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the Ultra PS blew

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The Ultra 850 Watt PS i won that was used in a build for my sons gaming system blew up! So, he didnt have a great weekend (and by extension me either) and of course the 550 i had sitting around wouldnt boot the system, i just hope nothing else got blown in the course of the PS blowing up.....

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Ick...
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how long did it last?
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Well, i won it here in the Nov contest and got it mid December, didnt actually put it in the new build till i had all the parts. dont have exact dates here, but i figure somewhere between 8 and 10 Months.

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Major_A wrote:Hope you registered the product.
http://www.ultraproducts.com/sectors/ca ... tyinfo.asp

no , i won it here and all the products i have registered require an invoice.......

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That sucks, still would be worth it to contact them and see what they say. You can always point to this forum as to when you received the unit.
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Yeah I'd ping them and you know I'll back it up.
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They got back to me and said they would need all the information from you to handle it, guess i'll just toss it.

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They just recently got back to you? If that's the case the their customer service needs an overhaul.
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Darkstar wrote:They got back to me and said they would need all the information from you to handle it, guess i'll just toss it.

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No more Ultra for me......

Note to self, do not buy Ultra products. If they inded took that long to respond that tells me that they have a lot of failing products and swamped or the customer service really sucks.
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I have a used Corsair hx1000 ps. that I will sell you for 100 bucks + shipping. Just a thought.
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vbironchef wrote:I have a used Corsair hx1000 ps. that I will sell you for 100 bucks + shipping. Just a thought.
Thanks, i replaced it with a Corsair which is pretty much all i buy for systems. I was using the Ultra because i won it here....that will teach me, and that's why i don't have the i7 in my sig.....

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they got back a while ago, i sent a PM here but i didnt get a reply from anyone, so i thought i would post in case the PM got lost or something.

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Darkstar wrote:they got back a while ago, i sent a PM here but i didnt get a reply from anyone, so i thought i would post in case the PM got lost or something.

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skier wrote:
Darkstar wrote:they got back a while ago, i sent a PM here but i didnt get a reply from anyone, so i thought i would post in case the PM got lost or something.

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dont expect nate to return a pm lol he only uses email unless he says specifically otherwise (usually only to send him ur address if you win a contest)
thats why i posted here, hoping he would respond...........

Nate???????

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Darkstar wrote:
skier wrote:
Darkstar wrote:they got back a while ago, i sent a PM here but i didnt get a reply from anyone, so i thought i would post in case the PM got lost or something.

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dont expect nate to return a pm lol he only uses email unless he says specifically otherwise (usually only to send him ur address if you win a contest)
thats why i posted here, hoping he would respond...........

Nate???????

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haha... yeah... my pm box here is always full, so hard to stay on top of it...

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Apoptosis wrote:haha... yeah... my pm box here is always full, so hard to stay on top of it...

E-mail i check 24/7 every day

Want me to ping ultra for you?
That would be great since they pretty much blew me off ....

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I got in touch with Ultra and they will take care of you...

They need to know your shipping info/number and all that stuff. They also want to know if you have any of the original shipping info.

They just called me and found the original order... Just need a confirmation on the address and you have a new PSU on the way.

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