A possibility of power surge?

Schalldampfer

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First my R9800 started artifacting; when I switched to a PCI video card to boot up, Windows failed to load on my Raptor, so I just tried to reinstall it, only to find out that my Raptor seems to have gone silent... silent as in it doesn't seem to be spinning. And both these devices were connected to the same power strip coming out of the power supply unit... is this just a coincidence or am I just doing something wrong?

 

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BadaBOOM! went my components... any second thoughts?

 

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What PSU are you using?
Try hooking them to a different line.

 

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I'm using the one that came with my Raidmax case. On many different tries it failed, but I think I've narrowed the problem down to the power supply unit or the motherboard. I'm just going to buy a new PSU and see how that goes.

 

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Schalldampfer said:

I'm using the one that came with my Raidmax case. On many different tries it failed, but I think I've narrowed the problem down to the power supply unit or the motherboard. I'm just going to buy a new PSU and see how that goes.

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Yeah but the question is did it fry them...
Anyhow this is another lesson not to use cheap PSU's, one I have had to learn myself...

 

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I tried both HDD's in my friend's computer and, quite thankfully, they worked just fine. So I've singled the problem to the two components mentioned.

 

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Schalldampfer said:

I tried both HDD's in my friend's computer and, quite thankfully, they worked just fine. So I've singled the problem to the two components mentioned.

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Save yourself some future headaches and get a good PSU this time. I'd go for a fortron AX500 if your on a budget.

 

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Also a UPS is a good idea, it protects from surges and keeps the input to your PSU clean and regulated.

 

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Thanks for your advices, Vulcan and Flip-Mode. I shall follow them.

 

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You are welcome