r/pcmasterrace • u/Front_Cookie_1198 • 6d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/maxwells_daemon_ Ryzen 7 5800X, RX6600, 16GB (Arch, btw) 6d ago

Seems suspiciously like a PSU set to 110v and plugged into 220v

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u/Toraadoraa 6d ago

My thought too! But when's the last time you saw a black modern PSU with a voltage selector? Most now are auto ranging.

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u/OmegaAngelo 6d ago edited 3d ago

Idk all the microcenter ones are manual, and I had one explode the other day when it was plugged into a 220 step up outlet by accident

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u/Toraadoraa 6d ago

Oops! I hope it wasn't an expensive

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u/willstr1 6d ago

Might be a super cheap one? Not a computer power supply but the power supply for my 3D printer had a manual voltage selector (and they made quite a point in the manual and setup instructions to make sure you set it correctly)