Corsair CX500 not starting up

[Xellex]

Have i just got an unlucky psu? or have the CX builder series always had an issue? This morning, my bro's pc wouldn't turn on, so I went to fault find by taking out things like fans, dvd rom, hdd, graphics card etc. Still no good. From looking at it when i tried to start it up, the psu was delivering power for when it was off, i could see the light for his card reader on. When I tried starting it up the psu would try and start (you could see that fan turn on) then in no less than a second it had cut out. Just to do a final check I took out the psu from his case and tried starting it up in an old rig of mine, it did the same thing. So has he got himself a dodgy one or have they all had an existing problem throughout the CX series?

Specs:

Intel Pentium G620 (factory clocks)

GIGABYTE H67A-UD3H-B3

4GB Mushkin Blackline 1600mhz

XFX 4890 1GB

1x Samsung spinpoint f3

1x samsung blu-ray rom

Also, I had picked the psu out for him, as I'd heard great reviews and good points about corsair's psu's, and i would've expected this to be more than capable of powering the specific rig. I never worried about how much power it was drawing at 100% load, which was quite often as he does play a lot of games. Was this psu not powerful enough for it?

 

[cerbrus2]

Have i just got an unlucky psu? or have the CX builder series always had an issue? This morning, my bro's pc wouldn't turn on, so I went to fault find by taking out things like fans, dvd rom, hdd, graphics card etc. Still no good. From looking at it when i tried to start it up, the psu was delivering power for when it was off, i could see the light for his card reader on. When I tried starting it up the psu would try and start (you could see that fan turn on) then in no less than a second it had cut out. Just to do a final check I took out the psu from his case and tried starting it up in an old rig of mine, it did the same thing. So has he got himself a dodgy one or have they all had an existing problem throughout the CX series?

Specs:

Intel Pentium G620 (factory clocks)

GIGABYTE H67A-UD3H-B3

4GB Mushkin Blackline 1600mhz

XFX 4890 1GB

1x Samsung spinpoint f3

1x samsung blu-ray rom

Also, I had picked the psu out for him, as I'd heard great reviews and good points about corsair's psu's, and i would've expected this to be more than capable of powering the specific rig. I never worried about how much power it was drawing at 100% load, which was quite often as he does play a lot of games. Was this psu not powerful enough for it?

I have run alot more hardware on alot less to be fair m8. So I think 500watt would of been fine for this. unless of course you had a million or so USB devices plugged in. I think this is deffinatly a possible PSU fault.

 

[Xellex]

Ok thanks

 

[Pr3d4t0r]

I have same psu for over 2 years now, never let me down,

Phenom x4 b50 @ 3.4

8gb kingston hyperx grey

2hdds

dvd

9800gt

Asus M5a97 pro

if your goig to scrap it then you might aswell look if any capacitors gave "pop'd" or other physical damage has been done,

 

[Xellex]

Ill take a look at it, but i was thinking about sending it back it aria, but i don't know if they would send a new one or just try and repair it. :L

 

[Pr3d4t0r]

Ill take a look at it, but i was thinking about sending it back it aria, but i don't know if they would send a new one or just try and repair it. :L

email them saying what happened, they might agree for RMA but its not certain as it could have been most likely caused by you, if they dont agree for RAM then start to take it apart as doing so void the warranty

 

[Xellex]

ok will do, thanks for the help

 

[Computer crazy]

Sounds like a possible faulty unit, providing it is in warranty, I would RMA it to Aria or direct to Corsair, but you may have to pay shipping if you RMA it direct to Corsair. Corsair PSU's are great you may have just got a bad unit.

Corsair RMA: http://www.corsair.com/support/

 

[killablade]

Corsair should replace it no problem mate. Doesn't sound like you did anytyhing wrong tbh.

 

[SPS]

I have also had trouble with the Corsair 500CX and people did warn me that they are no where near the tx, hx or ax standards.

 

[nothingspecial]

Sounds dead, but just in case, have you tried changing the kettle lead? Spend all day trying to bring a PSU back to life once before trying a new lead and everything springing back into life!

Got a CX500 in the rig I'm using now (similar spec as yours). Hope it doesn't die on me!

 

[Xellex]

Sounds dead, but just in case, have you tried changing the kettle lead? Spend all day trying to bring a PSU back to life once before trying a new lead and everything springing back into life!

Got a CX500 in the rig I'm using now (similar spec as yours). Hope it doesn't die on me!

I'll try that

 

[Xellex]

I have also had trouble with the Corsair 500CX and people did warn me that they are no where near the tx, hx or ax standards.

Damn.. :L