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curtisb wrote:Same sentiment as others...if the quality is good it shouldn't take anything else with it. Monitors and PSU's are what I always see people cheap out on and I never understood it. A good monitor and a good PSU can actually last through several builds, yet most people usually skimp on them .
bthylafh wrote:Don't know about chances, but I've seen a bad PSU* take out about half of a system.
* It was a Deer. Old hands know.
just brew it! wrote:Not sure I agree that caps are the most common point of failure; I've probably had about as many with bad fans as with failing caps.
synthtel2 wrote:In a well-engineered PSU, everything else should easily outlast the caps, but in a world where 5 cents on a bill of materials matters, things don't always work out that way.
The Egg wrote:I had a PSU die in spectacular fashion (M80-sized bang, smoke out the back) on a Pentium II-266 system, while my friend happened to be playing a game on it. He jumped about a foot straight up in his seat, and I did my best Tommy Boy "what'd ja do?!?"
I don't remember the brand of PSU, but I know it was a generic that came with a common (and fairly heavily built) ATX case of the time period (98-00'ish). Brand of the case started with an A. No damage to other components.
ThatStupidCat wrote:Is it ok to open up an old PSU and vacuum it? Looking at one of mine and I see dust bunnies stuck the cooling fins and there is just no way to blow it out with the fan in the way. Maybe need to discharge it overnight just to be safe. Don't want the PSU to zap and take out half of me.
Concupiscence wrote:I remember someone telling a story about a friend whose system was close to the wall when the power supply died, failing catastrophically and scorching the wall a good six inches above the top of the case in the process. Somehow it didn't take out the rest of the system in the process, but it's hard to imagine.
Concupiscence wrote:The Egg wrote:I don't remember the brand of PSU, but I know it was a generic that came with a common (and fairly heavily built) ATX case of the time period (98-00'ish). Brand of the case started with an A. No damage to other components.
Maybe an Antec KS-288?
The Egg wrote:
Enlight! *does a dance*