[SOLVED] Dead fan

[TheAssistant]

For a while my fan from the power supply made loud noises every now and then. Lately it was very quiet and I noticed that it didn't work anymore. The PC itself still worked fine though. Today I wanted to boot up to look for a new PSU, but it seemed not to recognize the main drive (the one with the OS) anymore. It came straight up with the BIOS settings and all that stuff.
Now I definitely need a new PSU ... I hope the issue didn't break my SSD.
Can I actually buy any PSU, meaning do they all have the same cables, etc? The dead one is a 500W one (ATX-500), nothing fancy.
Can you recommend a PSU?

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

We're going to need a little more information. When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list them like so:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:

To add, where are you located, what is your budget for your PSU purchase and what sort of sites would you have a preference towards? If the time on the motherboard(after getting into BIOS) is being reset, I doubt it's the PSU, rather that you need to replace the CMOS battery on the motherboard.

 

[TheAssistant]

CPU: Intel Core i3
Motherboard: ASUS Z 97-P
Ram: 16Gb Corsair
SSD/HDD: Samsung SSD 250GB/2TB WD
GPU: NVIDIA
PSU: ATX-500
Chassis: ?
OS: Windows 10 Pro
Monitor: 2 Dell U2415 24inch

 

[Vic 40]

To add, where are you located, what is your budget for your PSU purchase and what sort of sites would you have a preference towards?

Another thing to answer.

 

[TheAssistant]

Sorry, overlooked that last bit.

No the CMOS is fine.
I am located in the UK.
If you mean with sites preference where I like to buy the parts, well last time I bought them at amazon, CCL and AWD-IT, if I remember correct.
Price wise I don't want to overdo with the price, because I don't know how long the other parts will last. What would be too cheap for a decent PSU.

By the way I also noticed that the fan cooler on the CPU also stops sometimes, but that might be normal, because it's a cooler. Or am I wrong?

 

[Lutfij]

Your specs are incomplete. Nvidia is the brand of the GPU chip, what is the model of the GPU? You didn't mention the budget for your PSU purchase. A ? doesn't exactly help narrow down the make and model of your chassis. Perhaps add images to said chassis or look around said chassis for any identifying stickers or badges.

 

[TheAssistant]

I don't really know what exact model the graphic card is, just know it's an NVIDIA. Nothing fancy really.
Find some images from my pc, I am not sure it will really help.

https://ibb.co/xDs7ZsW

https://ibb.co/48snq3p

https://ibb.co/svxcwwp

https://ibb.co/RyHQ73y

The price for the PSU is difficult to answer, maybe between £15 -30.

What do you think of this PSU?

https://www.cclonline.com/ai-500w-aero-cool-integrator-500w-power-supply-80-plus/

 

[Vic 40]

What do you think of this PSU?

https://www.cclonline.com/ai-500w-aero-cool-integrator-500w-power-supply-80-plus/

Big fat no!

Cheapest probably this,

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...0-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-core-gc-500

My cheap choice would be the next and imo worth the xtra money.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...d-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020133-na

is alot better and to me it being semi modular is a plus.

 

[TheAssistant]

Thank you. In the end I just replaced the PSU I had with the same model and I am happy.
I am pretty sure I will need your advice soon for a bundle upgrade, but I need to research a little bit more.