PSU can be fixed?

[adriansx68wf]

Hi everyone. I am new here and I would like to know what are your experiences with repaired PSU ... I had a problem with my PSU EVGA 500b bronze (did not send the correct voltage and sometimes the computer restarted) and leave it with a technician , which can be seen has experience repairing certified PSU... I want to know your experiences or opinions because what happened with the PSU was a big scare for me rlly hahaha

I do not know if it serves but this is my pc:

GPU: EVGA GTX 960 4gb
CPU: Fx-6300
1tb disk
MOBO: m5a78l-m / usb3

TY 😀

 

[XxDarkMarioxX]

If my PSU breaks down or has an fault i do not want it repaired want an brand new one because dont wanna risk having a psu that been repaired in my computer!

 

[Karadjgne]

Yes, it's possible to repair a psu, if the tech is actually qualified to do so. However, it's severely cost prohibitive as you'd spend out per hour for diagnosis, replacement of bad parts, marked up cost of the parts etc. Just the shop fee for repair is usually double the cost of a new psu. In the States, the 500b is a $40 psu, and not really a good one for a gaming pc. Standard diagnosis/repair is a minimum of 1hr, at @$100 per hr.

Honestly, if the psu is in any doubt, it's faster and cheaper to get even a high grade replacement from any local retailer or online and replace it yourself.

There's also one other major worry about repairs on a psu. Something caused the failure to begin with. If it was just a failed cap, that's one thing, but if another component or even something as innocuous as the games you play, pushed that budget psu over its limits, you'll only end up repeating the burnout and wasting any money spent on repairs.

The psu is the single most important part of any pc, it powers everything, no matter what, so skimping with a budget quality psu is just asking for trouble sooner or later. As you unfortunately found out.

 

[adriansx68wf]

Yes, it's possible to repair a psu, if the tech is actually qualified to do so. However, it's severely cost prohibitive as you'd spend out per hour for diagnosis, replacement of bad parts, marked up cost of the parts etc. Just the shop fee for repair is usually double the cost of a new psu. In the States, the 500b is a $40 psu, and not really a good one for a gaming pc. Standard diagnosis/repair is a minimum of 1hr, at @$100 per hr.

Honestly, if the psu is in any doubt, it's faster and cheaper to get even a high grade replacement from any local retailer or online and replace it yourself.

There's also one other major worry about repairs on a psu. Something caused the failure to begin with. If it was just a failed cap, that's one thing, but if another component or even something as innocuous as the games you play, pushed that budget psu over its limits, you'll only end up repeating the burnout and wasting any money spent on repairs.

The psu is the single most important part of any pc, it powers everything, no matter what, so skimping with a budget quality psu is just asking for trouble sooner or later. As you unfortunately found out.

thanks for answering, the problem is that in my country PSUs are sold at triple the real price (this is the cost of importing them D: ) and repair this I get at a fairly close price at his price in amazon for example

And, the cause of the problem in the psu were electrical problems in my house, ye i have some bad luck

 

[Karadjgne]

Exactly. Electrical house issues. You are relying on the fact that just one or 2 components like caps actually failed. The problem I was talking about is the ½ dozen other caps that might have seen some damage and are currently ok, but hanging onto life by a thin thread. They'll test out as ok, but anything remotely close to what caused the initial damage will trash a whole lot more stuff, making your repair investment bunk.

Before doing anything, I'd be making real sure the house electrical was fixed, so this doesn't happen again. A good UPS or at least a good surge protector (not those cheapo gangable strips) wouldn't be a bad investment either.

 

[adriansx68wf]

Exactly. Electrical house issues. You are relying on the fact that just one or 2 components like caps actually failed. The problem I was talking about is the ½ dozen other caps that might have seen some damage and are currently ok, but hanging onto life by a thin thread. They'll test out as ok, but anything remotely close to what caused the initial damage will trash a whole lot more stuff, making your repair investment bunk.

Before doing anything, I'd be making real sure the house electrical was fixed, so this doesn't happen again. A good UPS or at least a good surge protector (not those cheapo gangable strips) wouldn't be a bad investment either.

TY for your answer... Ye, the electrical problem is being fixed right now, i bought an new UPS, the PSU is being fixed (the technician told me that he replaced the whole part that is responsible for measuring the voltage delivered by the PSU, basically I will end up paying the price of the PSU in amazon) too and well lets hope that was all the problem, 🙁

PS: A third world country is a bad place for a computer

 

[Karadjgne]

Don't feel so bad about that, my pc's are both 6 years old and still kicking. Saving up for new/replacements is a never ending battle, and I'm loosing epically.

 

[adriansx68wf]

Don't feel so bad about that, my pc's are both 6 years old and still kicking. Saving up for new/replacements is a never ending battle, and I'm loosing epically.

Wow 🙁 I'm just nervous because when I knew that the power suply was wrong it was like a shock to me (these things are very expensive here) and I really fear that something will happen to my graphic card or processor. However, the technician said that psu works perfectly (basically he had to replace everything inside)

 

[Karadjgne]

Wow. That's a lot of work.

Yes, most definitely. The psu is the single most important component of any pc. It's directly responsible for the health and safety of anything that requires power. If it's on the fritz, it's going to affect everything, and some components are extremely sensitive to power changes or deprivation or fluctuations. Not hard to burn out a motherboard if the psu is outputting noisy, dirty power.

If the tech says it's working perfectly, piece of mind would be that in writing, so if anything happens, he's responsible.

 

[adriansx68wf]

Wow. That's a lot of work.

Yes, most definitely. The psu is the single most important component of any pc. It's directly responsible for the health and safety of anything that requires power. If it's on the fritz, it's going to affect everything, and some components are extremely sensitive to power changes or deprivation or fluctuations. Not hard to burn out a motherboard if the psu is outputting noisy, dirty power.

If the tech says it's working perfectly, piece of mind would be that in writing, so if anything happens, he's responsible.

I get the PSU today, the technician gave me 8 days warranty, and all is good (just a little problem with the SO, I had to reinstall windows... he he he )

A little question.. Is good AIDA 64 to see the voltage of the psu? (The program says all is good, 12v is on 12.100 3v on 3.365 and 5v on 5.100)

 

[Karadjgne]

Looks fine. But thats software, so take the results with a grain of salt. I know for a fact my Seasonic 520w has 12.14v output on 12v rail. Aida64 tells me 8.2v, msi control center (motherboard software) tells me 10.2v, speccy says 10.2v and hwinfo64 says 8.2v. The pc would not work on any of those voltages. But thats software for ya. The only reliable method is a multimeter. Measure manually, black wire to black, red wire to yellow/red/orange for 12v, 5v+, 3.3v. Looks like Aida64 is close and the numbers look right.

 

[adriansx68wf]

Looks fine. But thats software, so take the results with a grain of salt. I know for a fact my Seasonic 520w has 12.14v output on 12v rail. Aida64 tells me 8.2v, msi control center (motherboard software) tells me 10.2v, speccy says 10.2v and hwinfo64 says 8.2v. The pc would not work on any of those voltages. But thats software for ya. The only reliable method is a multimeter. Measure manually, black wire to black, red wire to yellow/red/orange for 12v, 5v+, 3.3v. Looks like Aida64 is close and the numbers look right.

Well TY again for your time answering... The numbers are good in AIDA64 and bios says the same thing.. I will borrow a multimeter from a friend to see, the technician made the repair in two days (this was because I had 1 psu before mine) and all good well so far (Except for the operating system, which did not allow me to use all my ram, just 2gb ) I also put a protector of electricity for refrigerators to the wall outlet and the ups connected to this. So i think im very protected now 😀