Hi guys,
I am having problems with an Corsair AX850 Gold PSU. I have had the PSU FOR around 8 years but it had not been used much. This PSU was used to power two video card and an i7 CPU originally. I noticed that the 12v power was going as low as 11.4v and the 5v was going lower than 5%. I was getting random reboots. I found that the motherboard socket had bent pins and one actually broke. Therefore, I assumed that was the problem and not the PSU. I rebuilt a whole new system. This time AMD. I decided to use this PSU since I had it.
Now with the new system I am still seeing the low voltages under load with a single low power GPU (GTX 1060) under load. I have been doing some reading and watching videos. The information I have gathered and from some people I have spoken to it sounds like an issue with some caps going bad.
I know how to solder and desolder. I am not an expert at it by any means. I do know and understand the risks of opening a PSU. I own a PC repair shop and build and fix PC's. However, I have never got into electronics work soldering etc. I figured if I can do this than I can start salvages some of the more expensive stuff that goes bad. My question is does this sound like caps going bad? I know certain brand caps are better than others. What are some of the good brands to to with? Is there a certain type?Tomorrow I will take it apart and look for bulging and leaking caps. Then report back with what I find.
Thanks,
Rocky
I am having problems with an Corsair AX850 Gold PSU. I have had the PSU FOR around 8 years but it had not been used much. This PSU was used to power two video card and an i7 CPU originally. I noticed that the 12v power was going as low as 11.4v and the 5v was going lower than 5%. I was getting random reboots. I found that the motherboard socket had bent pins and one actually broke. Therefore, I assumed that was the problem and not the PSU. I rebuilt a whole new system. This time AMD. I decided to use this PSU since I had it.
Now with the new system I am still seeing the low voltages under load with a single low power GPU (GTX 1060) under load. I have been doing some reading and watching videos. The information I have gathered and from some people I have spoken to it sounds like an issue with some caps going bad.
I know how to solder and desolder. I am not an expert at it by any means. I do know and understand the risks of opening a PSU. I own a PC repair shop and build and fix PC's. However, I have never got into electronics work soldering etc. I figured if I can do this than I can start salvages some of the more expensive stuff that goes bad. My question is does this sound like caps going bad? I know certain brand caps are better than others. What are some of the good brands to to with? Is there a certain type?Tomorrow I will take it apart and look for bulging and leaking caps. Then report back with what I find.
Thanks,
Rocky
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