Possible power surge/spike.

Eugene Zhivaga

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Jul 30, 2015
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So, last night i turned off my pc as usual. When i came to my office this morning my Surge Protector where my PC was plugged was burned out. I tested my PC on a new surge protector, it worked fine no error codes/messages (no smell from inside). I opened case and inspected inside seems fine as well. PSU seems woking too.

Do you think something might have damaged that i dont know about?
Or should i consider myself lucky this time?

My specs are
I5-4590
Gigabyte Z97x-ud5h motherboard
8gb ram
EVGA Supernove 650W G2 80+ Gold PSU.

Like i said before PC boots fine without errors and no visual damage to the components.
But i dont think it was power surge, because the clock was plugged in same outlet but no into surge protector and wasnt damaged.
 
Solution
Most likely a twitchy surge protector, most of them are practically useless. Modern PSUs have better protection than them. If you need real protection get an UPS or current/voltage stabilizer.

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