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LightningRod
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Well, it came to my attention that tons of the OCZ Powerstream (really toppower, so it's not OCZ's fault) 520w and 470w (and some 600w) have been dying premature deaths, usually in a spectacular fashion. I talked with Ice Czar a little about this in another thread, and we agreed that it was worth it's own to see if we can go further into the issue, and maybe even find out why, or get some kind of official response or something.
Here's what I found in 5 seconds on only the first page of google...
Here's what I found in 5 seconds on only the first page of google...
Dissolved: my msi neo2 did the same thing to me.. i dunno what happened but its piont blank dead. my x800 lived, and my ocz 520w seems ok, but im going to rma them
esoteradactyl: had 2 neo's die on me. im starting to see more threads about these boards mysteriously dying. i was using an ocz 520w both times this happened. is it just a coincidence??
JessM: just bought a new amd 64 system and i wanted to overclock so the ocz powerstream psu was the perfect psu to get. I had just found my max stable overclock of 2.47 htt of 275 and ran prime 95 for 9 hours 0 errors. I turned off my computer for an hour then turned it back on and heard a loud crack right when i hit the power button. Now the computer will not turn on, but the green led on the mobo is still glowing... swaped out psu and it booted up and posted (didnt attempt to load windows) i also switched motherboards (put in my spare abit av8) and the psu still didnt work so...... this a psu problem?
glorfy: PSU is incapable of running system at Ultra speeds (tested with 2 PSUs to cconfirm that system was stable all the way up to CPU = 2585 and Graphics card = 420/1140). Single OCZ 520 PSU can't even manage 375/1040, CPU = 2200 stable - which is suprising particuarly when you considered I'm using a winchchester, and thereby saving 1a! I posted in the overclocking forum initially, but wanted to post here to just get an answer.
Additional information
Running a DVD RW, DVD, and 2 Maxtor Diamondmax 9 160GB hard drives (not raid)
fooforon: Hi,
this is my second psu and this is the second time its popped, and I know its not me cause before I got them my I had my old psu running alot longer with the same spec and still runs the computers as the OCZ psu is dead. What should I do? I like the psu when its running but they keep dieing!
1st one: The first time I put it in and turned it on poped. it was dead, returned no problem
2nd one: Ran for about 4-5 months(was very good for that time) then one moring went to turn on my computer and pop again. its dead. I cant return it ot the store cause they are closed till Jan 5th
Mr Smiley: When I tried turning my computer on this morning the power supply made a faint popping noise. The noise was not loud at all and the fans did spin for like 2 seconds but then it shut off. I checking all wires inside the case and I even switched the power chord but the dang thing still wouldn't start. So I switched back to my old 300W back up and to my dismay my computer turned on. So I don't know what to do know.
SIN: Same thing happened to mine mr smiley
Type R:Ok i have a little problem i can not power up my computer.
The board tell is beig suplied with power because that litle green light that asus board have is on but when i push the button to turn power on nothing happs. I´v plugeed and unplugged all connectors in every combination possible, and nothing can seem to get pc started with Modstream, because with may old PSU there is no problem.
nop doesn´t jumstart and i went and buy on of those already made things to jumstart psus since i't only 1,5 the psu is pretty much deadHates: Just got my new setup today and the PSU seems to be killing every mains lead I put into it. The fans on the mother board move a fraction and then thats it. Then I get nothing more and the leads is dead, even when I try it in a different appliance.JKB2198: Just recieved the new power supply from xoxide two days ago. I install new mb and cpu and new pcz 520. Everything works great and am very satisfied. Well I watched a movie last night and when I wake up today it will not power on. So I put back in my antec 480 true blue and it powers up just fine. I am a computer bench tech and it the powersupply does not smell burnt at all. Also all the lines where always green for the two days. The power supply worked. It was also turned off multiple times because this was during a fresh install of xp pro so lots of resetting going on. I dont know what to do.
z80: Brand new connected for test, checked voltage was correct , turned on power and BANG!.
Already rma'ed it, i notice other people have had them go pop as well i hope this isnt a production error, surely they are tested after assemblyGarnet: I had the same big bang and blue sparks when I plugged my brandnew 420 PowerStream in for the first time yesterday
pudds:Ive just got one of the new 520w psu's and when i plugged it in it just went pop. Id checked the voltage selector beforehand and i thought it was set right. Ive switched it to 240v now but every time i switch it on it just blows the fuse in the plug
mikepvan: Just got my powerstream 520 from new egg 9-14-04. I turned on my computer last nite the second I pushed the power button I heard a pop, saw a flash out of the back of the computer, and its dead.
Please help.
Thank you
Mike
alterbridge86: Hey guys - i've had my PowerStream 520 for a few months now and i've been very pleased with its performance until now. I just yesterday switched to AMD platform and I hooked it all up, booted up and the computer was running. Adjusted some settings in the bios, turned it off, turned it back on and i began to smell a little burning smell...so iturned it off immediately...i sniffed the scent back up to the powersupply - so i tried to turn it on again to see if it was really that and sure enough, computer would not turn on. I through my roommates PSU into my computer and powered it on and it worked perfectly, so i definately have to say that my PowerStream is dead as a doornail How do i go about getting an RMA? Please let me know ASAP as it is urgent that this computer is returned to working status! Thanks for the help
canadianputergu: Hey heres the story.
I recently bought a DDR Diagnostic Device which worked fine out of the box m but a few days later it began having issues with staying or booting with the set voltage.
Anyways today when i booted the system it again was incorrect on the DDR booster (supposed to be 3.0 but instead was 2.7) and the system wouldnt boot from mem failure unable to run at my settings with this voltage, so i waited a few minutes in bios and rebooted hoping maybe the booster would warm up but still a no go.
