What burned on Me!? Need some advise

[wesleeptheylive]

Hi I'm knew to the forum and am in desperate need of help. My system made a crazy sound and then shut off, I smelt something burnt and now my system won't boot. I had my 3.0P4 OC'd to 3.78 running at about 38 Celcius, so I don't think I burnt my chip, I think it was the crappy Orion 420W PSU. Here is my setup:

NZXT Nemesis Elite w/ Orion 420 W PSU
Asus P4P 800-E Deluxe MB
ATI AIW x800xt
SB Audigy Platinum
1 GB Corsair Value Select Ram

What do you guys think? When I try to power the sys on, the MB light does not even go on , which to me means either the MB fried or the PSU did, and I hope someone will help me confirm this. Is there any way to test the PSU? Thank you in advance for your help.

 

[mossimoboy]

Orion.. Sounds like a cheap brand. Try the PSU on a different system to see if thats the problem.

If that works fine, I'd say it was your CPU, even if the temps weren't high,
something may have shorted out.

 

[wesleeptheylive]

The Nemesis Has a Thermal LCD outside, if the PSU was good, as least this would turn on right? I also have 2 cold cathode lights hooked up to the PSU, and they don't turn on either. Is this a good indication it's the PSU? I should have seen it coming. The ATI requires a power connector, so does the audigy, the hard drives, the Cathode lights, The Nemesis LCD and 3 case fans. Is there a way to calculate how good of a PSU i'll need?

 

[Cartz]

Heres a good formula for calculating the needs of your power supply

Take:

Wattage of Old PSU + 150W = Wattage Required

Sorry, I subscribe to the school of Overkill...

Try the Enermax 535W Dual PCI-E PSU, I have the same component setup as you do essentially, and mine plugs along without a hitch, and the power provided is very stable.

 

[DragonFury]

Heres a good formula for calculating the needs of your power supply

Take:

Wattage of Old PSU + 150W = Wattage Required

Sorry, I subscribe to the school of Overkill...

if thats the forumla for School of OverKill then i am one them students or a teacher there


@ wes one thing dont skimp out on is the psu get a good Psu for your comp Coolermaster realpower Psu's , ernamx Psu's , Antec , Ocz are all good psu's to use ...

 

[mossimoboy]

I reccomend the ePower Puma II. I have that PSU, and its doing great for me, and is virtually silent.

You can find it on newegg for about 40 bucks.