Hi guys. Im having a problem with my Pc. I was happily playing Assassins Creed with my new video card, a GTX 760, when all of a sudden the screen went without a signal. I quickly looked at my PC and saw that it was still on, so I tried to exit the game by pressing alt+ctrl+delete, but no luck. Then, I shut down the computer by holding down the power button.When I tried to turn it back on, the power light turns on, but absolutely nothing else will. No beeps, no fans, nothing.
I tried everything; removing the new video card, testing out different ram cards in different slots, putting the old video card back, but nothing works.
After from a few sites, it is down to two things: the motherboard or the PSU.
My guess (AND I HOPE) its the PSU. Why? because not even the PSU fan will work. I suppose if the PSU still worked, at the very least its fan would spin. I don't think the PSU's fan depends on a functional motherboard to work.
This PSU is a replacement from the original which came with the PC. It was installed at my local repair shop and cost no more than $30, which could mean it isnt very good. It gives out 600w, which is average I guess, and it is enough to power my new videocard.
Something must have gone bad and it has now rendered it unable to power the whole Pc. I should note that my Pc has decorative lights that won't turn on (sometimes they turn on for less than a second).
After a few months of use the PSU had been making a very strange sound when powering up. After that, it went quiet. It could be that my new videocard, which requires 100w (600w) more than my old video card (ATI HD 5850), pushed it too far and it gave out.
I'm going to take it to the repair shop on Monday, but I just want to have an idea of what to expect. Thanks in advance for your help.
My system specs:
Win7
Intel i7 860
8GB RAM
PSU AGILER PS600 600W
GTX 760
I tried everything; removing the new video card, testing out different ram cards in different slots, putting the old video card back, but nothing works.
After from a few sites, it is down to two things: the motherboard or the PSU.
My guess (AND I HOPE) its the PSU. Why? because not even the PSU fan will work. I suppose if the PSU still worked, at the very least its fan would spin. I don't think the PSU's fan depends on a functional motherboard to work.
This PSU is a replacement from the original which came with the PC. It was installed at my local repair shop and cost no more than $30, which could mean it isnt very good. It gives out 600w, which is average I guess, and it is enough to power my new videocard.
Something must have gone bad and it has now rendered it unable to power the whole Pc. I should note that my Pc has decorative lights that won't turn on (sometimes they turn on for less than a second).
After a few months of use the PSU had been making a very strange sound when powering up. After that, it went quiet. It could be that my new videocard, which requires 100w (600w) more than my old video card (ATI HD 5850), pushed it too far and it gave out.
I'm going to take it to the repair shop on Monday, but I just want to have an idea of what to expect. Thanks in advance for your help.
My system specs:
Win7
Intel i7 860
8GB RAM
PSU AGILER PS600 600W
GTX 760
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