I wish mine had gone flashbangsmoke, bf! At least I would have had some entertainment value.
Mentioning "cartoon" PSUs, my PC is a custom build jobbie from MESH with three internal HDDs, two optical drives, and three cooling fans in terms of the main power consumers other than mobo and associated gubbins. One of the few things I did not specify by name was the PSU and I was surprised when it came with a HEC 550w tiddler. Not only that, but when I decided to take it apart yesterday I was horrified at the cheap and cheerful innards. Truly ghastly, actually, and at complete odds with the high quality components that make up the rest of the build. It has a very noddy circuit board cluttered with cheapy-cheap components and not the slightest air of sophistication. I would be amazed if MESH paid even a tenner for it and am even more surprised (Google confirms I am not alone with failure) that they trust their name with it.
It is clear from the link and other advice was shared with me that the Antec replacement is going to be in a different league
