power supply blew up!

The power supply that blew up ( literally popped Loudly, and started smoking)
was a OKIA 450 watt power supply ( only paid $19 US. for it LoL)-needless
to say I was more than a little disenhearted at this situation
-after only 2 months of having it

To make a long story short, it ended up killing one of my 80gig hardrives.

anyway I went out and got a ANTEC True power 430 Watt, cost me $80 dollars after $20 dollars mail in rebate, I can't believe the quaility of this unit.
it weighs like X5 more than my old power supply, and the connecting wires it
has are of a MUCH higher quaility, (everything about this p/s screams quaility.) I'm very impressed. I hope this unit will last longer.

Any way I have learned my lesson.

 

I've been threw two Antec True 430's. lol Both done purty much as you described, but I now know why. Seems I was getting some massive power spikes threw the lines. Got that all fixed up now. I got this PC Power & Cooling unit now & it simply rocks. Had a problem with it a while back, died, ain't a clue as to why, but again all fixed now. They are very nice PSU's but way too expensive.

 

feel sorry for your hard drive tho.

 

I was gonna crack a witty comment about expense being in the eye of the wallet holder "dam it slipped out anyway" then I saw the price,$200 for a psu! Hell I'd wanna be buried with it,I know how people feel when they laugh at me for spending $120,anyway I cant talk,I'v just spent $100 on 5 case fans.lol

5 year warranty though,I'v a feelin atx spec wont be here in 5 years I hope you have clear sailin.

I say this in the nicest not argumentitive way possible,suesman do you not think thats overkill for your system?