Hi Everyone,
The title kinda says it all. This morning, while booted up and waiting for me to do something with it, my PC decided to nuke itself. Or more accurately, my Corsair TXM 650w gold PSU decided to let out a loud bang, try to make lightning, flip my fuse box and generally ruin my day.
I have no idea why my now 3 month old PC build decided to go out this way and was wondering if someone who wasn't a total PC novice could offer some insight?
My questionable PC specs are(/were):
Motherboard: ASUS Tuf B450M plus gaming
CPU: Ryzen 5 2600x
GPU: MSI Geforce GTX 1660 ti
PSU(Ex): Corsair TXM gold 650w
RAMM: 2x Corsair vengeance 8gb DDR4-3000
CASE: CiT f3 (it was cheap)
FANS: A bunch of nice fans, including an Arctic freezer 34 esports duo. Turns out the 2600x sits at a high idle voltage and needs the extra cooling to not bake itself. Plus there's no such thing as too many fans right?
Of course, I'm worried that my Mobo or GPU might now be fried, but I can't test that until I get my grubby hands on a new PSU.
So the main questions: Any ideas as to what caused the very dramatic explosion of my PSU? Any suggestions as to a make/model for a replacement PSU? Anyone feel like judging my first failed attempt at PC building?
All help greatly appreciated!
The title kinda says it all. This morning, while booted up and waiting for me to do something with it, my PC decided to nuke itself. Or more accurately, my Corsair TXM 650w gold PSU decided to let out a loud bang, try to make lightning, flip my fuse box and generally ruin my day.
I have no idea why my now 3 month old PC build decided to go out this way and was wondering if someone who wasn't a total PC novice could offer some insight?
My questionable PC specs are(/were):
Motherboard: ASUS Tuf B450M plus gaming
CPU: Ryzen 5 2600x
GPU: MSI Geforce GTX 1660 ti
PSU(Ex): Corsair TXM gold 650w
RAMM: 2x Corsair vengeance 8gb DDR4-3000
CASE: CiT f3 (it was cheap)
FANS: A bunch of nice fans, including an Arctic freezer 34 esports duo. Turns out the 2600x sits at a high idle voltage and needs the extra cooling to not bake itself. Plus there's no such thing as too many fans right?
Of course, I'm worried that my Mobo or GPU might now be fried, but I can't test that until I get my grubby hands on a new PSU.
So the main questions: Any ideas as to what caused the very dramatic explosion of my PSU? Any suggestions as to a make/model for a replacement PSU? Anyone feel like judging my first failed attempt at PC building?
All help greatly appreciated!