SpyderTracks
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You'd have to go through the build testing each output, it's something PCS would need to do as they'd have the relevant tools.
PSU keeps blowing up
- Thread starter marcuspayne
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Exact same problem has been happening to me as well, Sent it in for an RMA after the first incident and now again the loud pop from the PSU even when on standby.
Build listed below.
Build listed below.
| Case | FRACTAL DEFINE S NANO GAMING CASE |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-10700K (3.8GHz) 16MB Cache |
| Motherboard | ASUS® ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING (Mini-ITX, LGA1200, USB 3.2) - RGB Ready |
| Memory (RAM) | 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB) |
| Graphics Card | 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060 SUPER - HDMI, DP - VR Ready! |
| 1st Storage Drive | 500GB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW) |
| 1st M.2 SSD Drive | 250GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 2300MB/W) |
| Power Supply | CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET |
marcuspayne
Member
Mine was on standby when it happened both times too, did they ever tell you what the issue was? I’ve just got mine back with a new PSU, hopefully for good this time.
Nope just said a faulty PSU, Let me know how your 3rd one goes.
Knight1664
Active member
I have experienced the same issue today for the first time after receiving the PC maybe 2 months or so ago.
To read that you've had to RMA twice is quite ridiculous to me?
Case
CORSAIR 275R AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Eight Core CPU (3.9GHz-4.5GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
To read that you've had to RMA twice is quite ridiculous to me?
Case
CORSAIR 275R AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Eight Core CPU (3.9GHz-4.5GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Yep this is going to be 2nd RMA now for the exact same issue. Interesting to see we are all using Corsair PSUs
SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
They only stock corsair PSUs, so not really surprising.
Must have been a bad batch of PSU's.
Got my PC in May 2020, was very pleased. Psu popped two days ago, currently waiting on a replacement psu being sent but i am now considering having PCS look over the build in case it is something else? Electrician has been booked to take a look at my electrics just incase there is an issue there. I have used the socket for 6+ years with my old setup and no problems though.
I suppose i will find out on tuesday if anything else was damaged 😥
Similar build to the original post.
I suppose i will find out on tuesday if anything else was damaged 😥
Similar build to the original post.
| Case | CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 680X RGB GAMING CASE |
| Processor (CPU) | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Eight Core CPU (3.9GHz-4.5GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4) |
| Motherboard | ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready! |
| Memory (RAM) | 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB) |
| Graphics Card | NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD |
| 1st Storage Drive | 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE |
| 1st M.2 SSD Drive | 1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 520 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W) |
| DVD/BLU-RAY Drive | NOT REQUIRED |
| Power Supply | CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET |
| Power Cable | 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead) |
| Processor Cooling | Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler |
| Thermal Paste | STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING |
| Sound Card | ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD) |
| Wireless/Wired Networking | 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED) |
| USB/Thunderbolt Options | MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence |
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AndyClark768
New member
Apologies for thread resurrection, but I've got the same issue and wondered if an underlying cause had been found yet - or are we in agreement that it's a bad batch of PSU's.
My setup.
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 200R COMPACT GAMING CASE
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 SUPER - HDMI
4TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 120 High Performance Liquid Cooler
PC has been absolutely fine until now. Saturday when I was using it (just web browsing) I had an almighty bang. The unit restarted itself and all seemed well again.
Today, whilst it was in hibernate mode (power light just flashing) there was once again a big loud bang. This time though it was dead and wouldn't power on at all.
Changed the fuse in the kettle lead and it's restarted again (typing this from it).
Strange how I can have a working PC for a few months and then it suddenly starts giving PSU issues. Or is this a case that the PSU's start to fail after X hours of use. If it is a bad batch, then I'd like a replacement supplied.
My setup.
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 200R COMPACT GAMING CASE
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready!
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 SUPER - HDMI
4TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 120 High Performance Liquid Cooler
PC has been absolutely fine until now. Saturday when I was using it (just web browsing) I had an almighty bang. The unit restarted itself and all seemed well again.
Today, whilst it was in hibernate mode (power light just flashing) there was once again a big loud bang. This time though it was dead and wouldn't power on at all.
Changed the fuse in the kettle lead and it's restarted again (typing this from it).
Strange how I can have a working PC for a few months and then it suddenly starts giving PSU issues. Or is this a case that the PSU's start to fail after X hours of use. If it is a bad batch, then I'd like a replacement supplied.
SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
If the fuse blew in the plug then it’s unlikely to be PSU related.
Are you using a surge protector?
StoneTabletMirror
New member
I have also had exactly the same issue with a Scan pre-build that came with a Corsair Tx550. Last night the computer was in standby, loud pop accompanied by a bright white flash and all the sockets for my living room (where my pc is) were tripped at the breaker.
Computer was connected to a surge protector which was not tripped by the blow-out.
I definitely have a feeling there is something wrong with the TxMs.
As you say, Corsair are very well known for their PSUs being untouchable. I've long recommended Corsair. It really needs addressed for their brand image IMO.
Be interested to know how wide the issue is.
As you say, Corsair are very well known for their PSUs being untouchable. I've long recommended Corsair. It really needs addressed for their brand image IMO.
Be interested to know how wide the issue is.
Interesting thread here on the Corsair forum itself.
I definitely think there is something going on with a particular batch from Corsair. Unfortunately it may have taken a while for the issues to manifest so there's no telling how many PSUs are affected.
Corsair TX650 Explosion-like Sound - The Corsair User Forums
Corsair TX650 Explosion-like Sound Power Supplies
forum.corsair.com
I definitely think there is something going on with a particular batch from Corsair. Unfortunately it may have taken a while for the issues to manifest so there's no telling how many PSUs are affected.
Na, that should never happen.... no matter how far you push it within its upper limit. They are designed to have a fair amount of headroom in all honesty. It's definitely a fault. I've seen videos of the Corsair units being tested to destruction and they can take a pounding normally.