The cost of a faulty power supply
When a power supply makes strange noises, it's a sign. It's most definitely a sign you shouldn't ignore, especially if you own a 5 year old Antec. I chose to ignore it and had to live with the consequences.
One morning, I turned on my home theatre PC to watch something, and there was the most disgusting noise coming from the power supply. Seconds later, smoke was billowing from the rear and I knew I was screwed.
Parts salvageable include the optical drive and expansion cards. Everything else appears to be dead and a nasty smell is coming from the motherboard. A good chance to upgrade, I suppose so I went and bought $200 of parts. The shopping list:
- Intel Pentium G620
- ASRock H61DEL motherboard
- 4GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 memory
- LG 12x Combo BD drive
Hopefully this setup has enough grunt to play the latest Hi10p h.264 content everybody is going on about.
