Sigh* bad news... for me that is. i need help to finalize my hypothosi

ok, so i was in the middle of installing the new RC from microsoft of 7 and about 3 quarters of the way done my comp shuts down.

so, i turned off my PSU, unplugged the cable, and let it sit for a few minutes off. I tried turning it on (and yes, i plugged the cable back in and turned PSU on)and all i got was a flash of life from my fans and then it was back off again...

now worried, i disasembled my computer on a nice clean wooden surface with just the mobo, CPU(with HSF), one 3870, one stick of ram, hd, and whatever else i forgot to mention.
alas, same thing happened... so that eliminated the possibility of a short.

Im almost positive that its my PSU thats either dead or dying. either that or my 5000+ has reached the end of its life (overclocked at 3.25GHZ with 1.478V)
help a brotha out??

here's my piece of s*** PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817152028

thanks for the reply!

the only problem is i dont have another PSU to test with, when I upgraded to my raidmax i threw out my old one (bad move i know)
another thing i noticed before my system died is that i was required to add more volts when overclocking.. i mean i used to hit 3.25ghz at only 1.39V either my CPU or PSU has been slowly dying
(or mobo, *shudders*)

i did however swap out my HSF and tried my old golden orb II... no luck though

god this is gettin old... well, if it is a PSU issue, i will probably order one tomarow.
any recomendations? ive been lookin at this OCZ one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341002
looks pretty solid, but if its a CPU issue then i wouldnt mind upgrading to a phenomII

You have reset the CMOS before testing so everything is back at stock speeds? Just a thought as it sounds like you've been issues with the overclock.

yah, im the only one in my small hick town that i know who has a gaming computer... so i doubt there is anything i can do as far as check with another PSU..
i was actually looking at a corsair 650W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139005
it has some insane amperage on the 12v rail.

yes, i reset CMOS, no luck... now my computer wont even flicker when i try to turn it on, it just sits there dead.

and baddad, i know that i need to put money toward a quality PSU, but i dont want to spend alot over $100. But that thermaltake is pretty bada**, i need a crossfire certified PSU, but, isnt it better to have a single 12v rail instead of having multiple ones?

thankyou all!

The single rail vs. multiple rail debate is specious, as most PSUs with "multiple rails" actually derive them by putting current limiters on lines from the same rail.
To the list of quality PSUs listed by 4745454b, I'd include Enermax too, but my personal favorite is Antec. An Antec Earthwatts 650W PSU would be an excellent choice: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 817371015.

damnit, now im leaning toward that earthwatts!
will this give me enough amperage for two OCed 3870s and an OCed CPU though? 25A seems a bit slim compared to the 50A on the corsair im also considering

also a stupid and unimportant thing to me is that i dont like those exposed cables and plain gray on the earthwatts, the corsair is just hella more matching to my systems interior. (yes i know that is definitly unimportant but just a pet peeve of mine)

more oppinions?

Hmmm, that Antec link is broken, unless you navigate to it. Anyway, it has a combined 45A on its +12V rails, which is more than enough. The 25A you saw was just on one rail, and it has three (22A, 22A, and 25A, but the max is 45A; see, it's essentially one rail, but split up with current limiters).

Lots of companies have used CWT, Antec included. They will build to order, so if you order cheap...

I also wouldn't worry about multi rail vs single. They are all feed by the same source, just split into virtual rails. You'd be fine with a multi rail PSU.

There is no benifit. The down side is you have to keep things on separate rails, because even tho it feeds off one big rail, you can still only bring in the per-rail limit.

Go with the Corsair. Rock solid reliable and looks sexy to boot.

i just ordered the corsair PSU and V1 hsf so i wouldnt change my mind again
thankyou everyone for your help with me figuring this incident out.

now... what to do for 4ish days without stalker cs and l4d

Yuck. The sun will cause skin cancer and you'll die. This is why I work nights, I never see the sun.

Movie marathon. Go watch all the starwars/startrek films. If you don't have a job, throw in the matrix/LotR movies as well.

There you go, that works to. I myself am only up to season 4 of Enterprise. After that I'm watching all of the original series, movies 1-7, TNG, DS9, Movies 8-10, Voy, then movie 11. Who cares if my @$$ gets huge, who's going to date a geek anyways right?

Just finished episode 10, I think I can watch 11, 12, and possibly 13 tonight. I doubt I'll get quite that far however.

Did they add anything to the redo, or just new FX?

Of course we are, WTF are you? [/jk]