Question Have i damaged my PSU?I used to use my computer while being plugged in into an un-grounded wall socket.

[mintylint]

My pc case zaps me when i touch it. I am wondering if i have damaged my PSU. I will be building a new PC so I am trying to decide whether i should use my current PSU or not. It is certain that my wall socket does not have proper earthing.
My PSU- Corsair VS500 (1.5 Years old)
It was connected to the wall socket through this setup:-
Wall Socket>Power Strip (Extension)>UPS>PSU

Any advice , thoughts and/or opinions would be appreciated.

 

[Hellfire13]

It might or might not be damaged, but that is not the kind(quality) of PSU I would trust my brand new parts with...

Corsair PSU hierarchy cheat sheet

They used to have a page on Corsair.com with a table that showed all of the features of each Corsair PSU and how they differ. It's not there anymore... or it's well hidden. The letters don't really mean anything, so it can be really confusing which Corsair PSU is better than another. So I put thi...

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[mintylint]

It might or might not be damaged, but that is not the kind(quality) of PSU I would trust my brand new parts with...

Corsair PSU hierarchy cheat sheet

They used to have a page on Corsair.com with a table that showed all of the features of each Corsair PSU and how they differ. It's not there anymore... or it's well hidden. The letters don't really mean anything, so it can be really confusing which Corsair PSU is better than another. So I put thi...

linustechtips.com

Which brand should i go with then?

 

[mintylint]

It might or might not be damaged, but that is not the kind(quality) of PSU I would trust my brand new parts with...

Corsair PSU hierarchy cheat sheet

They used to have a page on Corsair.com with a table that showed all of the features of each Corsair PSU and how they differ. It's not there anymore... or it's well hidden. The letters don't really mean anything, so it can be really confusing which Corsair PSU is better than another. So I put thi...

linustechtips.com

are you suggesting that i go with a new one?

 

[Bob.B]

My pc case zaps me when i touch it. I am wondering if i have damaged my PSU. I will be building a new PC so I am trying to decide whether i should use my current PSU or not. It is certain that my wall socket does not have proper earthing.
My PSU- Corsair VS500 (1.5 Years old)
It was connected to the wall socket through this setup:-
Wall Socket>Power Strip (Extension)>UPS>PSU

Any advice , thoughts and/or opinions would be appreciated.

How do you know the wall socket does not have proper grounding?

 

[Hellfire13]

are you suggesting that i go with a new one?

Which brand should i go with then?

Depends on the rest of your build, budget and location. You can use this as a rough guide...
https://cultists.network/140/psu-ti...NSLqFYoiAFPvXOCABCznCUZaISRCWQiv0SG__SVIG3Cd0

 

[mintylint]

How do you know the wall socket does not have proper grounding?

It is just a rough estimate as even my laptop frame zaps me when I plug it into that particular socket.

 

[Bob.B]

It is just a rough estimate as even my laptop frame zaps me when I plug it into that particular socket.

Get a cheap socket tester.
Plug it in and see what it shows.
While your at it test your other sockets.