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Power supply lifespans?(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)
Posted by: Ritsui
Rachel's PSU started acting up (shutting off at random intervals) last week and it was only a year or two old. I bought a new one and the problem is solved, but I'm curious if this is a common occurance?
If you've ever had a PSU fail, please post:
1) Brand/Model/Rating.
2) Type of failure.
3) Age at failure.
Thanks 
Posted by: Ritsui
Model: iBest "JD300-702" 400Watt
Age: Approximately 1.5 years old.
Issue: Sporadic shutdown. Possibly heat related, but a new fan didn't help.
Posted by: Ritsui
Model: AGI "HP-235ATXAK" 235 (true) watts
Age: Approximately 5 years old.
Issue: Sudden undervoltages at high load (over 200watts).
Posted by: ArcticRaider
Model: Enlight 230W (Some cheap crap that came with a generic case I had.)
Age: Approx. 3 years
Issue: Dunno really. It just exploded; big bang, blue smoke and the main fuse in the house went off. 
Posted by: the G.o.a.T
Model: I have no clue but it came with the case I bought for my 486 iirc and I ran a P90 with the same thing and a AMD K6-2 350.
Age: Approx. 4 years
Issue: Fuse blew.
Model: Aopen 300sumtin Watt I think.
Age: Approx. 1 years
Issue: When powered on a sounds came like a lightning strike  Sometimes needed a couple retries to actually boot
Posted by: Curmudgeon
I had two 400W Elcheepos fry when I first built my current rig. A 350W Antec solved the problem.
Other than that, I had another (quite long ago) suddenly go out. That one was probably from lack of air flow and steady rise in operating temp over the months.
While there isn't too many high impedence circuits in these PSUs, just the same it might not do them too much good when their coating of dust gets a drink of moist air. Thus, IMO, the best thing you can do for them is keep them dust free and keep the air moving through.
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