This has happened to me twice now, where I have shorted a PSU after adding new hardware to my computer.
The first time, I had just added: 2 sticks of ram for 64gb total on 4 sticks, a cpu water cooler, and an rgb controller for my fans. It shorted a 750w PSU, so I just accepted that it was 4 years old and that it must have just been time for a new one.
This time just now, my 850w psu (>1 year old) shorted after I added a new cpu and a new gpu.
But the thing is, all of the websites for voltage/wattage calculators say that my requirements shouldn't even be more than 600watts, assuming I entered all the values correctly. Even then, I doubt that I would manage to leave out 200+ watts of electricity usage.
Can I repair my PSU's somehow? They are extremely difficult to take apart, but maybe there is an internal part I can replace on them to refurbish and use them? I really just don't want to spend another 200 dollars if I don't have to
The first time, I had just added: 2 sticks of ram for 64gb total on 4 sticks, a cpu water cooler, and an rgb controller for my fans. It shorted a 750w PSU, so I just accepted that it was 4 years old and that it must have just been time for a new one.
This time just now, my 850w psu (>1 year old) shorted after I added a new cpu and a new gpu.
But the thing is, all of the websites for voltage/wattage calculators say that my requirements shouldn't even be more than 600watts, assuming I entered all the values correctly. Even then, I doubt that I would manage to leave out 200+ watts of electricity usage.
Can I repair my PSU's somehow? They are extremely difficult to take apart, but maybe there is an internal part I can replace on them to refurbish and use them? I really just don't want to spend another 200 dollars if I don't have to
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