I just recently bought a new set of components. Among them was the ENERMAX EG701AX-VE (600W). The machine booted fine, got the new drive formatted and the OS installed. I was in the middle of downloading some additional software (anti-virus and the like) when I heard a loud series of pops from inside my machine, as if someone had set off a string of firecrackers. With that all was silent, my new machine dead in the water and the heavy smell of electrical burning filling the room. After about an hour of inspecting the entire machine for damage the only thing that appeared fried was the PSU. I noticed this morning that THG was running a test on the same model PSU today in their live test but I admit to not knowing enough to decipher the results beyond "that graph looks pretty".
My two big questions at this point are:
1) What is the chance that the rest of the machine is unscathed by this fiasco?
2) Was this just a lemon PSU or is this model just poorly engineered?
Any help would be appriciated
My two big questions at this point are:
1) What is the chance that the rest of the machine is unscathed by this fiasco?
2) Was this just a lemon PSU or is this model just poorly engineered?
Any help would be appriciated