Swapping a power supply

[Aligaz]

Last week whilst browsing the internet my power-supply sparked and tripped the whole room and refused to turn on afterwards. Knowing it’s Christmas which would affect RMA times I looked into the problem and I think it is just an issue with the power supply.
I brought a new power-supply identical to the old one and have temporarily plugged it in from the outside of the case, with the original idea for it to last me until the end of the holidays. Computer turns on fine now with no issues.
I am now wondering if I could skip the RMA step and just wire in the new powersupply, would it be wise to do? And would it affect my warranty at all? And if I were to need an RMA at a later date would I need to cable in the old one?

My build
Case
FRACTAL DEFINE S NANO GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-I GAMING (DDR4, USB 3.2, Wi-Fi) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
11GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2080 Ti - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
2TB Samsung 860 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
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
Noctua NH-L9i Low Profile AM4, Super Quiet CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Extra Case Fans
2x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN PORT + Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi excluded on H310I-PLUS)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Insurance
Simplesurance Purchase Protection inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 16 to 18 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
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[FerrariVie]

Sorry, but no staff from PCS usually look at those forums, it's user-based. So unfortunately I cannot say how that will affect your warranty, and my recommendation is to get in touch with them directly to get your confirmation. You can do that by your account section on the website (might take 2 or 3 days to receive a reply) or by calling them (they're quite busy at the moment, so be aware that the queue might be big)

 

[SpyderTracks]

Either way, to retain warranty, you’d need PCS permission to proceed, I would call them and run it past them.

 

[ubuysa]

Well, in the Terms & Conditions it says this...

7.8 Unlike with most computer companies, we allow you to open your case and install your own components without voiding your warranty on the following conditions:

• If the actions of the person installing the components cause damage to the computer, your warranty will be void;
• If you install components that are not purchased from us and they cause problems with your computer, your warranty will be void;
• If you install components that are not purchased from us we will in no way support you in installing them or with any problems you have relating to the components you have installed.
• We will support you in installing components purchased from us providing you have purchased them through the upgrade service available on your online account.

And yes, if it needed an RMA you'd need to refit the original PSU.