Ive gone throght 3 PSU`s in about 3 years. I cant rememeber the namebrand of the first 2, but i think it was a cheap one. the last was a seasonic, they were either 600 or 650 watts. The first 2 just died, this last one actually had smoke etc. I have my PC plugged into a UPS (the whole time) and all the PSU`s have fried at different houses (moved a few times) I did have a SATA HDD where the sata data connector connects to the HDD, the plastic piece above the metal contacts broke off inside the sata data cable, so if i remove the cable you just see the metal contacts on the HDD and the plastic piece that supports them inside the sata connector. It looks like they connect ok so ive been useing it as a secondary HDD, not sure if it was on for the first PSU fry, but def for the last 2. Also i noticed my CPU said INTEL Confidentual which i learnt meant a developers chip. Other then that i cant see anything that might be causeing this.
My Question is if something INSIDE the pc is shorting out (like the HDD data conection if it even can) or maybe this chip has a problem i dont know about. Can that cause the PSU to fry. Ive been a computer tech for years, and never seen a PC fry so many PSU`s.
I was going to go buy a new PSU and CPU and unplug that secondary drive, but it can take months for the psu to fry, so was hoping for any other ideas out there.
My Question is if something INSIDE the pc is shorting out (like the HDD data conection if it even can) or maybe this chip has a problem i dont know about. Can that cause the PSU to fry. Ive been a computer tech for years, and never seen a PC fry so many PSU`s.
I was going to go buy a new PSU and CPU and unplug that secondary drive, but it can take months for the psu to fry, so was hoping for any other ideas out there.