Broken HX1000W?

[Floyd]

Well everything has been hunky dory and no issues with this PSU but today when I went to turn on the PC and the fans lit up for a split second and then nothing happened. I tried to jump the green to gnd to power up the PSU and it did the same thing with the PSU fan, quick spin and it stopped.

Now that I think about it, it did the same thing yesterday but after awhile I hit it again and it worked again so I didnt think much of it.

Is this the signs of a dead or dieing PSU? Ive never had one die ever so im just asking...

[nitromullet]

Well everything has been hunky dory and no issues with this PSU but today when I went to turn on the PC and the fans lit up for a split second and then nothing happened. I tried to jump the green to gnd to power up the PSU and it did the same thing with the PSU fan, quick spin and it stopped.

Now that I think about it, it did the same thing yesterday but after awhile I hit it again and it worked again so I didnt think much of it.

Is this the signs of a dead or dieing PSU? Ive never had one die ever so im just asking...

If it fails the jump test with the green-to-ground Corsair will replace your PSU if it is under warranty. I just RMA'ed an HX1000 with them a few weeks ago because the hardwired cables had come loose and were shorting out.

They replaced it no questions asked and were quick about it too. They received my broken PSU on 5/27/2010, and I had a brand new PSU in my hands on 6/3/2010. That would be 5 business days on a normal week, but that was over Memorial Day weekend. Nothing but praise for Corsair on this one. Almost makes me feel bad for bad mouthing the H50 as much as I do.

[Tiny]

lol go buy a new one from micro center and return the old one and save your self some rma time. Just keep your old cables. 90% of the time they don't even look at them. Let them wait for the rma. They are going to send it back any way and its not like your ripping any one off. Every one is happy in the end and you don't have to wait.

[Floyd]

haha you guys have obviously never seen my HX1000W...
Its painted and COMPLETELY rewired. RMA is out of the question.

Now if its completely dead I have to figure out if I want another HX1000W or if I want to go a little lower on the power because im only really using about 600watts at full load.

My only issue was that if I went i7 with this rig id like that 2nd 8 pin that the HX1000W has.

[ablatman]

haha you guys have obviously never seen my HX1000W...
Its painted and COMPLETELY rewired. RMA is out of the question.

Now if its completely dead I have to figure out if I want another HX1000W or if I want to go a little lower on the power because im only really using about 600watts at full load.

My only issue was that if I went i7 with this rig id like that 2nd 8 pin that the HX1000W has.

Just chill out for a bit and wait on the AX series PSU's to hit market; Shouldn't be too much longer, and then you can get either the 850 or 1200, or even the Seasonic X 850 (same as the corsair AX850 from what I've heard) or the Seasonic X 1000.... All are FULLY modular, which means that you can just make your own cables 100% (or just re-pin them), or just use the ones it comes with because they're already all black....

[Floyd]

haha I have NO need for a 1200 watt PSU. Heck even my 1000w was a waste for my components. I should just get a HX750 and call it a day I think.

I dont care about full modular, just semi is fine for me. Im going to custom wire the whole thing again anyways.

[just a noob]

I would go modular in that case, unless you're going to paint it as well(which I would assume voids the warranty)

[Floyd]

Warranty means nothing to me in this case. It wont have any cable untouched and the case will be painted just like my HX1000 thats in there now.

Looked at prices and all and for just a little more ill just get a 850 and be done with it. Now I just need a little of that money stuff to get it.

[smee]

I'll be honest and say I haven't read much of this thread, but I did catch what you said about maybe getting a lower watt PSU and now it looks like your considering the 850W.

I have the HX850W and its absolutely AWESOME. Silent and a beast. Go for it. :D

[Floyd]

Thanks Smee. I think the last time I put a kill-a-watt meter on this rig at full load it was drawing about 500-600 watts so the 750 would work just fine but for 20 bucks more I could get the 850 and be done with it :)

[nitromullet]

Warranty means nothing to me in this case. It wont have any cable untouched and the case will be painted just like my HX1000 thats in there now.

Looked at prices and all and for just a little more ill just get a 850 and be done with it. Now I just need a little of that money stuff to get it.

It seems as though you're already decided, but just for the hell of it...

I'm not sure if painting the PSU would void the warranty provided that the warranty sticker is intact. It really shouldn't IMO, since you by just painting the PSU you shouldn't have changed anything from how it was built at the factory. The fully modular PSU would let you rewire all the cables or make custom ones without having to destroy the factory cables, which should let you keep the warranty.

