My SilverStone Strider Plus (SST-ST60F-PS) has recently croaked. I replaced it with a new, also modular power supply, and found out that not all modular cables are created equal.
The PC powered down and I only got single beep during POST when trying to switch it back on it. That was how my PSU died. The replacement I got was from the Corsair CX Series, CX650M, a semi modular power supply. Later I found out how lucky I was when not all modular cables are created equal.
I don’t recall how long I’ve had SilverStone Strider Plus, more than five years for sure, so it has had a good run. It was my second modular PSU, the first being a Cooler Master (its model forgotten) which I sold to get the Strider. I’ve installed perhaps four or five units over the years, but I never knew something important about the cables. Then I did something really stupid.
How stupid? This stupid.
It’s embrassingly stupid of me (having been doing this for two decades plus), but I was also stupidly lucky. I used my previous modular cables, and my PC didn’t power up. I reseated the cables, and unplugged all peripherals, just in case. I swapped out the power cables for the new ones, and it started right up. Then I read that these cables are not swappable, and it might actually damage your components. That could have fried all five of my drives, and a Z370 board, and an i7 7700K, a discrete soundcard and make a grown man cry.
Lesson learnt and jotted down.
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