Originally Posted by
Powderhound
I'm pretty sure the PSU was a new one; it came in a shrink-wrapped box with a new Corsair cloth bag and kettle lead (I didn't bother packing the old ones for the RMA to save weight). I can't remember whether I used the old lead or the new one when it returned, but it was definitely the Corsair-supplied one.
In terms of household wiring, it's all original from circa. 1988 save for the plug socket which was changed recently because one of the switches (for the other PC) failed mechanically recently; ie it just wore out and wouldn't budge. The first failure happened before socket was changed, so I doubt the issue is there.
The PC itself is plugged into an Intelli-panel multiple plug socket of the sort which cuts power to the peripherals when switched off. Could this cause any problems? I turn off the socket at the wall every night and if I'm going out. There is another PC with peripherals etc. plugged into the other half of the wall socket, but this was switched off when the failure happened.
Is there any possibility that the household circuit is overloaded? When the fuse went, the TV cut out, so they're obviously on the same fuse despite being in different rooms. Even so, surely this shouldn't have been to great a load, and it seems odd for a surge to occur at the exact moment I pressed the on switch. FWIW, the TV doesn't seem to have been permanently affected.