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Power Supply blew up. Diagnosis anyone?
When my machine was slow a tech suggested a 1gb Radeon HD 6570 since I was running Photoshop and Lightroom at the same time. And I'd need a better power supply or it would be fried. So he installed the Apevia Java 500W supply. That improved things a lot except I noticed that the switch was a bit iffy. Sometimes I'd have to switch on and off a few times before I could power up so I put tape over it to remind myself to unplug it to do a cold restart. So maybe when I switched it on and fire came out of the box, that was it, a short circuit in the switch?
Or maybe it's because I bought a UPS, so I could do clean shutdowns in power outages. I just wanted to plug in the monitor and power supply to do that but ended up using another plug for a constantly running exterior drive. It let me do one proper shutdown in a power outage but then this happened. I don't know if it was the power supply or the UPS that caused the electrical problem.
What power supply do I need? The same? I can't get the one I had. Will 550W be too much? 600? Too little? Should I discontinue the use of the UPS? Any recommendations will be appreciated.
Output: 480W / 900 VA
Input: 120 VAC @ 50/60 Hz ± 3 Hz
9 x Total NEMA5-15R Outlets
6 x Battery Backup & Surge Outlets
3 x Surge-Only Outlets
NEMA5-15P Input Connection (5' Cord)
354 Joules Surge Energy Rating
Adjustable Voltage Sensitivity
Automatic Battery Self-Testing
$75,000 Lifetime Equipment Protection
(I wonder where I apply to get the $75K lifetime protection, haha.)