Spark from computer. Computer will not turn on now.

[dstanley003]

Alright pro's...
So I bought a 750w power supply about 2 months ago. Then I purchased a Sapphire r9 390 2 weeks ago. Last night, while gaming, the whole system shut down. When I tried to reboot the computer a spark blew from inside. The computer will not turn on at all now. Any ideas?

Now my mother board is a pci 2.0 slot. Video is a 3.0 but that wouldn't have anything to do with it right?

Thanks

 

[Tradesman1]

No that shouldn't matter, I'd bench it, have a guide that may help here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1753671/bench-troubleshooting.html

 

[DarkTerbear]

It would be good to know what power supply you bought. It probably decided to blow itself up. Who knows what other components it took with it. Lesson: buy a quality PSU over anything else. Inspect your PSU, and try a new one. What is your PSU?

 

[dstanley003]

It's a corsair

 

[Tradesman1]

If a CX750, they are made with weak caps and have been known to go snap, crackle - POP

 

[dstanley003]

It is cx 750..... what's the chances it that it fried my video card too? I don't really care about anything else I was already planning on replacing the motherboard and cpu. But my video card is brand new and quite e,expensive..

 

[DarkTerbear]

It's a corsair

Corsair makes good and below-mediocre stuff. Everything RM and above is reliable enough for me. CSM, CX, no thank you. See if the power supply still works (not exactly sure how to do that). If it doesn't, you should contact Corsair RMA.

 

[dstanley003]

I plan heading to a friends house tom to test my components in his comp. figure out exactly what went bad. If it is the PSU then I will contact them. Thanks for the advice on corsair . However, the motherboard is 6years old so it wouldn't surprise me if it hit the dust..

 

[DarkTerbear]

I plan heading to a friends house tom to test my components in his comp. figure out exactly what went bad. If it is the PSU then I will contact them. Thanks for the advice on corsair . However, the motherboard is 6years old so it wouldn't surprise me if it hit the dust..

Another idea possibly
Check for any burnt PCB on your motherboard or GPU or stuff like that
Check for popped caps and vrms and chokes
Stay safe when handling the PSU, if it died it can be quite dangerous

 

[dstanley003]

I'll def do that she I'm testing the comp tom. But honestly, how often does a PSU Die brand new... the thing is literally 2 months old. Irk I just find it strange

 

[Tradesman1]

Can often see reviews of a PSU (or any component) arriving DOA, this may just have been nearbeing a DOA and lasted awhile), I normally figure if a component gets by the first 30-60 days or whatever they should be good to go, so I normally hang on to the boxes for 3 months or so