Psu's keep blowing.

[William_175]

So I have gone through 4 psu's in the last year 3 corsair 850m's and an evga 750 nova. My build Is an I7 920 (not overclocked) evga 970ftw 16gb corsair vengeance 1600mhz an crucial 256gb ssd and a Seagate 1tb hdd. Now I have had my outlets tested and they are fine my sister's computer has never had a problem even running off the same line any one have any ideas?

 

[Isokolon]

Which exact Corsair & EVGA Supernova?
How do they "blow" exactly?

 

[William_175]

Which exact Corsair & EVGA Supernova?
How do they "blow" exactly?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438027
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139098
These are the power supplies and they kinda died in different ways.
The first one died in the middle of the night I had my pc while watching tv and there was just a pop and that was that called corsair and got it replaced. The 2nd PSU not that one was crazy i came home from work hoping to do a little gaming and i turned my pc on it kept trying to boot up and was acting sorta weird and did nothing finally it booted and BAM sparks go flying and it was crazy so i am so confused at this point idk what to do so i call corsair the next day and they send me another psu. This time sorta like the last time i came home from work but no crazy sparks pc just didnt boot up i say screw it and went EVGA,. Now my evga one lasted about 4 months with no problems then one day i come home from work again and it wont boot at this point i have given up i sent in the rma for a new one it will be here in about 3 days but i have given up on the pc so i built an entire new one but i am to scared to turn in on when the new psu comes in it has a i7600k with 16gb or ddr4 crucial and sticking with the 970 ftw(it has survived 4 psus going out) and idk what to do.

 

[Isokolon]

Well the PSUs listed are pretty low quality unfortunately.
Nevertheless they shouldnt die that hard and frequent.

My guess - and that's a really wild one and anything.else but an expert opinion - that there's some part of your computer that's really stressing the PSU. Might be a defective part that draws more power than it should or gives some feedback, might be some strange electric tension maybe even case related. Idk.

I suggest going with a really high quality supply in your case with low ripple and high grade caps.
Are you getting a G1 as RMA replacement?

Chances are if you changed the majority of your Hardware that it will be fine.

 

[William_175]

Which exact Corsair & EVGA Supernova?
How do they "blow" exactly?

Well the PSUs listed are pretty low quality unfortunately.
Nevertheless they shouldnt die that hard and frequent.

My guess - and that's a really wild one and anything.else but an expert opinion - that there's some part of your computer that's really stressing the PSU. Might be a defective part that draws more power than it should or gives some feedback, might be some strange electric tension maybe even case related. Idk.

I suggest going with a really high quality supply in your case with low ripple and high grade caps.
Are you getting a G1 as RMA replacement?

Chances are if you changed the majority of your Hardware that it will be fine.

I forgot to mention the motherboard it is an Asus rampage formula 3 and I got it and the 920 for free from my friend I have ruled out case related because I switched to the nzxt 530 source from the nzxt 230 after the first psu went out I am thinking that it may be the motherboard causing the issue like it could have gotten damaged went he sent it but it seems a little weird that the first psu lasted a year with no problems and the next 3 didn't even make it 6 months.

 

[metathias]

Get your lines checked to make sure they are actually grounded, If you experience power surges, But have no way to ground out the surges with a good surge suppressor (remember the suppressor cant do its job unless it has a valid ground) . That could be the reason for the experiences your having.

 

[William_175]

Get your lines checked to make sure they are actually grounded, If you experience power surges, But have no way to ground out the surges with a good surge suppressor (remember the suppressor cant do its job unless it has a valid ground) . That could be the reason for the experiences your having.

I have had my lines checked they are fine. I have more then 1 computer in my house and this is the only it has happened to. I have looked and looked for a explanation and have come up with only one possible idea that the motherboard has been causing it it is the only this that i have not replaced that could have caused it i started off with 2 gtxx 460s and went to the 970 i replaced the ram i got with it to the ram i have now i have replaced the case i have had my lines checked i have done just about all i can think of i just want to make sure that i am not missing something that could be causing this before i boot up my new pc. also i have http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139098 for led in the case I haven't read of this causing psu failure but could it and also cooler master Seidon 120xl rad for the cpu.

 

[William_175]

Now my new computer is going to have a i7 6700k with 16gb ddr4 crucial ram, my gtx 970 ftw, crucial 256 gb ssd, Seagate 1tb HDD, corsair h100i v2 rad, asus z170-E motherboard, and the EVGA 750 psu listed above but i am still worried even after getting almost all new parts should i be worried about something happening to the computer?

 

[Isokolon]

Now my new computer is going to have a i7 6700k with 16gb ddr4 crucial ram, my gtx 970 ftw, crucial 256 gb ssd, Seagate 1tb HDD, corsair h100i v2 rad, asus z170-E motherboard, and the EVGA 750 psu listed above but i am still worried even after getting almost all new parts should i be worried about something happening to the computer?

the G1 has the necessary safe guards.
if it blows it won't take anything with it.

but I suggest IF it goes bad, you look for a better quality unit. Neither the CSM nor the G1 are really good units, especially for that price

 

[William_175]

Now my new computer is going to have a i7 6700k with 16gb ddr4 crucial ram, my gtx 970 ftw, crucial 256 gb ssd, Seagate 1tb HDD, corsair h100i v2 rad, asus z170-E motherboard, and the EVGA 750 psu listed above but i am still worried even after getting almost all new parts should i be worried about something happening to the computer?

the G1 has the necessary safe guards.
if it blows it won't take anything with it.

but I suggest IF it goes bad, you look for a better quality unit. Neither the CSM nor the G1 are really good units, especially for that price

What would you recommend for the psu?

 

[Isokolon]

Now my new computer is going to have a i7 6700k with 16gb ddr4 crucial ram, my gtx 970 ftw, crucial 256 gb ssd, Seagate 1tb HDD, corsair h100i v2 rad, asus z170-E motherboard, and the EVGA 750 psu listed above but i am still worried even after getting almost all new parts should i be worried about something happening to the computer?

the G1 has the necessary safe guards.
if it blows it won't take anything with it.

but I suggest IF it goes bad, you look for a better quality unit. Neither the CSM nor the G1 are really good units, especially for that price

What would you recommend for the psu?

depends on the budget and I'd say we'll look into it if necessary.
you're probably alright with the G1 + new hardware. it's not a bad unit, it's just a bit expensive as higher grade units are usually around the same price.

for example the G2 or GS are excellent units under the EVGA brand
or a Corsair RMi/RMx

 

[William_175]

Budget Isn't a problem ill pay for what I need to to make sure its all ok also should I invest in a ups?