The 'Hiper-Explosive' Club

Wiggins · 5 Sep 2008 at 11:23

Had my 580W Type-M for a year now.

As soon as I had it delivered, I replaced the standard 120mm Hiper fan with an Akasa Amber and its been as cool as a cucumber and silent since day 1.

It seems that the Hipers that are blowing up are the Type-R Modular.

md99 · 12 Sep 2008 at 20:18

You can add me to the list. Had my Hyper 580w Type R Modular PSU which pretty much died overnight after about a year of use.

Wasn't aware of Hiper's record so I had them replace it under the waranty.

markeh · 12 Sep 2008 at 20:45

My Hiper Type R Modular started whistling when the PC wasn't on after a few years of solid use.....replaced it this week just incase. Still the toolbox is still going strong

divuk83 · 12 Sep 2008 at 23:27

My Hiper Type R 580 modular died earlier this year. Was fine for the first year or so (enough to get it out of the warranty period) though I think the newer ATI/Nvidia cards proved too much for it. It made a very loud humming/buzzing noise when you turned the power on complete with crackling noises. Didn't bother pulling it appart, I just chucked it into the bin

Dave

md99 · 13 Sep 2008 at 16:45

markeh said:
My Hiper Type R Modular started whistling when the PC wasn't on after a few years of solid use.....replaced it this week just incase. Still the toolbox is still going strong

Now that you mention that I do recall a slight whistling noise in my room at night as I slept. Went on for weeks

Must have been my PSU too.

Phatzy · 26 Sep 2008 at 10:32

dug out my old 580w type r after smelling burning, couldnt be bothered sending it back.
im just getting bored doing nothing and took apart the psu and found 2 exploded caps, going to buy replacements and see if it works

bledd · 26 Sep 2008 at 13:27

still have two, going strong in non-important pc's

actually one isn't in a machine, i use it as a motherboard / fan testing unit.

it's a shame they're all dying, i much prefer this type of modular psu to the corsair modules (have a corsair in my gaming pc) -as in just the cable connections i mean.

the 'toolkit' boxes are dead handy though

Phatzy · 28 Sep 2008 at 02:22

ok resoldered to new caps rated at higher volts, its actually turns on now, no more whinning not tested in my pc yet, but hopefully tomorrow

Phatzy · 28 Sep 2008 at 23:34

just done a load test, seems fine no noises at the moment, (fingers crossed)

Echo · 12 Oct 2008 at 02:35

Can I join the club?

My type R lasted an impressive 23 months, replaced with an 800w BFG.

fuel2000 · 14 Oct 2008 at 13:19

Mine's just gone after 22 months. I've RMA'd it, but when the replacement comes its going on ebay. I've replaced it with a Corsair 620hx.

lego · 13 Nov 2008 at 16:48

Dont suppose anyone has thrown theirs out and kept the cables, recently rma'd mine and have lost the modular cables for it, cant seem to find replacements anywhere?

KizZ · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:50

Woah I didn't know Hipers were that bad. :eek:

I've had mine nearly for 3 years now. Still running the same spec in my sig but just added a 250GB HDD. The rear fan doesn't spin anymore and that's just about it.

Oh and just a quick question: If my Hiper PSU decides to die, will it take the rest of the components with it?

Monkeynut · 20 Nov 2008 at 19:55

KizZ said:
Woah I didn't know Hipers were that bad.
I've had mine nearly for 3 years now. Still running the same spec in my sig but just added a 250GB HDD. The rear fan doesn't spin anymore and that's just about it.

Oh and just a quick question: If my Hiper PSU decides to die, will it take the rest of the components with it?

It could do.

divuk83 · 20 Nov 2008 at 20:00

You do realise posting that you think its not that bad is jinxing it. I can't remember where I was defending mine however withing a few weeks of doing that mine blew up taking the MB out with it!

Dave

DeadMan · 20 Nov 2008 at 21:42

I don't suppose this applies to the 730w model?

Neil79 · 20 Nov 2008 at 21:45

I had a HYPER Type R 580W it died on me , i had it less than 3 months !. At first it started dropping volts then it wouldn't boot the system unless the psu was left plugged in and on for 20mins ( cold boot ). After that it died for good.

Horrible psu

silversurfer · 20 Nov 2008 at 22:09

DeadMan said:
I don't suppose this applies to the 730w model?

more bang for your buck could have a new meaning

But no I believe it was a failure on a certain component used in a certain model, etc

pastymuncher · 21 Nov 2008 at 11:15

silversurfer said:
more bang for your buck could have a new meaning

Zad · 25 Nov 2008 at 01:43

Hello from a forum newbie (but not an Oc newbie).

Forgive the slight smoke haze...

Yup, my Hiper 580W type-R Modular has gone phut. Well, gone bang to be more accurate. Unusually, I was shutting down my system when it failed. At the point where it usually goes click and gracefully powers down, it expired and emitted a rather distinctive electrical burning smell.

I can't see any obvious signs of damage - burst caps, smoke or whatever. obviously I can't open the case of it will void the warranty (2 years 11 months into the 3 year warranty). I can't see any damage on the motherboard or video card, so I'm just keeping fingers crossed. I'm RMA'ing it, but it will become an emergency reserve. Given the number of failures it seems to be having, I wouldn't dare run it in anything important now.

The PC is hardly a power fiend. X2-3800 (not currently overclocked) with 3 HDs and an XFX 7800GT factory overclocked.