Gregzz4 Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 For what it's worth to anyone looking to buy one of these ... Mine just burned out yesterday ( 4 months past 3yr warranty ) Power to CPU crapped out This PSU was never overworked as I'm still running an XP3200 and a GeForce 6200 No gaming or over-clocking ... just regular old surfing and such I've replaced it with a Seasonic - no more OCZ PSUs for this guy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 Some parts just die from old age...don't discount OCZ PSUs entirely just because of one failure. I've had two Seasonic PSUs fail and I certainly won't say they're junk! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregzz4 Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 I'm not telling others not to buy an OCZ PSU - just adding my 2 cents for anyone who's counting When I bought it, all I could find on it were great reviews concerning stability and so on In 15 years, this is the first non-entry level PSU I've ever replaced due to failure, so I'm disappointed it lasted less than 4 yrs Thought I'd give Seasonic the chance to show me how good they are If it makes it past the 5 yr warranty, I'll be happy enough as I don't expect the rest of this build to go that long Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidmarks Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 Irrespective of brand or quality any pc part can die at any time. Nothing wrong with either OCZ or Seasonic psu's. Buy whichever you like & can afford. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 (edited) bad luck? If you look at reviews you will see OCZ is many psu under preform. This is why I also choose to go with Seasonic even if it costs a bit more. Just like any electronics , they can break at any time so don't count OCZ out simply because your PSU died. I would if it destroyed my computer, this doesn't seem to be your case. Edited November 7, 2012 by hornybluecow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 May be it is just a bad unit. Failure of one or two specific units doesn't mean the all PSUs made by a specific company is bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fogel Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 Yah well my mileage compares with the OP. I bought 3 OCZ PSUs at pretty much the same time. All 3 went bad and 2 of the 3 fried out two whole computers. So I am avoiding OCZ from here on out - 3 strikes and they're out! In fact, my initial response was going to be I was surprised his lasted this long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted November 7, 2012 Posted November 7, 2012 I'm not telling others not to buy an OCZ PSU - just adding my 2 cents for anyone who's counting When I bought it, all I could find on it were great reviews concerning stability and so on In 15 years, this is the first non-entry level PSU I've ever replaced due to failure, so I'm disappointed it lasted less than 4 yrs Thought I'd give Seasonic the chance to show me how good they are If it makes it past the 5 yr warranty, I'll be happy enough as I don't expect the rest of this build to go that long i'd like to pop that thing open and see if there's an obvious issue like a burned out power diode, cap, or resistor that could be easily cut out and replaced...did ya smell any electrical odoriferous emanations prior to the failure ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregzz4 Posted November 8, 2012 Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) i'd like to pop that thing open and see if there's an obvious issue like a burned out power diode, cap, or resistor that could be easily cut out and replaced...did ya smell any electrical odoriferous emanations prior to the failure ? I had a couple web pages open and was doing something else so it went into monitor standby ( only standby I use ) I came back to a flashing monitor power button, an unresponsive mouse/keyboard, and a CPU temp of 25C No smoke, no noise, no smell ... just dead Re-power and no beeps Test power outputs from PSU and no grey wire voltage - although the new PSU also has no output from the grey wire Regardless, an old PSU and the new one fire the system up I haven't opened the OCZ unit yet Anything in particular I should look for, besides oozing and blackened parts ? Edited November 8, 2012 by Gregzz4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted November 8, 2012 Posted November 8, 2012 Sorry to hear about that, guess they made the perfect warranty period though I'd of gone with a 750W Silencer because they have to be the best deal in that wattage range everytime I check. 7 year warranty and 80+ Silver for a great price . If my Silencer 1 ever dies out of warranty, you know I'll be getting a MkII! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamingtech Posted November 11, 2012 Posted November 11, 2012 At least it lasted, I've had my OCZ 700W PSU for 8 or so months and still going strong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted November 11, 2012 Posted November 11, 2012 Still lasted 3 years.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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