So i reboot again and wait in bios for 5 minutes to see if it corrects itselve because i REALLY dont want to open my case up AGAIN and re adjust the booster. So i come back and restart the computer , again its 2.6-2.7 on the booster and i miss the bios screen and it starts to load windown but hangs on a black screen so i have to restart my computer by holding the power button down for 5 seconds.
So i shut the system down and turn it back on but this time as soon as i hit the power button there was a flash of light from the PSU near that back (think it was whitish/blue) and a very slight snap like noise and the psu and system is dead off with no response from the psu when i try starting the system again, i try unplugging the psu from the Power bar for a hour and try to start again but nothing, Im using a P4C800E-Deluxe and it has a little green led on the mobo that is always on even when the computer is off as long and the psu is connected , this light and the LAN lights will not go on period.
The PSU appears dead , i had to run out and BUY another PSU (antec) as a replacement so i could get on the net and get some help , as there where NO phone numbers in or on the box , manual or leaflets for the OCZ PowerStream 520 or the DDR Diagnostic device. Did i miss something?
prim3: I just got from newegg.com. I hooked up to my system and all the fans turned on for about a second and everything turned off. It's acting like the over voltage system is coming on. I have setup to 115 and all, I don't understand. Brand new and I can't get it to work. I've hooked up to my friends tower too and does the same thing. Is there something I need/forgot to do or is this thing just f'n dead already.
hoobnoob: Hey Guys,
Bought a Powerstream 520w psu bout a month ago, fitted it and it ran kosher up untill yesterday. went to turn on mah pc, everything came on for about 1/2 sec, then went off, an won't come back on. I checked to see whether any wires were shorting, checked the mobo to see if that was shorting and dissconected all but the essentials but it seems totaly dead. I tried kick-starting the PSU using the bridge-the-green-and-black-wires-using-a-paper-clip method, but when i hit the power switch, all i get is a violent blue flash from inside the PSU. OK.
I figure the things out for the count, so all I really want to know is how I send the thing back to OCZ so they can repair it/send me a new one? I live in the UK, so do I need to phone someone or what?
craigyp70: hi i just bought a new 520w ocz psu, installed it into my new case, add the adapter so that it would fit into my asus socket 939 mobo. i changed the setting so that is was set to 230v coz i live in the uk, i turned it on, my processer fan just span once, and the mother board led flicked on. checked that everything was installed properly, disconected all the things that didnt need to be connected and tryed again, same problem, i then used the psu in my old mother board to see if that would work but again the mother board led just flicked on and then off. is there anything that i am doing wrong?
mikehowett: My PC was working this morning, went to turn it on when I got in from work and nothing! Checked the fuse in the PSU plug and it was fine, checked all cables/connections, again all was fine, but still nothing! I decided to remove the PSU from my case and start it manually by connecting the green and black pins, still nothing! I guess it's dead! Also, I don't know if this is normal but there's something rattling around inside it, dunno what it is? I've only had it about 3 weeksmikehowett: Hey guys, just to let you know I managed to get an RMA with the shop I bought the PSU from. Also I turned it on after leaving it for at least 12 hours just to make sure it wasn't working and after about 2 seconds it made a very loud bang! Gave me quite a fright
mikehowett: AGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! I don't belive this, I just got my new RMA replacement PSU, connected it all up went to turn it on and nothing Is there any way I can check that the new PSU isn't faulty without having it all connected up
kennon: This is the problem that I'm having with mine except it's not all the time, just when I plug in my 9800 Pro.
jinu117: Was extremely happy with PSU till today...
Moved all the item to new case, connected it, turned on and saw spark flying out toward power socket of PSU!!!
shocked, I checked the connection at back which looks fine... opened side window to find that mobo isn't getting any power. Took out psu to test and it doesn't turn on. Fortunately other components are fine (spare 300W psu handy). However, the Powerstream is refusing to even start.
What could be wrong?
hoof: Hey guys new to the forums but just having problems with my PSU.
My brand new OCZ PSU from newegg just got here I hooked it up and it worked fine for a minute. Then I heard a loud pop or what sounded like a spark and I look at my PC and its all off. I tried turning it back on after dismantling the entire PC and putting it back together to make sure of no Mobo shorts etc but the PSU just wont work. I hooked it into my other PC and it wont even turn on. I've tried everything and any help with this would be great since I really was looking forward to using this wonderful product
Those are all 520w ocz's. There are tons more about the 600w and 470 model too (although for the 600w i think its just from that recall issue) but I got tired of copying and pasting. You'll notice the words "bang", "spark", and "2nd in a row and 3rd in a row" keep popping up.
Strangley, the 420w does not seem to have issues. OR maybe that's because it's not as popular?
While I was looking through all the failures, I tried to come up with a common thread linking the systems together. There's not an obvious one, but I MIGHT, MIGHT have stumbled upon something. Whether this is just because of the popularity of the board, or because there exists a compatibility issue between it and the ocz, I'm not sure, but so far I've got 7 psu deaths (sometimes killing the board and video card too) on MSI K8N Neo 2 boards.
Here's a few links about the MSI, all the others are on xtreme too, I'll go try to find them
http://www.bleedinedge.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6509
http://www.bleedinedge.com/forum/sh...53477#post53477
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums...8941#post648941
http://forum.pcstats.com/showthread.php?t=27585
Now I know lots of people must have the combo, so if you could post here and let us know how it's going, that would be great.
What's causing all these deaths?
edit: linking to xtreme doesn't work, so I added them in the first two quotes