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Author:  NIMHSY=GCHQ= [ Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:01 pm ]
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booted up my pc this evening and it just decided to switch itself off again,so tried to switch it on again and was met with the safe mode screen.First thought was maybe a virus so i booted up into safe mode. My pc decided to switch itself off again,this time followed by a small bang and a puff of smoke from the fan at the back.....dead pc :(

I cannot stress how pi**ed off i am atm lol ! life without my pc is way too much to bear !!!!

I'm not sure where to go from here....I'm kinda thinking it could be the psu but how can i tell ? what if its fried my motherboard !!! grrr ffs this pc isnt even 3 yrs old yet lol !!!

if i get another psu to just try then a noob like me is bound to get the wireing mixed up lol....luckily im on tanya's pc atm but the most this can manage is facebook !!!! :roll:

any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated guys :)
Author:  RustyMags [ Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:12 am ]
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Sorry to hear that nims. :(

Take out the PSU and take alook inside it, you should be able to tell. It will also smell of burnt circuits.
Motherboards tend not to go bang, unless water or or liquids are involved.

Not sure on the spec of your PC, but Overclockers do a good range of PSUs.
Author:  CoolMan=GCHQ= [ Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:21 pm ]
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does sound like a psu
Author:  Caspius=GCHQ= [ Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:33 pm ]
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£25 550W ATX Silent Neon PSU - 12cm Fan 4x Molex 1x SATA http://www.ebuyer.com/product/102994

£40 Arctic Power 700W PSU - With PCI-E, 4x SATA, 20+4, ATX12V, 8pin +12V Connectors - Retail Boxed http://www.ebuyer.com/search?store=2&cat=149

£60 OCZ Stealth XStream 600W PSU - SLI Ready ATX2.2 12cm Fan http://www.ebuyer.com/product/127861
Author:  wowyouareacow=GCHQ= [ Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:35 pm ]
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R.I.P nymses psu. your tits are still epic tho *squirt*
Author:  moo [ Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:14 pm ]
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I've got a Pc. Come round to my house. I'll even make you a nice cup of coffee.
Author:  NIMHSY=GCHQ= [ Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:24 pm ]
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Caspius=GCHQ= wrote:
£25 550W ATX Silent Neon PSU - 12cm Fan 4x Molex 1x SATA http://www.ebuyer.com/product/102994


have just bought this,thanks Casp :) it looks nice and shiney :flower: and good reviews.it should be here by thurs too !!!

just hope its easy to install :?: :oops: whats the worst someone like me could do ???? :shock:
Author:  RustyMags [ Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:46 pm ]
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NIMHSY=GCHQ= wrote:
Caspius=GCHQ= wrote:
£25 550W ATX Silent Neon PSU - 12cm Fan 4x Molex 1x SATA http://www.ebuyer.com/product/102994


have just bought this,thanks Casp :) it looks nice and shiney :flower: :


Oh dear....

GLWT :safe:
Author:  NIMHSY=GCHQ= [ Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:48 pm ]
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ur scaring me Rusty :shock: :P

i know its cheap but im broke lol,its 100 watts more than my old one and has decent reviews
if it lasts me till i can afford a better one then i'm happy....

is there something about this psu that i should be worried about ???!

tbh i'll prolly blow it up when i attempt to install it anyway !!! :oops: :lol:
Author:  RustyMags [ Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:54 pm ]
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I'm sure it'll be fine....... *whistles and walks away slowly*
Author:  Caspius=GCHQ= [ Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:20 pm ]
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It'll be fine. I understand where Rusty's coming from though, thing about power supplies is generally the more you spend the more efficient, safe and reliable they are, if got few hundred quids worth of hardware running on it can be worth spending a little extra. Its as much down to the supply protecting your components if it does go iffy as much as suppling a constant amperage. Although saying that I had a five year old PC with a cheaper PSU than that and I've never had any problems where as one of my older coolmaster PSU's went cuputz. :?

Basically uplug all the sockets, unscrew the four screws on the back of the case, pull the old PSU out, put new one back in, plug all sockets back in, screw tight, then fingers crossed it will work. :?
Author:  M.I.A.=GCHQ= [ Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:06 am ]
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Don't forget to make a note of where all the cables went to BEFORE you unplug the old PSU :roll:

*recently spent a good 20mins trying to remember where certain cables used to go and if any of the ones I had left over were really that important :roll: *
Author:  LeBeourfCurtaine [ Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:26 am ]
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N1 Nims - you've bought a fan heater :thumbr:
Author:  oap [ Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:57 pm ]
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Dont buy cheap psu's, if they blow they usually take a lot more with them :P
Author:  gemma=GCHQ= [ Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:32 pm ]
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Casp don't recomend some thing and then say it may be dodgy, gosh. It will be fine, let us know when its all done yeah.
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