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Thread ID: 79768 2007-05-31 22:42:00 My computer suffered a heart attack Greg (193) PC World Chat
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554775 2007-06-01 07:07:00 So far I've had two PSUs blew up. One was a poor brandless 200W, and the other was an AcBel 500W, supposed to be a good PSU. But it blew any way. qazwsxokmijn (102)
554776 2007-06-01 07:39:00 And they have something called an excess... probably not worth it for a PSU.


$100 for a new PC if the dead PSU takes the PC with it sounds good to me.
I've built a few that were paid for by insurance companies.

Anyway here's an interesting little site:

www.hardwaresecrets.com

Most interesting entering some of the IDs in on various makes.....

So far on my entries only the Enermax has come back as being made by themselves.
pctek (84)
554777 2007-06-01 08:40:00 That makes for interesting reading PCTek :)

Just another reason for me to like Enermax :D they make the PSUs themselves :thumbs:
The_End_Of_Reality (334)
554778 2007-06-02 05:00:00 Thankyou folks for your comments and supportive input.

The PC is now back up and alive with the transplant. The new PSU is a bit quieter than the old unit, despite having two fans. It's all good.

Thankfully the mobo hasn't suffered any apparent adverse affects.

I kinda suspect the reason for the early death of the PSU was due to the lightening strike I spoke about a year ago... possibly hit the PC's components with a bit of over-surge which shortened the life span of the PSU.
Greg (193)
554779 2007-06-02 05:42:00 Good to hear the PC is back up and running and is quieter! :D

Even better that it didn't take anything else with it :D
The_End_Of_Reality (334)
554780 2007-06-02 08:40:00 If its any consolation, it was the PC that had the heart attack. Not you. Human PSUs are hard to come by. Hmmm, maybe India or China. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PJ Poppa John (284)
554781 2007-06-02 11:28:00 [quote=pctek;556411]$100 for a new PC if the dead PSU takes the PC with it sounds good to me.
I've built a few that were paid for by insurance companies.

/quote]

Insurance companies paid for this??
bk T (215)
554782 2007-06-02 13:23:00 Insurance companies paid for this??Not yet, and I doubt they will. I'll be speaking to a claims manager after the long weekend. Even so, I suspect that the excess on our policy will be around the same or more than the ninety bucks paid for the replaced PSU. Greg (193)
554783 2007-06-02 14:15:00 You can get a decent PSU for $50-$60 from an online etailer. DSE is good, but expensive :/ Neongreen (6358)
554784 2007-06-02 14:21:00 You can get a decent PSU for $50-$60 from an online etailer. DSE is good, but expensive :/I doubt they'd deliver within 15 minutes though. Besides... it's fun to go to DSE and browse their shelves. :thumbs: Greg (193)
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