r/pcmasterrace • u/Front_Cookie_1198 • 1d ago

Hardware PSU fails dramatically

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u/FthrFlffyBttm i5-12600K, 3080 FTW3 Ultra, 16GB 3000Mhz 23h ago

I agree. It would've been much safer to disconnect the power from the end that wasn't on fire.

I hope someone replies to me and repeats that sentiment for the 3rd time.

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u/ThatITguy2015 7800x3d, 5090FE, 64gb DDR5 23h ago

I’ll save you. He should have dug his hand into that fire real deep and showed it who’s boss. Although he did the next best thing and unplugged the cable at the firey end.

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u/FthrFlffyBttm i5-12600K, 3080 FTW3 Ultra, 16GB 3000Mhz 22h ago

Finally, someone talking some sense

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u/DetachedRedditor 22h ago

If you don't feel the fire, is it really there?

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u/Jhinormous 13h ago

Deep in the fireussy

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u/yvrelna 23h ago

And standard practice for plugging anything to mains power should have been to switch the individual socket off before connecting the cable. And only switching it on after the cable is fully plugged. 

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u/FthrFlffyBttm i5-12600K, 3080 FTW3 Ultra, 16GB 3000Mhz 23h ago

You said something new and therefore unsuitable for this thread.