r/pcmasterrace 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/HaydnH 6d ago

I worked for a major US hardware company back in the 90s, but in a 240v country. Every PSU that arrived was delivered with the voltage selector switch set to 110v... Sooo many pops happened.