Does anyone have any ideas for this problem? I have a k7 mother board ,athlon processor 256 mb ddr ram, 80 gig hard drive 450 watt power suppy and 5 fans. everything is new yet it keeps blowing power supply's five in fact. i put a new one in it runs for a week then blows the power supply.everyone keeps telling me im GETTING faulty power supplys but five later? The fans are clean , and work great , at a loss any ideas? lannj. have you checked to make sure it's not a voltage issue?You've tried five different power supplies, five of the same, or what?

Are you plugged into a surge protector? Any problems with other electrical devices in your residence? Any indication of power fluctuations?also, are your surge protectors daisy-chained (plugged into other surge protectors which are plugged into other surge protectors. . .etc. . .which are plugged into the wall outlet)?Sounds like something is grounded and blowing the power supplies.

Bench the MOTHERBOARD (take it out of the case) with only RAM, CPU & video.

Alan <><

Thank you for your replies , no it is not daisy chained and yes it is on a power surge protector. I will bench the motherboard and see if it is being grounded somewhere. As far as i know there are no power issues in my house, thanks again for the input will let you know what i find. leanne. p.s. yes i have tried different BRANDS of power supplys.I'm amazed that MBoard and CPU are still surviving all this...best BET- MBoard shorting on the case. Check to make sure all standoffs are installed properly.

patio. 8-)