Yeah I guess maybe I got my terms wrong. The breaker tripped while I was running the computer. It happened yesterday and I thought nothing of it. I had 3 different computers, a TV, etc all on the same breaker so I thought I simply had too much stuff on. It took my computer a couple minutes but it did finally turn on. Today it happened again while I had nothing but my miner running. Unfortunately this time the computer won't turn back on. The PSU won't even light up the mobo or run a single fan.

And yes I know I'm a moron in that I didn't have a surge protector hooked up to the computer. It was going straight to the outlet. Hopefully my PSU did its job and protected the rest of my components and I'll just mark this as a lesson-learned and buy a surge protector.

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Posted by bluebarracuda

Member since Oct 2011

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 10:00 pm to bpfergu

Would 1200w work on your setup? I have a Lepa G1200 that's being wasted right now

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Posted by ILikeLSUToo

Central, LA

Member since Jan 2008

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Posted on 2/9/14 at 10:17 pm to bpfergu

shite, that sucks. And it reminds me that I need to buy a surge protector ASAP.

I have this one in my room:

I had my monitors, computer, a couple of other minor things connected to it. But after I added the 280x to my main rig, the breaker couldn't handle it, so I ran an extension cord through the wall to plug my rig into the living room outlet. Didn't have a spare surge protector, though. Decided to just plug it in and get one the next day. Totally forgot about it.

That's a good PSU you have, though. I would be very surprised if it killed any of your hardware.

This post was edited on 2/9/14 at 10:18 pm

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