Corsair ax1500i test possible out of the box?

[Tumalupip]

Dear readers and friends,

I probably am going to ask a silly question (although a wise being always is determined that silly questions don't exist, silly answers do... well I leave at that hehe) but I am going to build a new system in steps since I don't have all the money for it at once.

When I buy this good PSU can you self test it without connecting the PSU itself to the motherboard and other peripherals? I am not very technical but my guts tell me that yes it's very much possible. Just like to be sure.

They say the corsair PSU's have a self test and when the light turns green you're fine and when it's red something is wrong.

I suppose then I could leave the PSU on for an hour or so ( of course no power will be drawn from it yet since it won't be connected for awhile. ) and check for buzzes or other sounds as well?

Any further hints/tips?

 

[amd4lif3]

yes its possible totally possible have you not heard of the paperclip trick

http://aphnetworks.com/tutorials/psu_paperclip_trick

 

[Tumalupip]

No didn't know yet. Thanks for the tip!! In that article it's an older PSU from around 2k6 but I suppose even the newest 1500W psu from corsair still has the same wire schematics? I suppose they didn't change it all over the years right?

You probably could also could place a paperclip at the back of the PSU, directly in the 24 pins connector or better to use the wires that go to the main board? The latter is easier I guess because at the back of the PSU you can't see the colors...

 

[amd4lif3]

all psus have a 24 pin and one green cable in it it simply must touch another black (there are lots) the paperclip makes this contact which turns the psu on this is standard for all psus. otherwise if the psus were different the motherboards would have to be psu specific