[vox-tech] mysterious powersupply failures

[Bruce Wolk]

Poor quality control by Antec is definitely a strong possibility.  I had 
an Antec Truepower Trio 650 that died suddenly after about a year and 
discovered a number of other people who suffered the same fate.  The 
Trios have a 5-year warranty, but it took several weeks to get the 
replacement.  Since I needed my computer sooner than that, I bought a 
Corsair 550W that has been trouble free for more than two years.  I 
still have the unopened replacement Trio sitting on my shelf.  When I 
built my new computer a few months ago I went with a Corsair 750HX.

Bruce Wolk

On 06/15/2010 01:57 PM, Dylan Beaudette wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We have a dual-processor opteron machine that has now gone through 2 antec
> 500W powersupplies. This machine is attached to a UPS, and is on most of the
> time. Each powersupply has lasted about 1.5 years, and has died abruptly.
>
> Any ideas on what could be causing this?
>
> Cheers,
> Dylan
>