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PSU may have died?

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The other day I was using my pc fine shut off including the switch on the back. Then roughly 45 minutes later I attempted to boot again and it didn't do anything, no led fans no power indicator nothing Or so I thought. I booted it again presuming it was just a fluke and I happened to have my headset plugged in and while it booted it made a pulsed clicking sound that stayed constant. So my dilemma is what on earth is the problem? Is the PSU fried or is the mobo none responsive?
PSU: Xtreme Gear 800 watt from cyber power.
Mobo: MSI z68a-g43 g3
Cpu: Intel I5 2500k but not overclocked
Gpu: EVGA Gtx 570 SC HD
Thanks need some help!

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Hopefully every other component is ok and since it was shut down fine anyway. The thing was when I booted the pc nothing did turn on not even the fans so I think everything will be fine. As soon as I then shut it off I unplugged all the internal connections. I realize I cheaped out on the psu but Im getting in contact with cyber power so they could diagnose everything since they did sell it to me + its under warranty. I unfortunately don't have an additional psu lying around, found a nice thermal take though at best buy so may purchase that and if it works ill diagnose it myself you etc. Thanks for the replies and if you have any more advise take a shot!
Power supply Authority

Don't go for the thermaltake one as well, generally thermaltake power supplies are just as bad. Try sticking to Antec, XFX, Corsair, Seasonic, OCZ, PCP & C. Best if you list the model of the thermaltake power supply since I do recall very few of them being good/okay. Also if you want just post your budget and we will all be glad to find you a replacement power supply given you can provide us the country you live in so we can get the correct website for searching for a power supply.
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Power supply Authority

I believe the GTX 570 uses around 220 watts at MAX, and the 2500k would be something around 95 watts (TDP is 95 watts but does not mean how much it energy it consumes, I would say less than 95 watts). So basically you were conned by cyber power but then again for low quality power supplies like yours it really did not put down 800 watts but was falsely labelled. It probably put something like 500-600 watts down.

Ok so ill have gander at the links again and choose one and report back when I receive it or when cyber power decides to actually have tech support..... Wondering though what is the likely hood the other components are damaged? As I said it didn't just cut out during usage it shutdown successfully. Then on boot nothing. So maybe in between that time frame the psu degraded? Just curious most likely have a look in it once its replaced successfully. And yes I will short any residual power.
Power supply Authority

Yep generally the trend I have been noticing is cards becoming much more efficient in terms of power draw and being better than its predecessor with each new release of a series. Well I've been looking at only ATI/AMD cards but I am sure the same applies to Nvidia cards.
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