Skyrim crashed PC, wont turn back on

Hi, the fact that your computer isn't turning back on indicates a hardware problem, which skyrim cannot cause.

One of the possible causes for this:
-PSU died
-something overheated
-some other hardware died (much lower chance of this happening than the first two)

what is the make and model of your PSU?
Can you give any more symptoms regarding how your PC "not turning on"? Do the fans spin? Does the motherboard beep? Do you see POST/Bios messages?

None of the hardware signifies life whatsoever. No beeps, no fans, nothing.

I'll find the make/model of psu later when I take it apart, then post back here.

power supply unit most likely
could be motherboard
not likely the processor (every time a processor has died on me the fans would all still turn on etc)

yeah, make sure motherboard power cable still plugged in properly and the power button still plugged in properly. oh and power plug to the psu needs to be plugged in (maybe your cat chew on it?)

just a quick question for you is windows 7 32bit a type error as you also have 8GB ram its not causing your problem but with over 4gb ram you should be using 64bit to get use of your extra memory

 

Of course there is no way to convert without a new OS, correct? Or is it just a reformat/repartition?

pretty much... but get the system to start first...
as your not getting anything to turn on. no lights in the case no fans and so on. check the fuse in the plug if it has 1 (american plugs tend not to if there 2 pin) if theres no fuse. open the case and have a sniff at the psu... if you get a burnt rubber smell its likely it has overheated and blown... depending on the quality and the type it may just need replacing. if its a cheap unit then you may have to replace some other things 2...
but like i say have a sniff if you think its burnt out try another 1 if you can...
if you have a smaller unit then just remove the gfx and see if they system will boot.. if it does then you have your answer.

Everything turned back on after reseating

Did you mean resetting. How did you reset if it could turn on. I am curious.

If it has turned back on, it could probably be a heat issue. Next time you're running Skyrim/ any other game, make sure you monitor the temp's of your CPU/ GPU.

reseating what? RAM? or all of your hardware? (that's a lot of work if it's the latter)

She probably meant resetting... Holding power button down for ten seconds... You would be surprised how many people think their computer crapped out when really just needed that or clear cmos.