PC Died... Help

Hussain Ali · Jul 22, 2016

Hey everyone,

PC just died sadly

I suspect it's the power supply (not 100% sure) as so far I've tested both my SSD and HDD and both are still alive.

My build:
CPU: AMD FX-6300
MOTHERBOARD: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX
GPU: Msi Radeon 7850 2GB
PSU: XFX
TS 550W 80 Plus Gold certified Power Supply Unit(P1-550G-TS3X)

(Sorry if I've forgotten a part)

Help is appreciated

Cheers
Hussain

ModernWarfare · Jul 22, 2016

be more specific about your problem. can the pc turn on just fine or will it not turn on at all?

IDProG · Jul 22, 2016

Please tell me the details on when and how your PC died.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 22, 2016

Great power supply , you sure it's not the board?

Hussain Ali · Jul 22, 2016

Will not turn on at all. How can I test the motherboard. Also had an XFX psu before with this build but replaced it with this current PSU because the old one started to give off a strong smell.

EDIT: It recently started to not turn on until the power button was pressed 2 - 4 times. Now it doesn't turn on at all.

ModernWarfare · Jul 22, 2016

try re-installing the cpu cooler and see if that helps.

Hussain Ali · Jul 22, 2016

Unfortunately re-installing the cpu cooler didn't do the trick

ModernWarfare · Jul 22, 2016

try powering the system with no ram. and see if the pc still turns off or not.

Hussain Ali · Jul 22, 2016

Tried that also after trying the cpu cooler reinstallation with no avail

ModernWarfare · Jul 22, 2016

try doing this method. powering the psu with a paper clip or tweezers by connecting it to the black and green combined. and see if the psu powers on or not. this is the only way to tell if the psu works. make sure the psu is not powering any of the pc components.

Hussain Ali · Jul 22, 2016

ModernWarfare :

Like so?

http://i.gyazo.com/0bfd84dea92411716fda3eb0f6127410.jpg

No signs of life if that's the way you're supposed to do it :pt1cable:

ModernWarfare · Jul 22, 2016

Wrong, you have to put green and black. you did orange and black please do it correct.

Hussain Ali · Jul 22, 2016

Sorry about that. Tried again; PSU is working just fine

ModernWarfare · Jul 22, 2016

then we are leaning towards the motherboard and cpu. try powering the pc without the cpu.

Hussain Ali · Jul 22, 2016

Still does not power up

ModernWarfare · Jul 22, 2016

1 last thing. power the pc without gpu.

Hussain Ali · Jul 22, 2016

Still nothing

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 22, 2016

Paper Clip test only verifies there is some power , not that the PSU is 100%

ModernWarfare · Jul 22, 2016

My advice is changing the board.

Hussain Ali · Jul 22, 2016

Thank you for helping me out ModernWarfare. I might stick with my laptop for a while until I save up for GTX 980 system. I mainly used the PC for gaming however I feel as though the 7850 will start to struggle with keeping up with the latest demanding games within the next few years. Also I don't think there's a point of me spending money on a motherboard which will be useless if I decide to switch to an Intel processor with the GTX 980 build. Thanks again for your help

Hussain Ali · Jul 24, 2016

ModernWarfare :

I messed around with the wiring today and it turned out to be an issue with the PSU wiring. The PC would turn on if the cable for the motherboard power was bent in a certain way *facepalm*

ModernWarfare · Jul 25, 2016

Yea i knew it wasnt the psu. i thought the motherboard was just acting up. but good looking out there! and not giving up.

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