4 Jun
2010
4 Jun
'10
12:53 p.m.
Philip Pemberton wrote:
* PC power supply. Blew up and took an expensive
motherboard and CPU
with it. Even put a PSU tester on it, which showed the +12 rail at
almost 20V! -- "We'll replace the power supply but you'll have to RMA
the motherboard and CPU." -- um, the guarantees on those explicitly
state that they don't cover PSU faults. This was for a friend's PC, so I
ended up footing the bill for the new MB and CPU.
Never, EVER, **EVER** skimp on power supplies.
Peace... Sridhar