Where I live brownouts are quite common, get one about every month or so. Along with this I seem to get my PC failing POST startup process about once every month or two in line with the brownout. It happens once, then I unplug it at the wall, switch it back on and everything works as it should again. It is still starting up when failing POST, just my monitor and keyboard which are quite old never obtain power to them, these are the only two devices which fail POST, everything else inside works fine, cpu, psu, fans etc... my monitor and keyboard are quite old as well whilst my PC is quite new.
My specs are below:
- CPU AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 95 W 8/16 Core 3.8 GHz 4 MB CPU - Black
- CPU COOLER: Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4 premium-grade 140mm dual tower CPU cooler for AMD AM4
- THERMAL COMPOUND ADDED TO CPU
- MOTHERBOARD: ASUS CROSSHAIR VI HERO AMD X370 DDR4 S-ATA 600 ATX Motherboard - Black
- MEMORY: Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 3000 MHz C15 XMP 2.0 Enthusiast LED Illuminated Memory Kit - Black/White
- STORAGE: HyperX Predator PCIe Gen2 x4 (M.2) Internal SSD - 240 GB (For Windows 10 Home and program files) and Western Digital WD4004FZWX Performance 4 TB 3.5-Inch Hard Drive - Black (For games)
- VIDEO CARD'S: 2 * Sapphire AMD RX480 Nitro+ 8 GB GDDR5 Memory Polaris FinFET DX 12 Vulkan FreeSync PCI-Express Graphics Card
- CASE: Fractal Design Define S ATX Computer Case
- PSU: Corsair CP-9020073-UK Professional Platinum Series HX850i ATX/EPS 850W Power Supply Unit
- OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10 Home 64 Bit Edition
In relation to the brownouts if there is nothing I can do about them should I be looking to replace my PSU or anything, I can't find any faulty parts inside my PC.
Someone has suggested to get a UPS but I can't afford one right now, if I don't they said nothing is wrong with my PC but the brownouts will destroy / melt components over time, were they correct in saying this? Main thing that worries me is that I have a faulty PSU but I know it is not faulty. I have checked for any parts being loose and all sorts.
Overall should I be worried about this? I am happy to let the components die over time and just replacing them as this seems a cheaper option than getting a PSU.
