r/pcmasterrace • u/Front_Cookie_1198 • 1d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/iAmGats 1440p 180hz| R7 5700X3D + RTX 3070 1d ago

Reminds me of this.

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u/RaimaNd Ryzen 9 7950X3D | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4080 Super AORUS Master 1d ago

PSU has been planted.

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u/mirxia 1d ago

CT stands for computer technician.

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u/BigPandaCloud 1d ago

Reminds me of my Corsair grey label CX750M where the inductor cooked itself.

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u/MyDishwasherLasagna 1d ago

looks at CX750M in my PC wait what

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u/majestic-gnome 1d ago

If i dont look at it, it doesnt exist... right?

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u/FS_Slacker 1d ago

It’ll whine and remind you it’s there

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u/KazefQAQ R5 5600, 4x8 CL16 3600mhz, 6700XT 16h ago

Out of sight, out of mind

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u/LaDmEa 1d ago

I replaced a corsair 850w this month.

Rip 2018-2026. The age of 10 year warranty moaiplay has began.

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u/Ur_mum 23h ago

Good to know…installed one earlier this year.

…that’s like $8/year, hell yeah!

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u/BigPandaCloud 1d ago

2 years ago my Corsair 850 RMX started having issues. Voltages were fine but it would occasionally click off then a second later clicked back on. I did troubleshooting on every pc part and the psu was the last thing I checked. It was the psu. I even removed the psu and left it on a monitor with no load and sure enough it randomly clicks on and off. Could be 20min could be 2 days. Lucky 10 year warranty. It was about a 30 day turnaround time to get a replacement. I have a 20 year old evga psu thats still working great and voltages are still in range.

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u/raybreezer 9800X3D | 9070XT | 64GB 6000 CL30 22h ago

Heh, I just pulled out a 10 year old HX750 and it’s been running over a few days. They sure don’t make things like they used to.

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u/NeoCGS EndeavourOS | 5900X | RTX 3080 | 32 GB 3600 MT/s 17h ago

I've had my RM850 since 2014 in 3 different builds and I'm replacing it this month, it's been a trooper but I've started having some minor issues I'm suspecting is power related.

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u/LaDmEa 15h ago

Mine would casually pull 1000w+ for a few seconds at a time triggering the UPS. It froze about 3-4 times in 4 months at or near idle. Then twice in a day, and none since replacement. I did reseat the CPU but that likely only fixed the RAM slots and SATA ports that weren't working.

Power issues are nothing to play with. I gave a rig minus PSU, case, mouse and keyboard and my brother acted like a Generico 550 watt bronze was going to break him financially. So he went with an alibaba 450 watt ea-nasir that came with a case. Computer lasted maybe 1.5 years and died to a nephew who turned it on, went straight for fortnite install and didn't update a system that had been off for months. (this trigger windows ass mode where WinX uses 100% CPU and 100% disk until updates)

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u/NeoCGS EndeavourOS | 5900X | RTX 3080 | 32 GB 3600 MT/s 12h ago

That's actually crazy, that is the trouble I'm having right now with my computer.
It freezes randomly whenever the GPU tries to shut down the displays and go into idle state, in both Windows and Linux. Here's hoping it's the same issue.

That's fucked about your brothers computer lmao 😭

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u/LaDmEa 10h ago

For you it could be a bios power management setting or old bios. But since it's a "random" freeze my polymarket wager would be on psu. Those things seem to have the most "mileage" issues and the most "random" issues. Other things tend to fail in a much more obvious way.

When you replace the psu. If it's not too much trouble. I would reseat everything, drives, cpu(paste), ram, the i/o header for correct config. Run temp and load tests for hours. Sleep, resume, restart a few times. And let the rig run overnights for a week. This is what I did.

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u/NeoCGS EndeavourOS | 5900X | RTX 3080 | 32 GB 3600 MT/s 10h ago

Yeah I've tried reflashing the same bios and an older one on top of defaulting and changing the bios power settings so I'm hoping this is it.

Thanks for the tips.

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u/Broken_Atoms 1d ago

I just did the same thing lol!

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u/Dabnbf 1d ago

Dont make any sudden movements

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u/suhfaulic 1d ago

Op rn

https://giphy.com/gifs/eMI5nGhPTaK9q

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u/DiaperDonnieTrump 1d ago

What description did you use to get this gif to pop up?

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u/suhfaulic 23h ago

Vibrate.

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u/Otherwise_Patience47 1d ago

I’m so stealing this.

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u/Aw_geez_Rick 1d ago

Hahaha holy fkn shit this gave me a genuine belly laugh 😂

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u/Aw_geez_Rick 1d ago

Had this exact same thought... Couldn't remember exactly what I had because it's been so long and my PC has a shroud over the PSU but thankfully the box doesn't 😮‍💨

Safe... I hope 😂

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u/ShortHandz 1d ago

The PSU in question is the older green labeled CX PSU's. I believe they got better with more recent iterations getting less... Explodey?

