Hello and thanks in advance!
I've been running a PC build over 3 years that worked just fine. It usually runs at 50°C maximum, but yesterday the weather temperature was too hot and I *guess* the PC went over 55°C (or more). The screen froze and went to blue screen (Windows death screen).
Now, whenever I try to boot the PC it manages to boot into windows/linux but after a few seconds-minutes the screen freezes again. Sometimes the screen shows some "random dots or lines". Tried switching monitors and problem persists. Even if I go into the BIOS setup after a few seconds the screen freezes, so I'm guessing the motherboard is the one failing, or maybe a power failure.
So my question: is there any way I can be sure the motherboard or the PSU is the part that must be replaced? I mean, how can I identify the failing component? I don't have any more parts to test and switch. Maybe I'll need to go to a repair center and have it examined.
Specs:
Dell micro ATX case
ASUS M4A78LT-M LE motherboard
AMD Athlon II x4 640 with stock heatsink/fan
2x2GB A-DATA 1333 RAM
Dell suplied PSU (never could find the W amount)
Windows 7 32 bit
Integrated graphic card
I've been running a PC build over 3 years that worked just fine. It usually runs at 50°C maximum, but yesterday the weather temperature was too hot and I *guess* the PC went over 55°C (or more). The screen froze and went to blue screen (Windows death screen).
Now, whenever I try to boot the PC it manages to boot into windows/linux but after a few seconds-minutes the screen freezes again. Sometimes the screen shows some "random dots or lines". Tried switching monitors and problem persists. Even if I go into the BIOS setup after a few seconds the screen freezes, so I'm guessing the motherboard is the one failing, or maybe a power failure.
So my question: is there any way I can be sure the motherboard or the PSU is the part that must be replaced? I mean, how can I identify the failing component? I don't have any more parts to test and switch. Maybe I'll need to go to a repair center and have it examined.
Specs:
Dell micro ATX case
ASUS M4A78LT-M LE motherboard
AMD Athlon II x4 640 with stock heatsink/fan
2x2GB A-DATA 1333 RAM
Dell suplied PSU (never could find the W amount)
Windows 7 32 bit
Integrated graphic card