PCs - don't ya Just Love Them ..... grrrr :)
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 1:28 am
I'm in a Vent Mode - had a PC issue with main PC, and this time decided to get someone in as it was a weird fault:)
- Mid Jun my main PC had gone down, motherboard likely gone *poof*
- Spend 3 weeks messing around with a local repair guy I used before, including ordering up a new Motherboard, and fitting it.
- Fire it up, still *poof* turns out after 5/6 visits he was clueless .... still not working ..... grrrr :(
- Mid Julytakes PC to local PC Shop I have used before.
- Week later, after stripping it down totally, they diagnosed not only the original motherboard had gone (and correctly replaced), but the 1500w PSU had gone as well (taking the original motherboard with it, and was the cause of the drama in the first place), evidenced by burnt internal cable connectors on one PSU lead....
- Don't need 1500w any more so goes on the hunt for an Enermax 1200w, the same maker, as they are excellent PSUs ( this was only my third PSU in 25+ years, all Enermax) - discover Enermax 1200w are out of production, replacements are 1350w.
- Find an end of line Enermax 1200w, but its on a Bucket Shop Supplier (Imperial), used them before, so I order up using PayPal and Bank Card as "safety" as they are not the most reliable as such in terms of speed of supply.
- I wait three weeks, no PSU, long story short I chase, and get the feeling they are about to go bust, so I put in a PayPal claim, which PayPal accepted, waited the statutory 10 days, and got a PayPal refund authorised.
- In the middle of that, I order up another Enermax 1200w via SCAN Computers - £30 more than Imperial, but beggars can't be choosers, and Scan are a reliable Tier One Supplier.
- Arrives and sent to PC Shop a week ago as a "non-urgent" repair to complete the rebuild, as I have been using my wife's PC since June whilst waiting to get mine sorted out.
- They ring two days later, the new PSU is faulty ........ ARRRRRRRGH :evil:
(Meanwhile refund from PayPal arrives)
- Send PSU back to SCAN, they test it and acknowledged tonight it was faulty, now awaiting search for Enermax 1200w or refund....
One of those things at the end of the day - Scan Computers have always been very good, and Enermax PSUs are arguably one of the most reliable out there - they've never let me down before, so I'm sticking with Enermax.
The Beat Moves On
*Sigh*
- Mid Jun my main PC had gone down, motherboard likely gone *poof*
- Spend 3 weeks messing around with a local repair guy I used before, including ordering up a new Motherboard, and fitting it.
- Fire it up, still *poof* turns out after 5/6 visits he was clueless .... still not working ..... grrrr :(
- Mid Julytakes PC to local PC Shop I have used before.
- Week later, after stripping it down totally, they diagnosed not only the original motherboard had gone (and correctly replaced), but the 1500w PSU had gone as well (taking the original motherboard with it, and was the cause of the drama in the first place), evidenced by burnt internal cable connectors on one PSU lead....
- Don't need 1500w any more so goes on the hunt for an Enermax 1200w, the same maker, as they are excellent PSUs ( this was only my third PSU in 25+ years, all Enermax) - discover Enermax 1200w are out of production, replacements are 1350w.
- Find an end of line Enermax 1200w, but its on a Bucket Shop Supplier (Imperial), used them before, so I order up using PayPal and Bank Card as "safety" as they are not the most reliable as such in terms of speed of supply.
- I wait three weeks, no PSU, long story short I chase, and get the feeling they are about to go bust, so I put in a PayPal claim, which PayPal accepted, waited the statutory 10 days, and got a PayPal refund authorised.
- In the middle of that, I order up another Enermax 1200w via SCAN Computers - £30 more than Imperial, but beggars can't be choosers, and Scan are a reliable Tier One Supplier.
- Arrives and sent to PC Shop a week ago as a "non-urgent" repair to complete the rebuild, as I have been using my wife's PC since June whilst waiting to get mine sorted out.
- They ring two days later, the new PSU is faulty ........ ARRRRRRRGH :evil:
(Meanwhile refund from PayPal arrives)
- Send PSU back to SCAN, they test it and acknowledged tonight it was faulty, now awaiting search for Enermax 1200w or refund....
One of those things at the end of the day - Scan Computers have always been very good, and Enermax PSUs are arguably one of the most reliable out there - they've never let me down before, so I'm sticking with Enermax.
The Beat Moves On
*Sigh*