MedicSN6 Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 I came home Saturday Night and found that my Rosewill Extreme RX850 850W power supply had died. I shut the machine down that morning and sometime during the day it just completely failed. I'm not sure what happened. I swapped in a spare 400W to see if the machine would boot up or at least post, and it worked fine. Yesterday I stopped by BestBuy and picked up a Thermaltake TR2 RX 850W PSU (same PSU with a name change)and installed it last evening. I have been watching temps and voltage levels and it looks like it is working very well. A small bonus is that it is modular, but I have my doubts about multiple connections. We'll see. I thought about opening the Rosewill PSU up and see if it is maybe one or two components that are burnt and maybe I could replace them myself with better components, but it occurred to me that I have only had it for two years and normally warranties on PSUs are good for 3-5. I checked the website and it said 3 years, so I sent and RMA request email and with in 15 minutes I had reply emails from both Rosewill and Newegg with RMA number and shipping instructions. I will need to pay for the shipping, but $10 for a replacement and to have as a spare for another machine is awesome. I am sending it out tomorrow. The moral of the story is to check your warranties and register your purchases if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MH6~SPARTA~ Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Yep, my Antec PSU failed a few days ago and I've already got an RMA number and am going to ship it out soon. I've already bought a new PSU though, this one with a 7 year warranty, and it's damn nice. I'll probably use the refurbished Antec for another PC. Also, I wouldn't open up a PSU personally. Just because it isn't plugged in doesn't mean it's safe--the capacitors in those bastards are huge, and will kill you if you aren't careful. So unless you know how to properly drain a capacitor, I'd leave it to the manufacturer to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowjack~SPARTA~ Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 I had an OCZ fail after two years. I sent it in and they gave me a brand new one. I also went to Best Buy to get a PS for my gaming rig when I put in a second video card. An 800w Corsair. Nice unit. I would NOT open a power supply. You would need to be very lucky if you could identify a "burned part". A failed component may look just normal. Then you need a power supply tester. Then gamble with your entire computer to test it out fully. Not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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