[Overclocking101]

hey floyd, contact corsair anyways, I know they still honor warranty if someone sleeves the cables, I dont see why they wouldnt honor yours. even if the sticker is taken off its still the only psu that looks like that theres no way they wouldnt know it was the hx1000. on a second note Hx750's are good psu's and are actually rated for 1000w peak power.

[ablatman]

Like others have said, you don't really have anything to lose by not contacting Corsair over RMA. Who knows, they may choose to honor the warranty on your PSU...

[Tiny]

I ran an Hx750 for over a year on an overclocked i7 920 4.2GHz with a gtx295. I had no problems with it. Cables are a little bit short. The only reason I got the Hx1000 was for water cooling and sli. The 750 had more than enough power and if I remember right its a single rail.

[Silverion77]

I ran an Hx750 for over a year on an overclocked i7 920 4.2GHz with a gtx295. I had no problems with it. Cables are a little bit short. The only reason I got the Hx1000 was for water cooling and sli. The 750 had more than enough power and if I remember right its a single rail.

Yep, HX and AX are both single rails.

Only difference is that the AX is a nicer build, gold rated and fully modular.

[Tiny]

damn nice from the sounds of it. whats the price on that?

[ablatman]

damn nice from the sounds of it. whats the price on that?

Expensive. Silverion quoted ~180, ~230, and IIRC ~330 for 750/850/1200....

[Floyd]

Thanks for the info guys.
Those AX PSUs are nice but im just going to stick with the HX series for now.

[Floyd]

Haha on a whim (and shear desperation) I tried to power on once more today and low and behold it turns right on like nothing was ever wrong. WTF?!

I bet if I turn it off and try to power back on it wont work though... Ill try later though and report back tomorrow. I want to get some stuff done on it first lol.

[Silverion77]

Expensive. Silverion quoted ~180, ~230, and IIRC ~330 for 750/850/1200....

An updated quote actually put the 1200 now at a $300 msrp straight from Redbeard himself.

So i really dont kno the other 2

[ablatman]

An updated quote actually put the 1200 now at a $300 msrp straight from Redbeard himself.

So i really dont kno the other 2

That's still expensive though. Hell, anything more than 150 is expensive by my book, and 300+ is like :db:

[Floyd]

Update. Well seeing as how it was on and running I left it with WCG all night and this morning it was still going just fine so I turned it off to see what it would do when I went to start it again...

Fired right up... Man im stumped on this one. Ill try a few more things before I buy a new PSU. Im hoping it was just a one day fluke!

[ablatman]

Update. Well seeing as how it was on and running I left it with WCG all night and this morning it was still going just fine so I turned it off to see what it would do when I went to start it again...

Fired right up... Man im stumped on this one. Ill try a few more things before I buy a new PSU. Im hoping it was just a one day fluke!

What were the weather conditions like when you had it FAIL to start? How about when it started correctly?

[Floyd]

What does the weather have to do with my PC? Just wondering...

For what its worth it was about the same actually. About 85f outside and about 75-78 in the room.

[KaptCrunch]

mite even be pending HDD failure causing the shut down or optical drive for once had 1 failed with those symptons

[Floyd]

Kapt, It did the same thing with or without any drives attached.
I couldnt even jump the PSU with nothing attached to it. but now its working just fine like nothing ever happened...

Its on WCG duty all day and when I get home ill try another cycle of the power and see what it does...

[KaptCrunch]

other is PSU brownout, the wall hydro dipped too low and hard shut-down.

using a UPS that regulates/filter powerout put will help if thats the issue

[Floyd]

other is PSU brownout, the wall hydro dipped too low and hard shut-down.
What the heck are you talking about?

And the last thing id really want to buy is an UPS if I didnt need one. Ive never used one and Ive never had any issues. All the power lines in our area are under ground so we dont loose power but maybe once every 5 years.

[KaptCrunch]

nothing just other things you don't see but the hardware does.

not taken things for granted wall outlet is not what it seems to be at times of need

a :osciliscope: will see if getting clean power and right amount.

[Floyd]

Dont know but I did another power cycle and it worked flawlessly yet again.

So thats cool I dont need a new PSU right now lol.

[Tiny]

lol just a thought and i know you checked it out but did you move your computer at all before it would not power up? I just had some thing similar happen to me today but it was a power cord not fully seated. Jumped it and nothing flipped the power on and off on the back nothing, pushed the computer back under the desk and left the house for an hour came back and powered up the computer no problem. moved my feet under the desk and the computer shut down. LOL looked at the cable and seated it properly and its working just fine.

