Today at 1am I was playing Civ 5 with some friends then the computer turned off without warning. I leaned over to the computer and I think I smelled the smell of burning plastic/rubber although it was very very faint so it could have been the smell of my uncleaned for 2 and a half years metal computer case.
My specs:
Motherboard - Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Motherboard: no burn/melt marks or specs
GPU - Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX650Ti: no marks etc.
CPU - Intel I5-3470 Processor: fans were a bit dusty but there were no burn/melt marks and thermal compound was still adequate
RAM - Crucial BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU (2x4 sticks): They both seem new like the day they arrived.
PSU - CiT 700ub (700 W): It doesn't look damaged from the outside but i cannot see the inside very clearly, doesn't looked damaged.
HHD - unknown 1TB, SSD- 64GB Sandisk: Both look fine
I checked it after 10 hours (I slept thinking it was the PSU which was loose because it looked loose) and it would not turn on fully, what happened it this: The LED light on my 'Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Motherboard' turned on when the power on the mains is on, when i click the power on button, a case fan spins, the 'Intel I5-3470 Processor' fan spins and the 'Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX650Ti' spins, all of them spins for about half a second before stopping and when I press the power on button again they do not spin again but the motherboards LED is still on. If I disconnect the electricity from the computer, the LED light stays on for a few seconds and turns off, I can repeat this process if i resupply electricity.
I've had all this hardware for about two and a half years apart from my PSU and HHD, the PSU is within half a year more of use of the other components and have had no problems with any of the components. There are no loose wires.
I want to find out specifically which hardware are broken before buying a replacement or visiting a computer specialist if I do not need to.
Thanks in advance.
My specs:
Motherboard - Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Motherboard: no burn/melt marks or specs
GPU - Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX650Ti: no marks etc.
CPU - Intel I5-3470 Processor: fans were a bit dusty but there were no burn/melt marks and thermal compound was still adequate
RAM - Crucial BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU (2x4 sticks): They both seem new like the day they arrived.
PSU - CiT 700ub (700 W): It doesn't look damaged from the outside but i cannot see the inside very clearly, doesn't looked damaged.
HHD - unknown 1TB, SSD- 64GB Sandisk: Both look fine
I checked it after 10 hours (I slept thinking it was the PSU which was loose because it looked loose) and it would not turn on fully, what happened it this: The LED light on my 'Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Motherboard' turned on when the power on the mains is on, when i click the power on button, a case fan spins, the 'Intel I5-3470 Processor' fan spins and the 'Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX650Ti' spins, all of them spins for about half a second before stopping and when I press the power on button again they do not spin again but the motherboards LED is still on. If I disconnect the electricity from the computer, the LED light stays on for a few seconds and turns off, I can repeat this process if i resupply electricity.
I've had all this hardware for about two and a half years apart from my PSU and HHD, the PSU is within half a year more of use of the other components and have had no problems with any of the components. There are no loose wires.
I want to find out specifically which hardware are broken before buying a replacement or visiting a computer specialist if I do not need to.
Thanks in advance.
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