Pc just shut down!

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My 'old' gaming machine which I built in 2008, has just shutdown on me.

It was fine last night, turned it on, just now, when to get the other computer downloading BF4 and then I haer the older Pc shutdown.

If I leave it for a bit and then switch the power on and push the on button I get a little weak spin from the cpu fan and then nothing.

This is going to be a PSU issue isnt it?

The PSU is a good one tho. It's a thermaltake branded one....
 
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doyou have athe psu bridging tool if not you can bridge it with a papaer clip i just cant remeber the wires you need to do, but it does look like your psu is you can bridge it or use the tool should let you know if its the psu or not
 
scotsdragon said:
doyou have athe psu bridging tool if not you can bridge it with a papaer clip i just cant remeber the wires you need to do, but it does look like your psu is you can bridge it or use the tool should let you know if its the psu or not
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Thank you for the reply. I dont think I want to risk putting a paper clip inside my psu! Very dangerous advice to give if someone is a noob! :p

Considering the device was on, before it piwered down and the device is well maintained and has been running fine for years, Im think its safe to assume its the psu that went.

The pc is used only for office/web browsing contains the following:

Qx9650, 4gb ram, 2 x 1Tb hdd, 1x SSD and a 6450 gpu.

Any recommendation on PSU? Dont need anything expensive.

Thanks
 
scotsdragon said:
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1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £55.99
Total : £66.49 (includes shipping : £8.75).



somthing like this would suite your need and be able to run a better gfx later (provided your not buying top end one lol) the paper clip is a well known trick but yes not for the faint of heart lol
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That doesnt look so bad. I am right in assuming its a psu issue arent ie?

The strange thing is when I turn the power on, I get lights come on, but when I press power button, I get the faintest trickle of power up and the nothing...
 
The paperclip test involves bridging the green and black wires in the 24pin block. It's handy to know and you can use a multimeter to test the voltages.

HOWEVER as you have a spare PC why not try it's PSU in the other machine? If it's a suitable PSU and doing the same thing then yes it could be a flaky motherboard.
 
Yes it is your psu by the sounds of it but fell free to wait for more advice or if you really want to be sure pm some of the well known guys like stulid or doom speed for a second opinion i can only speak from my own experience :) (as i typed this hono joined in and hes well known for good advice also lol)
 
honosuseri said:
The paperclip test involves bridging the green and black wires in the 24pin block. It's handy to know and you can use a multimeter to test the voltages.

HOWEVER as you have a spare PC why not try it's PSU in the other machine? If it's a suitable PSU and doing the same thing then yes it could be a flaky motherboard.
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What a bummer this is.... Thanks for the advance, but Im very reluctant to dismatle my gaming pc to take the psu out and put in the other pc.

The mobo is a Asus rampage formula from 2008.... safest bet is to guess its the psu isnt it?
 
Just before I pick up a new psu, it occured to me over lunch, that the PC has been running a slight over clock for the last few years.

Nothing extreme, I stayed within the safty margins for heat and volts as stipulated by intel for my QX9650.

Its been running happily for years at 1.3725 and 3.7Ghz since 2010.

If it was my cpu that went... I would have got a blue screen rather than the pc shutting down?
 
If your CPU had died it would have just turned off, you wouldn't have got a blue screen as the CPU wouldn't be able to process it!

Very unlikely it's your CPU.
 
Try the paperclip trick(it's not that dangerous if you use a bit of common sense) or the PSU from the other system, even if you need to lighten the load by unplugging everything bar the motherboard.

You don't even need to physically remove the current PSU, just the spare, you can sit the other PSU beside the case and connect up just the essentials.

Kinda like this..
https://webspace.utexas.edu/cjc539/wholething.JPG

Though to be honest, the paperclip route would be a lot faster.
 
You can try a CMOS reset but I don't think it will make much odds.

I'd try a known working PSU first. I wouldn't buy a new one if I had a working one to hand but that's your choice to make.
 
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