Okay, this one is a little random and slightly difficult to diagnose. I think I know what the problem is but I want confirmation from people who most likely know more than I do about these things.
Lately we've been having problems with our circuit breaker when a lot of things are turned on, nothing new there right? Well, after this past weekend when the circuit tripped again, I went to go turn my computer on and it shut off at the Windows login screen. Just *poof* and it was off. Turned it back on again and it worked fine since.
I shut my computer down and turned the PSU off to install a video card, and it happened yet again, multiple times. Sometimes during the bootup process, sometimes at the BIOS screen, etc. But after a while, it started up without issue and I'm playing 3D games with no issues at all.
So, my question to you fine people is this: Could this possibly be a symptom of a PSU going bad or potentially a problem with the outlet/circuit itself not giving enough power to my computer at first because of all the other devices hooked up to it?
Keep in mind that this only happens after the PSU is deprived of power for a time. If it's allowed to operate, it eventually stays on for as long as I need it, no matter what sort of taxing thing I do with the computer.
My PSU is a Rosewill RP500-2 500W, been using it for 5+ years now without a single problem until now.
Lately we've been having problems with our circuit breaker when a lot of things are turned on, nothing new there right? Well, after this past weekend when the circuit tripped again, I went to go turn my computer on and it shut off at the Windows login screen. Just *poof* and it was off. Turned it back on again and it worked fine since.
I shut my computer down and turned the PSU off to install a video card, and it happened yet again, multiple times. Sometimes during the bootup process, sometimes at the BIOS screen, etc. But after a while, it started up without issue and I'm playing 3D games with no issues at all.
So, my question to you fine people is this: Could this possibly be a symptom of a PSU going bad or potentially a problem with the outlet/circuit itself not giving enough power to my computer at first because of all the other devices hooked up to it?
Keep in mind that this only happens after the PSU is deprived of power for a time. If it's allowed to operate, it eventually stays on for as long as I need it, no matter what sort of taxing thing I do with the computer.
My PSU is a Rosewill RP500-2 500W, been using it for 5+ years now without a single problem until now.
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