Something just exploded

[Mikal]

Don't know what it was, big pop, stinks of burning, power supply most likely?

[Traser]

Don't know what it was, big pop, stinks of burning, power supply most likely?

The wiring to your Fan from the motherboard? or the powersuply to your motherboard? check it, just open your case and look for some molten plastic or something on your top or bottom of your motherboard.

[Luke]

It does sound like your power supply, when I had a little poopy unbranded one, it made a constant fire smell and would warm up to silly temperatures, id swap it for another and see..

[Mikal]

Well here's the power supply it has now:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B009S5DU14/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1449791444&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=power+supply+a-500br&dpPl=1&dpID=5147RuE1jKL&ref=plSrch

Might just buy the same PSU TBH, not sure how to swap them over though, ty for the help guys

[Alarba]

For future reference : http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

(Your current PSU is listed under TIER 5)

[Mikal]

Uh, I don't know what the tiers mean, I think I'm going to end up buying the same one I have now as I can't afford anything more expensive, I just need to know if it will come with the wires ready to plug straight it, since it's the same as I have in the computer already, thanks!

[[NP]Reznov.]

It happened to me last year while playing GTA IV, it was the power supply

[Devin]

More than likely blown a capacitor, generally repairable but you may as well replace the whole power supply since it's the easier route since you won't know what caused it to blow.

[Mikal]

Thanks for the info, but my question still remains - if I buy the same PSU will it come with the same wiring ready to be plugged straight it? I've never changed a PSU before, though if the wiring is the same I assume it's very simple. Thanks!

[Devin]

Any new PSU should have all of the same if not a couple more cables, so yes it will just be plug and play into the old cable locations.

[Mikal]

Any new PSU should have all of the same if not a couple more cables, so yes it will just be plug and play into the old cable locations.

Ok thanks alot, I'll order another one now!

[Devin]

Just don't buy the same piece of sh... power supply..

[Rusty]

No wonder it blew up on you the PSU you have is cheap shit.  I'd opt for better branded one.

[Mikal]

Just don't buy the same piece of sh... power supply..

No wonder it blew up on you the PSU you have is cheap shit.  I'd opt for better branded one.

No monies for them fancy ones, besides this computers been running the same PSU everyday since mid 2012 with no problems, can't be that bad right?

[Devin]

It's a cheap chinese piece of shit that will end up blowing up again, you will be lucky if it blowing up didn't damage any other hardware components.