- Jun 24, 2014
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Greetings to you all. I've got a system I'm working on that I think may have PSU related issues but I'm uncertain about the model's quality.
The components are as follows.
AMD FX-4300 FOUR-CORE 3.8GHZ 8MB 95W AM3+CPU
GB GA-78LMT-USB3 760G mATX MB (Board I originally used)
ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS (Board I installed during process of elimination)
Kingston 8GB 1333MHz 9-9-9 DDR3 HyperX Red
WD Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s Int 3.5 HDD
Thermaltake TR2 600W Cable Management Power Supply
Cooler Master Elite 431+ Mid Tower USB3.0 & X-Dock
The problem is that whenever something is plugged into one of the USB ports, doesn't matter if you use a 3.0 or a 2.0 port, front or rear, or plug a microphone into the front or rear plug, there is a resulting pop (Static shock) and the system either freezes, reboots or one or more of the installed components stops working and the system has to be rebooted. There are also occasionally light shocks when touching the case, keyboard or when plugging in USB devices.
It doesn't do it every single time. Probably four out of six instances. First I thought it was the front panel that had a problem so we replaced that. The problem was not corrected so we went after the board and replace it. Seemed ok while testing it at my location but after returning to his house it began doing it again after about a day. Thought maybe the memory so we swapped that out and it wasn't the problem either. There are no mounting locations for the board that look problematic, no loose screws under the board or loose connections in the cabling inside the case. All cabling is new.
The power strip was replaced with a high end power conditioner and the outlets in the office where the system resides was checked for polarity. That pretty much leaves just the power supply, however, I've never seen a PSU cause a similar problem and I'm just wondering if anybody has seen this particular issue or can confirm similar issues with the Thermaltake TR2 600W units in particular, having any common or miscellaneous issues or relevant problems.
I couldn't find any common issue threads regarding this PSU so I wanted some input on what the likelihood is that the PS is at fault aside from the obvious reality that it's about the only thing we haven't replaced or swapped out and that Thermaltake in general has some problematic units. Thanks.
The components are as follows.
AMD FX-4300 FOUR-CORE 3.8GHZ 8MB 95W AM3+CPU
GB GA-78LMT-USB3 760G mATX MB (Board I originally used)
ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS (Board I installed during process of elimination)
Kingston 8GB 1333MHz 9-9-9 DDR3 HyperX Red
WD Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s Int 3.5 HDD
Thermaltake TR2 600W Cable Management Power Supply
Cooler Master Elite 431+ Mid Tower USB3.0 & X-Dock
The problem is that whenever something is plugged into one of the USB ports, doesn't matter if you use a 3.0 or a 2.0 port, front or rear, or plug a microphone into the front or rear plug, there is a resulting pop (Static shock) and the system either freezes, reboots or one or more of the installed components stops working and the system has to be rebooted. There are also occasionally light shocks when touching the case, keyboard or when plugging in USB devices.
It doesn't do it every single time. Probably four out of six instances. First I thought it was the front panel that had a problem so we replaced that. The problem was not corrected so we went after the board and replace it. Seemed ok while testing it at my location but after returning to his house it began doing it again after about a day. Thought maybe the memory so we swapped that out and it wasn't the problem either. There are no mounting locations for the board that look problematic, no loose screws under the board or loose connections in the cabling inside the case. All cabling is new.
The power strip was replaced with a high end power conditioner and the outlets in the office where the system resides was checked for polarity. That pretty much leaves just the power supply, however, I've never seen a PSU cause a similar problem and I'm just wondering if anybody has seen this particular issue or can confirm similar issues with the Thermaltake TR2 600W units in particular, having any common or miscellaneous issues or relevant problems.
I couldn't find any common issue threads regarding this PSU so I wanted some input on what the likelihood is that the PS is at fault aside from the obvious reality that it's about the only thing we haven't replaced or swapped out and that Thermaltake in general has some problematic units. Thanks.
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