So I'm pretty sure my psu just died. I was playing GTA V for the first time in a while after recently upgrading my cpu and fan and all of a sudden the pc just totally shut off and tripped the upstairs sockets too. So after switching the plugs back on I tried turning the pc back on but it seems dead with absolutely no response. Usually there's lights on the front when the Pc is off but they're not on either. When I opened up the side the cpu heatsink was pretty hot so I thought oh sh*t I've put it in wrong and now it's broken, because I had to ghetto rig it and put spacers on either side of the motherboard so the cpu fan isn't loose so I'm a bit worried somethings shorted and damaged the cpu but even so there should be some sort of response from the pc even if it's just one light, right? Aaaanyways I tried the paperclip thing on the psu and got no response so I'm thinking maybe that's it. Does anyone have any other way for me to be sure what the problem is before I go waste money on a new psu? And if it is the psu, does anyone have any reccomendations for a cheap new one, preferably from pc world so I can get it asap. The psu I have now is a 750 watt coolermaster one so I'm wondering if that's a bit much and I can just go for a one as little at 500 watt to save some money.
My pc specs are:
Cpu - amd fx 8350 black edition
Cpu fan - Arctic freezer a11
Motherboard - gigabyte ga-78lmt-usb3
Gpu - nvidia gefoece gtx 970
Also one HDD and 2 ssd's
If anyone could help that'd be great, and thanks in advance
My pc specs are:
Cpu - amd fx 8350 black edition
Cpu fan - Arctic freezer a11
Motherboard - gigabyte ga-78lmt-usb3
Gpu - nvidia gefoece gtx 970
Also one HDD and 2 ssd's
If anyone could help that'd be great, and thanks in advance