I think my PSU has just failed, as my PC won't turn on, and even though its been off all day, it's actually red hot!

I can't seem to find the same one/type though?

It's a Hiper Type R 530w, with screw on power connectors at the back.

What is this type called? And anyone know of a cheap replacement?







Cheers

ignore those connectors, your new power supply will come with new wires

a normal one is wired directly, a modular one the wires plug into the psu like your broken one
(but they all have different connectors)

Hiper never did have a  very good reputation for longevity , i doubt you will find any new 1's .

Nice one, cheers guys

I didn't know if that was a standard type connection now-a-days, which would have saved me unplugging everything in the case. I appreciate that isn't hard though, lol.

Will have a look for a new one tonight and get it ordered (different make this time). I've always bought cheapo PSU's, and this is the first time one has failed!



Cheers

Quote from: bigsteve on August 15, 2013, 20:26:13 PM
Hiper never did have a  very good reputation for longevity , i doubt you will find any new 1's .

That hiper should be covered by a lifetime warranty. Mine was but given it doesn't have enough oomph for modern things I chucked it.

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Hiper isn't a cheap one.... not a cheap cheap one anyway....

avoid the cheap cheap ones... they're really crap these days :-(

Mine's a modular Corsair jobby. Quite happy with it, and feel fairly secure it'll be good for quite a while yet.

We should make a thread for components that have died. I'd be interested to know of the main computer parts, what people have had fail the most.

Personally, I think the only thing to die on me has been a PSU. Though I've known a few people have HDD's die.

Peripheral wise, I've gone through quite a few flash drives. I think that was down to getting high capacity ones, when they were quite new out. I've settled down to 16gb drives now that are a bit slower, but seem much more long-lived.

I opened the Hiper one up to see what was in there, so void the warranty.

Bought a Corsair one from ebuyer last night, and got it delivered today Back up and running now