Smoke coming out of my PSU

[Lanajesda]

Hello I have built a new budget gaming rig. I was playing a game and suddenly there was smoke coming out of my PC. When I checked, it was my PSU that was nearly half fried. I don't know if it is any compatibility issue. This is my psu: https://www.getitequip.com/Antec-HCG-750M-Power-Supplies

My current system specs are:

GPU: GTX 3090

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

RAM: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-4400 (2 x 8GB)

[Squid]

If this is what your PSU actually looks like from that link

 

 

Then you were quite literrally ripped off.  That is a picture of a (for lack of a better word) piece of shit generic PS from 15 years ago.

 

This is what they are supposed to look like

 

 

General rule:  Any PS that looks like what is in the link is garbage, old, not reliable etc and should never be purchased, or used even if it's free

[Squid]

Interesting page also on that linked site that would raise further red flags

 

Average rating of 4 stars based on 3 reviews

 

Except that further down,

There's been a total of 0 reviews which gives it an overall rating of 5

[whipdancer]

It's not a compatibility issue, it's a fake products issue.

[BlinkerFluid]

you should count yourself lucky if it doesn't end up frying your motherboard and drives. If something is too good to be true, most of the time it is

[Lolight]

On 4/23/2022 at 2:31 AM, BlinkerFluid said:

If something is too good to be true, most of the time it is

It's even worse than that.

The seller's listing clearly shows that the product doesn't match the description.

Edited April 24, 2022 by Lolight