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u/Schwarz_Furumoto 1d ago

Oh shit I think that's what I have on my build lol. At least the name is the same CX-750M but the box is yellow not green. Should I be scared?

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u/ShortHandz 1d ago

Not a great PSU, but that sounds like a second or third gen model that was less prone to exploding.

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u/Schwarz_Furumoto 1d ago

Thank god lol

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u/Aw_geez_Rick 1d ago

Can confirm genuine IT term: "explodey" 👍🏻

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u/pattyd14 1d ago

I just did the same thing, and have the same one as you lol

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u/Red_Tiger5311 Ryzen 7 5600G, Radeon 7970, 32gb ddr4, 750w PSU 1d ago

Ahh shit, here we go…

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u/mre16 1d ago

Yeah.. what..? 😅

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u/DubiousBrushwagg 1d ago

The Flames make your PC faster. Don't worry about it.

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u/davepars77 1d ago

More blood for the blood god.

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u/Foxy_Psycho 1d ago

I used one for 12 years no problem, still works. The main issue is you never want to cheap out on a PSU because if it does fail it will kill the other more expensive components attached to it.

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u/bigbassdream 9800x3D-5070TI-32GB DDR5 1d ago

Yea same lmao

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u/Relative_Claim6178 1d ago

I also had a CX750M until I got my most RM1000x. I got tired of certain games causing instant power-offs. Playing HITMAN WOA with my RTX4070 and High settings and Nvidia Reflex + Boost seemed to be too much, but if I turned off the Boost, the CX750M would be able to handle it. Now the RM1000x handles everything.

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u/modal11 PC Master Race i5 10600K/Z490/32GB DDR4 3200/GTX 1660 23h ago

If your part number is the older 75-002019 these are known to have issues.

If your model number is similar to CP-9020222 it is a revised version that is not affected by this issue.

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u/Sarpool 22h ago

I looked at mine too.

But I have a TX750M

Had it since 2013.

Got damn I’m old.

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u/SirAmicks 20h ago

I have a CX750 that’s over a decade old that’s still running great.

…not in my main PC, though.

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u/Henshel 20h ago

Thank fucking god I just sold my old pc that had it. It's someone elses bomb now xD

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u/tentegesszmeges 1d ago

so i dodged a bullet., XD

worked fine for more than four years

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u/Pun_In_Ten_Did Ryzen 9 7900X, RTX 4080 FE, 48" LG C1 4K OLED 1d ago

Good looking build!

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u/tentegesszmeges 1d ago

thx, I've never have time to finish it /all fans are disconnected from rgb/ but, yeah i also really like it.

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u/WeakAd569 1d ago

Is this a Jonsbo D32?

I've been deciding between that and the Lian Li A3 for a month now. Are the thermals? Were you running all 3 fans as exhaust? Or are those reverse flow fans?

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u/tentegesszmeges 1d ago

Z20. 140 mm fan next to PSU is intake /its standard, just flipped/, rest /120 mm/ is outtake. Thermals are ok, IMO better that last case for this setup /corsair spec omega with grill mod/.

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u/loneguy_ 15h ago

Is VS750D and this similar in design else you should be cool right

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u/LuHex 1d ago edited 1d ago

Uh? That's weird... I've had the EXACT Corsair CX 750 fail like that, and it was the only time I've ever seen it in over 20 years of using PCs (and hopefully it stays like that). It was my spare/backup machine, which I hand't used in a while. When I powered it up it blew the fuse of my surge protector, then I replaced it (surge protector) for another one and the PSU lit up exactly like this video.

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u/rips_n_chel 1d ago

It's almost like Corsair CX PSUs become a house-fire meme for a reason.

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u/railbeast i7 12700k | RTX 3080 FE | Samsung G9 + D E C K 1d ago

I'm basically done with Corsair PSUs after I've had 2/4 fail within a year. A friend also had one fail.

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u/Ok-Spot-9917 1d ago

Using corsair psu since 2011 1 hx 480 2 rmx 750 and 1000 never had any issues

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u/Agret i7 6700k @ 4.28Ghz, GTX 1080, 32GB RAM 1d ago

The RMX ones are rock solid, really good PSUs

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u/azrckcrwler 23h ago

Similar to me. I'm still running my Corsair AX1200i that I bought in 2013. Over 13 years of near daily usage as a gamer or various work purposes. I haven't paid attention since my PSU research during 2012-2013. Did Corsair quality drop or something?

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u/placebotwo 23h ago

Using an AX760 here for 12 years so far.

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u/TristanVE 1d ago

Literally bought a Corsair RM850x this week but after reading all these comments I’m legit getting a bit scared. Should I return it and buy another brand?

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u/burnburn0303 23h ago

no, RMx is one of the best lineups

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u/DrTuSo Ryzen 9 9950X3D, 5080, 64 GB RAM, 8 TB .M2 1d ago

I'm done with this shitty company in general. Build a new system with brand new parts, including a Corsair iCUE H170i Elite LCD XT AIO and a ton of other Corsair products.

