This PSU is fine?

[R-T-B]

Mmhmm.. no idea when it started... but it was within the past couple/few years. They had serviceable psus back in the day, but it was few and far between.

This would've been one of the rare models likely, circa 2012ish.

 

[lexluthermiester]

They had serviceable psus back in the day, but it was few and far between.

All PSU's, like any other electronics, are serviceable. You just need to know what you're doing.

 

[EarthDog]

I didn't mean serviceable as in, able to work on it (in fact, I suggest 99.9% of people here DON'T work inside a PSU). I meant as in, just plain functional and not likely to take out a PC...

 

[Gorstak]

All PSU's, like any other electronics, are serviceable. You just need to know what you're doing.

keep talking...

 

[lexluthermiester]

I didn't mean serviceable as in, able to work on it (in fact, I suggest 99.9% of people here DON'T work inside a PSU). I meant as in, just plain functional and not likely to take out a PC...

Ah, I see what you're saying.

keep talking...

Not much else to say. PSU's have electronic component's and when one goes bad, replacement is simple. Whether it's cost effective or not..

 

[Gorstak]

Women should be afraid of relationships with IT experts as they tend to change older models with newer ones.

 

[valen99]

Hello guys, i have the new Seasonic M12II working. Here are some pics of the old NZXT PSU, i just realized that i should clean the new PSU when i clean the rest of the pc.

Im going to do the same thing that caused my PC to crash with the old PSU to see if the problem is solved.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Hello guys, i have the new Seasonic M12II working. Here are some pics of the old NZXT PSU, i just realized that i would also been cleaning the new PSU when i clean the rest of the pc.
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Im going to do the same thing that caused my PC to crash with the old PSU to see if the problem is solved.

Oh my.. Regular cleaning is important every 3 to 4 months. I've seen worse, but that's still fairly bad.

 

[valen99]

i had been cleaning the Pc every 5-6 month, but i allways forget the PSU. So, this is the dust and other thing that accumulated are 4 years old

 

[lexluthermiester]

i had been cleaning the Pc every 5-6 month, but i allways forget the PSU. So, this is the dust and other thing that accumulated are 4 years old

Fair enough. What's important is that you're up and running again! Nicely done.

 

[valen99]

Sorry for the "this is the dust and other thing that accumulated are 4 years old", i found this pretty weird phrase now that i read it again, i dont know how to write it properly
english is not my best language

 

[Gorstak]

nevermind that...congrats on new psu, and, knock on wood, may it serve you flawlessly for the next 10 years...

 

[valen99]

Welp... guys, i just got again the "Asus power surge" with the new psu.
I think im going to clean the old NZXT and im going to try if the guy who sold me the Seasonic would give me a refund.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Welp... guys, i just got again the "Asus power surge" with the new psu.
I think im going to clean the old NZXT and im going to try if the guy who sold me the Seasonic would give me a refund.

So you might have a faulty mobo. Keep the PSU though. Having a spare is always handy. Recommend disabling the offending bios setting.

 

[valen99]

Hello guys! i just wanted to tell you that i found the problem. It was the graphics card!!!
I opened it and found the vrm thermal pad a little bit oiled (i dont know why the vrm where covered with oil)

I just cleaned them with a lot of isopropylich alcohol and placed new thermal pads (i used a Fojipoly high performance 13w/mk).
Also i found that one of the copper pipes of the graphics card i a little bit rusty (yeah, i know that its rusty because the copper when gets rusty it turns green). I dont know if that is normal on an almost 4 years old graphics card.

Now i dont have more random asus power trigger or game crash.
I think im going to change my graphics card some of this days. Im going to buy a GTX 1070ti FTW2 for 600$ dollars (a fricking lot, its the cheapest model in my country, for example, a RTX 2080 COST 1600USD DOLLARS).

Happy new year guys!

 

[lexluthermiester]

Hello guys! i just wanted to tell you that i found the problem. It was the graphics card!!!
I opened it and found the vrm thermal pad a little bit oiled (i dont know why the vrm where covered with oil) I just cleaned them with a lot of isopropylich alcohol and placed new thermal pads (i used a Fojipoly high performance 13w/mk). Also i found that one of the copper pipes of the graphics card i a little bit rusty (yeah, i know that its rusty because the copper when gets rusty it turns green). I dont know if that is normal on an almost 4 years old graphics card. Now i dont have more random asus power trigger or game crash.

It's good you figured it out. Well nice!

I think im going to change my graphics card some of this days. Im going to buy a GTX 1070ti FTW2 for 600$ dollars (a fricking lot, its the cheapest model in my country, for example, a RTX 2080 COST 1600USD DOLLARS).

It might be a good time to wait for the RTX 2060 to be released as it's supposed to get close to the 1070/1070ti in performance at likely a lower price.

Happy new year guys!

Happy New Year to you as well!

 

[Bill_Bright]

I opened it and found the vrm thermal pad a little bit oiled (i dont know why the vrm where covered with oil)

My "guess" is that it was not "oil" (as in a "petroleum" distillate) but rather the silicone separated (though not sure why). Silicone is a common component used in TIM (thermal interface materials). One form is commonly used as a lubricant and certainly feels like oil. I use silicone spray lubricant on the chain and rollers to my garage door opener, for example.

I am glad you got it sorted out and thanks for posting your followup.

 

[eidairaman1]

Welp... guys, i just got again the "Asus power surge" with the new psu.
I think im going to clean the old NZXT and im going to try if the guy who sold me the Seasonic would give me a refund.

Dont be ignorant.

Turn that function off, it doesnt work well at all.

 

[Bill_Bright]

Turn that function off, it doesnt work well at all.

I agree with eidairaman1 on this. Please go back and read my (and others) comments on page one of this thread, in particular, posts #6, #11, and #13. The primary task of your power supply is to provide good, clean stable power to the connected components within your computer. But to do that, your PSU must be getting good, clean, stable, and properly grounded power from the wall. Understand proper surge and spike protection depends on the ability to "shunt" that excess voltage to ground.

Do NOT assume because your facility power used to cause no problems that it cannot be the cause of your problem now. Facility wiring can deteriorate over time. Home improvements can be done wrong. Insect or rodent activity can damage it. At the same time, computers have become much more sophisticated thus require good clean, stable power.

If you have not corrected your facility power issues (or at least eliminated it as a possible cause of your problems), you are just wasting your time and money. If you fill your car with old, watered down, dirty fuel from the corner Tobacco and Bait shop it will run poorly (if it runs at all). Replacing the engine or the entire car itself does no good if you keep putting the same old, watered down, dirty fuel in the tank.

What you might also do is take your computer to someone else's newer home, one that is wired to current code, and see what happens.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Um, guys, they figured it out, problem solved.

Close thread.