BFG Tech 650W PSU killed components

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johnny13oi

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Hi all, I have a BFG Tech 650W power supply that killed several of my components such as an ATI 4850 and possibly ram and mobo because I am constantly bluescreening. Luckily after a lot of emails and contacting different people, BFG Tech sent me a new power supply. Do you think my ATI 4850 should have been replaced too?

This is a big concern to me because that video card was very expensive and I don't have the funds to go and replace it. It is completely dead and doesn't output any video at all anymore.

Here is my thread on a different forum:
http://www.overclock.net/power-supplies/721596-bfg-tech-power-supply-up-smoke.html
 
Since it doesn't work anymore, then yes it is going to have to be replaced.

Pics of the "fire"?
 
Sure I can post pictures, the PSU is black so it doesn't look like anything and the fire was on the inside. A huge puff of grayish black smoke came out of the PSU when it happened. It smells really bad though and has been sitting in my trunk for a while now. I had to get it out of the apartment because it started stinking up the apartment pretty badly.
 
I would love to see the pictures since a PSU "fire" is rarely a fire at all but a blown fuse or a blow rectifier, switching transistor, etc.
 
You can get a 4850 for $75 on sale, I bought one zimzoomfly for that price.
 
If the PS took out components, I would suspect that BFG should be responsible for replacing said components.

Several years ago I had a brand new 400w power supply shoot flames out the back the first time I turned my computer on after installing it. First and last time I used a Powman power supply.

Luckily it didn't take anything out when it blew up.
 
Well it was a large puff of smoke that smelled terrible emitting from the power supply. It didn't last for like hours or anything, the smoke lasted for about 10 minutes. And yeah $75 might not sound like much to you at the moment but I am really strapped for cash and really can't spend that at the moment. I am just using the onboard video but it causes bluescreens pretty often after the incident.
 
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