Corsair Video FAQ: How to test a Corsair power supply

[ayporos]

NOTE:
Your PSU fan will NOT turn on if you have a PSU that will perform silent (fanless) up to a certain load such as the AX1500i.
This is why it's always a good idea to hook up a fan to a molex connector.
(The AX1500i has a self-test button but that's beside this particular point.)

[eduardextreme]

Opened the case and grabbed the cable... All wires are black. -.-'

[davidhoyt]

Great quick test! My friend left me a TX850W and performed this test, and worked without a hitch! Thanks!

[mbed]

this is truly a test just to test for it to "turn on" since there is really no load on it at all.  I have had issues of really high end PSU's running just fine all the time, but when the power hammer comes down in full effect under massive load they crap out.  No real way to test unless you have expensive anything 1.5kw and beyond!

[NickDAngeloUX]

Watching this in 2020 and still super helpful! I was taking apart an old custom PC, looking to upgrade the parts and whatnot. Tried this tip with the paperclip on my Corsair CX 430 and found out it worked like a charm. This was after trying to power on the PC when it was all together, so maybe the issue is with the motherboard or something else.

[DerdOnner]

Why not ship a PSU tester with all your units like EVGA does. Not everyone wants to reenact scenes from MacGyver or Hurt Locker

[Walhor]

The spit swallow was way to clear to hear for comfort

[JessieAdams]

This was probably a great video 7 years ago. Corsair needs to do a newer one with the AX series PSU's. I'm seeing a lot of people - myself included - online in forums having problems using a bridging plug or jumping the motherboard plug with a paper clip to test fans, water loops, etc.
I'm using an AX1200i and I cannot get it to power up using a Bridge plug. I checked the PSU's specs online and the bridging plug is jumping the correct pins on the plug. None of the fans connected to will power up either when jumping. I plug it back into the motherboard, HDD's, etc. and it powers on.

[keKel-]

Cool, now I just need a paperclip... I'm serious.

[UserNotFound-mwhp]

My Corsare 1000W PSU died 3 hours into using it.

Keep up the good work guys.

[kevinbaker]

I was in contact with corsair about my faulty PSu to s
Do an RMA.. Once we verified the PSU was faulty he ghosted me... Great job standing behind your product corsair

[lionelfisherman]

I have had a RM 650 for two weeks and it has already stopped working. Do you how much it sucks to have $1200 of PC parts sitting there doing nothing

[itsblumbo]

Hey I have issues rn with my cx650f rgb and all my cables on this 24 prong one are white so I don’t see how I can do this any help

[twogramman]

is this safe to leave 24/7 if taped up? trying to power 8+ pc fans in my reptile hut

[aerial]

What happens if your PSU works, but is the cause of random restarts? Do power supplies lower output over time? Mines 9 years old but still works, kind of.

[MichaelPuterbaugh]

Thanks for posting this video, helped me figure what was wrong with a system that wouldn't start up

[pbweston]

My Corsair RM650x does NOT have a green wire, all wires are black. So how am I supposed to do this test? thx☹😵‍💫

[gy-sukim]

All my wires are black on the RM850x :(

[exstasis]

This was a extremely helpful video. I disconnected everything (even all the RAM) from my motherboard except for the CPU, CPU cooler, and chassis fans. Then I unplugged the 24 pin connector did the paperclip trick. LEDs and fans started working whereas they didn't work before. The problem seems to be with my motherboard since it's very unlikely that CPUs go bad.

[UpUpandaway]

I got a corsair VS600 PSU some 9 months ago, working fine;still not sure about exact timing and now all I see CPU ain't starting up ...😢😢😢😢..it's literally a power issue and am too scared to mess up with something I am not used to...could u plz help me out bro ?