Crisp Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I've had nothing but problems with Corsair PSU's in the past, so I switched to OCz and have never looked back :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ_ Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I've been running the Corsair 520w PSU since 2007/08 and haven't had a single problem (hope I don't jinx it with this post). Perhaps Seasonic have made changes in their manufacturing process but there seems to be a very interesting thread over at overclock.net which investigates the issue of failure of new Seasonic/Corsair PSU's after about 6 months or so of use: http://www.overclock...nic-x560-owners (issue affects Corsair AX range too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEX4S Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Yes I have a surge protector, a cheap one that I think I paid $20 - $30 for but it's a surge protector. I'm not so sure about the wiring in our apartment complex though, I haven't bought another brand of PSU to confirm whether it's the PSU or something external contributing to the failure of my PSU. I didnt see this post last week when this thread was started - but it is all starting to make sense. NO that is NOT A SURGE PROTECTOR - $20-$30 is a piece of junk power strip - nothing more. it might be a Surge Suppressor but it is not a Surge Protector. yes, there is a difference. Whatever you decide to do - get a decent surge protector. APC, or Tripp-Lite are great. Anything more than $30 is OK; anything less is nothing but a power strip to add more unprotected power cables. Obviously its not worth spending $200 on a 900W APC w/ LED screen if its protecting a 4 year old HP or some netbook - but everything piece of electronics I own is plugged into some kind of protection. After I saw a gaming computer melt a power cable and start a fire with my own eyes - I have been vigilant about power protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramonga Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Had my Corsair 750W TX for nearly 3 years now, great PSU, and still going strong despite all my clocking efforts :) Great Warranty on them too, so I see no need to open any of them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme2damax Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Ok, so I am not sure now that the PSU was the sole fault of my system. While replacing the PSU has caused the issues to subside I have experienced two random shutdowns since replacing the PSU. I honestly think my motherboard may be part of the problem as well. Since I bought the motherboard I've had problems with the system not booting with my DDR3 ram in slots 1, 3 and 5, however the system will boot with the ram in slots 2, 4, and 6. Another thing is that I accidentally dropped a piece of thin copper/metal wire into one of the PCI-e x16 slots which I was sure I got out before booting the PC. Only problem is that I am not sure I can RMA my motherboard as I stupidly tried to remove the sticker with the serial number due to planning to request an RMA in the past since I didn't want to remove the motherboard just to get to the serial number. :Edit: Also when I was experiencing issues with my PSU, sometimes when the system shutdown or rebooted my system clock would be reset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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