Third party power supply killed my motherboard - everybody says they're fine but I'm not buying it anymore

Picked up a cheap $35 replacement for my Dell Optiplex after the original died. Online forums all said "it's just a power supply, they all work." Three weeks later I get random boot failures, then zip. Dead board. Put the old one back in and nothing. Had to order a Dell branded replacement for $80. Lesson learned - at least for Dells with that weird pinout, I'm not messing around anymore. Anyone else get burned by a cheap PSU swap?

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patricia3852d ago

Oh yeah, that's the "magic smoke" premium you skipped paying for, gotta love it when cheap parts decide to fry everything else on their way out.

jennifer_fisher2d ago

Did you try swapping the fuse before replacing the whole board?