Power surging. Faulty PSU?

[location201]

So, I've only been using my PC for a few days now but last few times I've tried playing games Asus anti-surge stops my pc and says there was a power surge. My PC is connected to an Anti-surge socket tower so I'm wondering, is Asus anti-surge telling me lies or is my power supply faulty? It was a cheap £30 Arctic power supply. Should I try and disable Asus Anti-Surge? Help here would be appreciated.

 

[makkem]

Hi
It could be that the Asus surge monitor is a bit too sensitive but generally speaking if you are getting this warning then the power supply needs replacing .

 

[location201]

Computer just failed. Heard a loud bang so I opened my case and it stinks. Strong electrical smell and the psu is really hot and it stinks. Motherboard feels and smells fine though. I'm hoping the power supply failed and if so I can pick up a new one sometime and hopefully my mobo, gpu and cpu will be fine?

 

[makkem]

You really need to get a good quality power supply this time.
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[location201]

I was looking at this one. What are the chances my mobo, gpu and cpu are still good and not cooked?http://

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

THE 850W G2 is made by Super Flower , and is the best 850w on the market , I own 2 of them.

 

[location201]

Okay. Awesome. Unfortunately I don't get paid for 2 weeks so I can't afford it yet. I'm going to borrow a psu my friend has and I know works fine and then plug it in tomorrow to test if everything boots up okay. After that I'll remove the power supply and just wait until I have the EVGA psu and then install that. Does that sound like an okay plan?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

As long as your other components are fine , it's a great plan.

 

[location201]

I hope they are. I can't afford to replace them. Not for a few months anyway :/