[ablatman]

What does the weather have to do with my PC? Just wondering...

Could have been issues with it not wanting to start up due to components being too hot, or too wet.

Shit, for all we know, it could have been that the INPUT power wasn't within specs, although I highly doubt that, as it would mean that either you have a very picky PSU, or your other stuff is way out of spec too....


Just to investigate the possibility of input power issues, next time it won't start up check what you have for voltage/current through the circuit that it's plugged into....

[Floyd]

mcj66106, I tried reseating all power leads in and out of the case all the way from the wall through the surge strip and all the way to each individual component and they were all seated right.


Just to investigate the possibility of input power issues, next time it won't start up check what you have for voltage/current through the circuit that it's plugged into....
How would I do that? I dont have my killawatt handy right now so id have to buy another one.

[ablatman]

mcj66106, I tried reseating all power leads in and out of the case all the way from the wall through the surge strip and all the way to each individual component and they were all seated right.



How would I do that? I dont have my killawatt handy right now so id have to buy another one.

Do you have a DMM that can handle 120V @ 15A?

[jacobroufa]

If you're only using 600w loaded, why not just get a Seasonic X 650 or 750?? Mine came with two 8 pin EPS connectors and a 4 pin P4 connector. And 4 6/8 pin PCIe! And it's all fully modular! And gold rated! Not to mention the best PSU OklahomaWolf has ever tested (AX1200 aside). So go for it already. :D

[Floyd]

If you're only using 600w loaded, why not just get a Seasonic X 650 or 750??
Well I think it was about 600 watts, im going to have to buy another killawatt to know for sure but for right now I dont need another PSU because mines acting fine once again.

Do you have a DMM that can handle 120V @ 15A?
Id have to look, Id say yes though because its not a horribly cheap one. Still I dont know a thing about house power.

[ablatman]

Id have to look, Id say yes though because its not a horribly cheap one. Still I dont know a thing about house power.

I'll ask mah Pops when he gets home, as he would know....

[Floyd]

I knew about house power about 7 years ago but forgot most about it because I havent had to use that info since we finished rewiring our old house.

Shoot me some info and ill check that tonight. Ill also see what my DMM is capable of.

[Overclocking101]

shit floyd maybe its your power strip shitting out?? I know my old one did it worked but the plugs were wearing and not contacting correctly eventually i had to tilt plugs to this side to contact untill I eventually got a new one.

[Floyd]

IDK it feels firm in there to me and the strip is more or less brand new. Ive only had it for 2 years.

[Floyd]

Well this HX1000 is doing the crap start again so im back to looking at a TX850 for a replacement. Its hit or miss on if the PC will start.
You hit the button and the fans pulse just enough to barely move and all the LEDs turn on for a split seconds then its dead. Once its running it runs just fine with no issues though.

When I get the new PSU I think im going to rewire for the correct cables that I need and make them all black this time around instead of red.

[Floyd]

Yea its most definitely the PSU. I ghetto hooked up a tiny 550w rosewill to it and it fired right up with no issues.

[Xilikon]

Time to call Corsair for warranty ;)

[Kuro]

Xilion I thought he re-wired it though :shrug:

[Floyd]

Yea my warranty is far gone on this PSU... On a better note it looks like im going to buy another HX1000W from Tom and custom wire that one also. Im thinking all black wires this time around for the full out murdered look im going for.

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[Floyd]

Here is how my HX1000W sits now :)
http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc341/floydam/HAF%20932/DSC02417.jpg

And this is what I think of it!
http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc341/floydam/HAF%20932/DSC02418.jpg

I have another HX1000W being sent to me by Tom (thanks Tom!) and its going to be getting a full change over of all the wires to black this time instead of red. Should look killer IMO.

[scraps]

Thats a nice fan sitting inside that psu.

[Floyd]

Too bad I have no need for a 140mm fan in my build.
Im keeping the PSU for parts just in case ;)

[Overclocking101]

yeah keep that I'm willing to bet the modles inside it are still in good working order, PFc OVP etc. just incase you have something blow in your new unit

SIDE NOTE: i have a modular panel and im thinking of turning my TX950w into a modular unit just for the fuck of it

[Floyd]

Is there enough room in that 950 to mount that panel? I know its tighter than a gnats ass in my HX1000W!