watt. Remember, the higher the watts, the higher the electricity bill. I have 550w psu and I wish i would have purshased 400w psu, because 550w psu increased my electricity bill by 35%

 

[kashifji]

At this time i have no time to go to lahore to buy new psu.therefore i bought a temporary second hand chinese power supply.it is 350watt with 18A on +12v rail.is it enough for my system.i have p5gc mx motherboard,pentium dual core,2gb ram,cd writer and 8600gt.sorry if i am asking too much questions

 

[nafu]

get corsair psu better than others

 

[abobobilly]

I have p5gc mx motherboard,pentium dual core cpu,2gb ram and 8600gt.Help me plz and tell what the hell is problem.i have changed 5 power supplies in 2 years.the maximum age of my psu was 8 month.all other power supplies worked only for 3 to 4 month.after that they all burnt.and 2 times they burnt out my whole pc motherboard,vga and cpu.first 4 power supplies bought were chinese.all were 400 to 450 watt.then one month ago i bought silver stone strider 500 watt for 5000 rupees but now after one month it stopped working.i was planning to upgrade to core 2 duo and newer graphix card but due to power supply issue i have not done this so far.i am also using a voltage stablizer.but this did,nt help.what should i do?any suggestions?plz help me

NONE of the components from your listed hardware suck THAT much power to burn down a PSU. So the apparent culprit i can think of is your Area Electricity.
Burning of Chinese PSUs are acceptable,but Silver Stone PSU stopped working, THATs problematic.

All i can say is to use a good Stabilzer but before that:
- Have your home connections Checked by some Electrician.
- Also check How much Voltages you are getting in your area.
- Can you tell me how much voltage fluctuations do you get? (You can easily check with the help of that meter on a stabilizer)
- Please check if your sockets are grounded or not.

If you're already using a Stabilzer and still facing problems, then its about time you leave those chinese crap stablizers and buy something Japanese made or atleast some good quality branded ones like Stabimatic or Puma or ATLEAST a Servo Stabilzer.

All I can say is voltage stabilizer does nothing in any case, it is only a bullshit. Being too careless is better than being too careful. Remove stabilizer and try AGAIN I never used any stabilizer with any electronic equipment in my life and never got burning problem. I have seen many burning problems with people who use stabilizer. So I personally believe that stabilizer is responsible for burning problems.

Better get your facts straight. If you are using Low Quality or Chinese Stablizers and your equipment still gets burned then i am afraid you NEED to PAY and GET something GOOD <_<
Hell even the Chinese ones still save you from huge problems you cant even think of. And you wont accept it. Why? Because of the obvious reason that you've never seen any sort of problem nor did you face it personally.

Oh & If being too Careless is BETTER (IF, IN ANY WAT AT ALL) than being too careful, then please dip your fingers in water and just TOUCH some electric Switch while its connected in a Live Socket

Nowadays equipments are designed to manage fluctuations in voltage by themselves. let it be on them.
Sorry If you find my advice rubbish but it is what I think you should do.

This is not the first time i am hearing such things. People will say those things which they experience. Now lets say its their stupidity that they never even try to IMPROVE their Precautions, nor do they LIKE to do so.
I accept that most of the electric equipments these days are already coming with these protections, but its better to have a security of your own. If you dont have it or dont want to have one, then dont cry when anything goes wrong.

Buy any branded psu which can run your card perfectly.

Please check AGAIN which GPU he is using.
If i am not mistaken its 8600GT right. Mind checking out google and enlighten us with its Power Consumption?
Please....

I would recommend you not to use high watt psu like 750, 1000watt etc if you dont need that much extra watt. Remember, the higher the watts, the higher the electricity bill. I have 550w psu and I wish i would have purshased 400w psu, because 550w psu increased my electricity bill by 35%

Oh please. Now i am humbly Requesting you to GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.
duh

 

[Sire Ahsan]

All I can say is voltage stabilizer does nothing in any case, it is only a bullshit. Being too careless is better than being too careful. Remove stabilizer and try AGAIN I never used any stabilizer with any electronic equipment in my life and never got burning problem. I have seen many burning problems with people who use stabilizer. So I personally believe that stabilizer is responsible for burning problems. Nowadays equipments are designed to manage fluctuations in voltage by themselves. let it be on them.
Sorry If you find my advice rubbish but it is what I think you should do.

Worst piece of advice ... ever.

I would recommend you not to use high watt psu like 750, 1000watt etc if you dont need that much extra watt. Remember, the higher the watts, the higher the electricity bill. I have 550w psu and I wish i would have purshased 400w psu, because 550w psu increased my electricity bill by 35%

Wow.

You really dont know anything do you ?

PSU wattage rating is the max limit. Your actual consumption would be more or less the same if you use a 1000w or a 300w. Your PC components consume power ... PSU limit ratings are a maximum limit/capacity.

@OP

What stabilizer are you using ? Are you using a UPS as well ? Wat about earthing ?

 

[kashifji]

Let me tell u details what happened this time.pc was on and i was out of my room.when i came back after half an hour pc was off.i checked stablizer which i am using with my pc.it was also off.zero input output voltages.i checked switch of stablizer but every thing was ok but it was not working.then i put the switch of pc directly in electricity board(without stablizer).suddenly a sharp sound came out of silverstone psu and smoke came out of it.after this psu did,nt work and my stablizer also burnt.and remember this stablizer was working well since last 2 years.although all psu burnt using this in circuit but in my presence it never gave voltages error.its output was always between 180 to 230.and all psu burnt when i was not present in room.if u are talking about area electricity than all my freinds are using pc in the same area.they never got burning problem and they are not even using stablizer for safety.and in home no one got any type of burning problem with anything except me.now i have sent my silverstone psu for warranty claim

 

[FARSANG]

^then there is something wrong with your house wiring.plz check the wire connections of your sockets whether the wires are being shorted out?
do other electronic equipment is working fine in your home such as freezer?

 

[CoolMyPc]

it must be the voltage prob . and buy a good company psu like corsair.

 

[Syavash]

Buy any branded psu which can run your card perfectly.

for a 8600GT? :lol:

I have 550w psu and I wish i would have purshased 400w psu, because 550w psu increased my electricity bill by 35%

(wtf)

get corsair psu better than others

and buy a good company psu like corsair.

^Silverrstone is what? a bad company?

This thread is full of win (lmao)(lmao)

 

[HMS1193]

lol at electricity bills increased.. XD :lol:

 

[faizan131]

pehlay number par apnay ghar ki wiring nai karwo with circuits breakers or phir pc or power supply nai laoo insallah phir koi problem nai aye ga:blah2::RTR:

 

[LeGenD123]

Buy Corsair PSU.......

This is not a solution.

Voltage fluctuations or grounding problems can destroy any electronic equipment.

High quality PSU is only part of the solution.