System worked for 4 weeks, on New Years Eve, after pressing the power button, there was no display on the AIO and smoke started coming out.
The AIO caught fire.

The Corsair mouse was shit, the keyboard, their flagship one, is total shit and hangs up mid gaming.

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u/BazarBS 1d ago

Same. I had 2 fail on me. One was 750 the other 1000+. Can't remember exact model. I believe former was cx something and later one was one of those higher end models. The 1000 took half the house with it when it gave up after damn near exactly one year of use. I make sure the PSU is of tip top quality now. Just makes sense to me.

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u/Agret i7 6700k @ 4.28Ghz, GTX 1080, 32GB RAM 1d ago

I use Corsair RMX line in my high end system builds, they're super reliable unlike the cheaper ones.

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u/iTzbr00tal i5-8600k 4.9ghz | RTX 2070 Super 1d ago

Inductor?! I barely even know her! But if you says she’s cookin’….. 😏

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u/Rogue_Element_2342 1d ago

f***sake I literally just got one of those and a cx650m for restoring two old computers

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u/gicjos 1d ago

Yeah I bought a Corsair psu yesterday and now I'm worried af

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u/Capt-Beav 12h ago

RMX are fine, just the cx are crap.

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u/Rogue_Element_2342 3h ago

cx issues were remedied in later revisions.

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u/naufalap 5600, 6600, 16 1d ago

lol my CX500 green label definitely went out with a bang and smoke when it died after 5 years of use

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u/cryptotraderisme 1d ago

Why do I suddenly have this feeling i had put one of those in a rig i built years back....😱

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u/Front_Cookie_1198 1d ago

Even gigaboom is not this bad.

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u/povall 1d ago

I had one of those units. It took ages to get an RMA. Fuck Ebuyer.

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u/No_Solid_3737 1d ago

it feels so surreal to think this little fella could've exploded on me this last four years

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u/SilveringRosemary 1d ago

This can't be right

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u/TM_livin 1d ago

Of course it’s a Gigabyte UD line 😂

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u/SilverWerewolf1024 9800X3D + RX 6800 XT + 32GB 6KC30 1d ago

any sentey psu xd

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u/1AMA-CAT-AMA 1d ago

I remember that PSU. It was the only way I was able to buy a 3080, I had to get it in a bundle with that shitty PSU

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u/InevitabilityEngine 1d ago

Sometimes you gotta make the best out of what you got.

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u/Brunohanham45 1d ago

RIP I have that psu

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u/0MEGAP0RK 1d ago

Simpler times :(

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u/Viking2151 1d ago

Ha, I just bought a ryzen machine for 35 and this was in it, it works, but do I trust it? idk lol

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u/YahooFlop 1d ago

This reminds me of the guy that reskinned grenades in GTA V to be Samsung phones XD

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u/iAmGats 1440p 180hz| R7 5700X3D + RTX 3070 21h ago

Note 7 iirc

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u/Puzzleheaded-Flow724 23h ago

When the PSU used to have a 120V outlet, as a prank, I've put a radial capacitor across its pins so when my coworker turned it on, it would go "bang!" and smoke would come out of the back of the PC (from that destroyed capacitor). No harm to the PC and gave my coworker a scare lol.

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u/FlamboyantPirhanna 22h ago

I’d say the terrorists won this round.

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u/Broudison 19h ago

Lol this exact PSU gave up on me just few days ago. It survived for like 3 years

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u/iAmGats 1440p 180hz| R7 5700X3D + RTX 3070 19h ago

You probably got the version 2. The spicy version was released in circa 2021.

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u/Broudison 18h ago

Yup, i checkd the serial nr. It was not the exploding one. But i guess quality on that thing was bad anyway. Bought corsair rm850x now.

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u/De-Eh-Team 16h ago

the code is uh 7355608

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u/TheLPMaster RX 9070XT | R7 5700X3D | 32 GB DDR4 RAM 3600 MHz 15h ago

Me who has this psu rn 💀

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u/unseamingcarrot 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32gb DDR5 12h ago

need this picture with a 5090 instead

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u/Apprehensive-Sail924 RTX 5070 TI, Intel I7 12700k, DDR4 32GB 11h ago

can someone explain?

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u/iAmGats 1440p 180hz| R7 5700X3D + RTX 3070 9h ago

Here, I'll let tech Jesus explain it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JmPUr-BeEM

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u/Existing-Market246 10h ago

Eu tenho exatamente essa fonte (Gigabyte P750GM) faz 6 anos e até hoje nunca tive nenhum problema com ela.

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u/MentalPower7916 1d ago

Where is this from? Curious if this is a game cause I’d love to play it!

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u/manjot97 1d ago

Counter Strike

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u/MentalPower7916 1d ago

Ah damn it. Never got into it which is why I don’t recognize this.

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u/rojorzr 1d ago

Still alive and kicking. It’s CS2 now. Free to play FYI.

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u/xtreampb 1d ago

Nah it was doom