2 Power Supply Failures, What's Wrong?

[Ngab3871]

Hey Guys,


Relatively new to building custom PC's and modding them.

Had a 700W Xigmatek PSU running my system with 2600k's, 16gb 1600 and an MSI 580. This all ran great for 4 months until one day I shorted the system out with a faulty USB device.

I had also planned to get a 1000W PSU to run two 580's on, so I sent the old PSU for repair and wired in 1000w Coolermaster Silent Pro Modular. This worked great for a few days doing everything from Solidworks Simulations to running BF3.

Yesterday it would not switch on. I changed the kettle plug from my PSU one to one from my monitor and then it made a loud bang and a flash. The PSU was not set to the ON position.



I have no idea what is going on but if anyone could help me out with what to do next it would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[das_stig]

Bad electrics in your house.

 

[Ngab3871]

Both kettle plugs were on the same extension.

 

[WR2]

Both failed on the same AC electrical circuit (wall socket)?
Have you run other computers plugged into the same wall socket?

 

[Ngab3871]

Hi,

Yes both failed on the same wall socket on the same extension,

but the 2 other screens on the same extension on the same wall socket have been fine the whole time. Plugged in a few other things and they also seem to run fine.

Thanks

 

[Ngab3871]

still stuck!

 

[Ngab3871]

What if the PSU was not grounded in some way?

 

[Guest]

5amp kettle lead on monitor

need a 13amp for the PSU

though techincally it'll be hard to pull 5amps on the psu its doable....