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KA-Blam goes my graphics card. Bye bye PSU.
I thought I'd share an experience I had with my sons PC last night.
He was playing DOTA 2 and just as he quit there was a puff of smoke, a loud "bang" and a horrible stench permeated the air.
His EVGA GTX 570 SC graphics card over heated and blew up the power supply.
The thermal monitor in the PC didn't go off (it was set to 80C).
We had to wait several minutes for the card to cool down so we could remove it from the case.
This is the second of two identical cards that have failed in less than 6 months.
The PSU was a coolermaster RS-650-PCAR-E3 650w.
I can get the graphics card replaced under warranty (I hope), but the PSU was out of warranty. According to the ACCC (the consumer regulatory body here in AU), I should be able to get compensation for the PSU, but that could take months.
I believe the card failed first, and then took the PSU with it. I don't believe the PSU could have caused the problem, because in that case, the card theoretically would not have died because the power would have dropped.
Can anyone think of an argument EVGA might make to blame the PSU and attempt to refuse a replacement?
thanks
tanya