Barashin April 23, 2013 Share Barashin Member April 23, 2013 Hey folks, I have a frankenstein computer I built that has been running pretty well for 6 months, but now won't power on. Here's the story. I installed a new Sandisk 64gb SSD about 3 weeks ago. After about a week, the computer randomly completely powered off while in use (web browsing). Now the computer isn't booting anymore. When I power the computer on, the side, top, and front chassis fans and all HDDS and SSDs and the GPU powers on. However, the rear chassis fan (which is the only one plugged into the mobo), the cpu fan (which is plugged into the mobo), and I'm guessing the cpu is receiving no power. Any ideas on which component is shot and how I can test things? Barashin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage April 23, 2013 Share ZeroDamage Member April 23, 2013 I would start with the Power Supply. Sounds like it may not have the juice to power everything. Maybe unplug all of the fans except the CPU fan and unplug all the drives except the OS drive and see if it can boot up then. If it does, then I think PSU (Power Supply). It could also be a motherboard issue but start with the PSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenix April 23, 2013 Share Fenix Member April 23, 2013 I would start with the Power Supply. Sounds like it may not have the juice to power everything. Maybe unplug all of the fans except the CPU fan and unplug all the drives except the OS drive and see if it can boot up then. If it does, then I think PSU (Power Supply). It could also be a motherboard issue but start with the PSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barashin April 23, 2013 Author Share Barashin Member April 23, 2013 Yup, crappy cheap PSU. Diablotek, what was I thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggs April 23, 2013 Share Biggs GC Alumni April 23, 2013 Upgrade time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenix April 23, 2013 Share Fenix Member April 23, 2013 Stick with corsair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barashin April 23, 2013 Author Share Barashin Member April 23, 2013 Yup. Picking up one of these tonight. http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX600/dp/B0092ML0OC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1366756838&sr=8-4&keywords=psu Hope it's enough to support my gtx 470 and 3 hard drives heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenix April 23, 2013 Share Fenix Member April 23, 2013 I recommend getting the modular version of that. Check it out: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-139-048&Tpk=17-139-048 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mookie April 23, 2013 Share mookie GC Alumni April 23, 2013 (edited) 4-core i5 (TDP 95W), mid-range video card, 3 HDD, 1 optical; 600W OCZ PSU failed about 6 months ago. FWIW, I would recommend spending the extra $20 to get a better* PSU. *moar watts Edited April 23, 2013 by mookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenix April 23, 2013 Share Fenix Member April 23, 2013 it's the 3 HDDs killing your PSUs. I have 3 HDDs (RAID-5), 1 other HDD, and a SSD. All of that powered by a corsair AX1200. Even when I installed my raid-5 drives, my PC wouldn't turn on. I had to use separate 12V rails in order to get it to work. Pain in the donkey. So ya, 600w is sorta pushing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat April 23, 2013 Share walkingCat Member April 23, 2013 get a modular PSU, I have this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenix April 24, 2013 Share Fenix Member April 24, 2013 get a modular PSU, I have this one. Already suggested a Modular...and corsair is better anyways! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat April 24, 2013 Share walkingCat Member April 24, 2013 get a modular PSU, I have this one. Already suggested a Modular...and corsair is better anyways! Alright alright, please don't hurt me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barashin April 25, 2013 Author Share Barashin Member April 25, 2013 I went this this baby, $80 at micro center. Thanks for all the input guys! Got a perfectly functioning computer now. http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Modular-Bronze-CX750M/dp/B00ALK3KEM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366849878&sr=8-1&keywords=cx750m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nforce April 25, 2013 Share Nforce Member April 25, 2013 Just make sure you get one with cable management its so much better, Also make sure you get one powerful enough for what you need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenix April 25, 2013 Share Fenix Member April 25, 2013 Just make sure you get one with cable management its so much better, Also make sure you get one powerful enough for what you need If you clicked his link or read our replies, you'd see that's what he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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