is it okay to plug my 500watts psu to lower volt wall socket?

[Francis Philip]

I have a psu that says 200-240vac but my wall socket is 15a 125v.
What will happen if i plug the psu to the socket, will it damage my pc or will it be okay?

 

[Samat]

You should only plug in devices that support 125V in a 125V socket. You could damage your PSU at the least plugging it in, and possibly any other equipment in your PC.

 

[sizzling]

Don't do it, chances are it just won't work. I don't see it damaging anything but who's to say it wouldn't? Also it definitely wouldn't produce 500w, even PSU's that support multi voltages produce less watts on lower input voltages

 

[Francis Philip]

What should i do so that i may able to plug it and make it work??

 

[sizzling]

Buy a new PSU rated at the correct voltage

 

[InvalidError]

If it really is a 200-240V only PSU, then the only thing you can do is buy a 120V-240V travel transformer with sufficient VA rating to accommodate your PSU's requirements.

If your PSU lacks power factor conversion, then it is most likely old, not very efficient, likely low quality and you may be better off replacing it with a modern unit that has universal input APFC. Good quality modern PSUs will run on anything from about 90V to 270V.

 

[sizzling]

I doubt you will find a travel transformer that supports 500w, most are 90-120w max. Also they produce a very dirty supply, not something I'd want to attach my PC too. The only real option is a new PSU

 

[Francis Philip]

Lol.. I just bought this it's a aerocool rave, maybe i'll sell this and buy a better one. I didn't do my research on this psu. I was going to buy the silverstone strider essential but the guy from the store recommended the aerocool. Thanks for the help guys

 

[sizzling]

Hang on you bought it from a local store? It must have an option to support local voltages, if not get your money back. It's not a good PSU either, here is a list that rates the quality of PSU's http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[Francis Philip]

If i psu gets damaged will the other parts like the mobo,proci, hdd, gpu, and ram be affected?

 

[USAFRet]

If i psu gets damaged will the other parts like the mobo,proci, hdd, gpu, and ram be affected?

Possibly.

 

[InvalidError]

I doubt you will find a travel transformer that supports 500w, most are 90-120w max. Also they produce a very dirty supply, not something I'd want to attach my PC too. The only real option is a new PSU

Maybe not quite travel-size but 500W is common enough.
https://www.amazon.com/Goldsource-STU-500-Voltage-Converter-Transformer/dp/B0022QOSDK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464436219&sr=8-1&keywords=step-up+transformer
https://www.amazon.ca/Goldsource%C2%AE-Heavy-duty-Transformer-Converter-Universal/dp/B00H9Z3FVU/ref=pd_cp_504_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=W8Y2EGAXK4WZ0G8EBK3P

These things are nothing more than a voltage-doubling/halving auto-transformer, the output's quality is the same as whatever goes in.

 

[InvalidError]

If i psu gets damaged will the other parts like the mobo,proci, hdd, gpu, and ram be affected?

When the failure is on the primary side, rarely. The biggest risk from low input voltage is transformer core saturation which would cause a catastrophic but harmless failure - a saturated transformer cannot transfer power but it will instantaneously destroy the switching transistors by turning into a dead short. The sparks this may create could still pose a fire hazard and flying bits of metal that could fall inside your PC if the PSU is top-mounted could pose a short hazard when the new PSU gets put in.

 

[USAFRet]

Is this a new PSU? If so, take it back and get the right one.
If it is old...what make/model is it?