Welp... an exploding power supply unit was not how we wanted to start 2026 but here we are :T
You know it's bad when smoke actually comes out of the PSU x.x Fortunately I have a backup, but it will be some time before the main desktop gets repaired.
I'm surprised it took out other components when it died. When my wife's PSU went it just took out the PSU but everything after the wires was fine. Hope your repair isn't too expensive. Also hope that if other components went that there is a microcenter near you.
I'm surprised it took out other components when it died. When my wife's PSU went it just took out t
I work around twenty computers along with much other equipment at a radio station, you learn to detect minuscule odor changes in the air. That the unit just went boom is a shocker though, usually they just fizzle and release a little magic smoke.
I work around twenty computers along with much other equipment at a radio station, you learn to dete
...and that's why PSU is the most important part of a PC. If you're on a budget you can be stingy with pretty much everything else, but not something that feeds the whole damn thing.
...and that's why PSU is the most important part of a PC. If you're on a budget you can be stingy w
