Hi.
So my PC of 5 years, which is a custom build (not by me, but a third party company) has decided to die.
Most issues I have been able to self-fix (albeit after a few hours on youtube or general googling).
My PC shows no signs of life after pressing the power button.
Prior to this issue, I noticed my fans acting super fast and loud. Then a few days ago it totally froze, so I restarted the machine and it was working as usual, but with the fans going crazy still. Then hours later, it died for good.
So after looking online, I concluded it could my PSU, I disconnected all components except the CPU, MOBO, PSU and Fans. Only the fans showed any signs of life, but not the PSU fan. So I was still sure the PSU was the issue.
Then on a micro-ATX machine, I tested the PSU and everything booted fine. So although the PSU fan didn't spin, I feel the PSU is okay (it could be the feature that means it does not spin unless it needs to) however it could still be the PSU as the micro-atx machine is much lower power compared to my main machine.
Now I am pretty sure the issue is CPU or Mobo, but I feel it could still be the PSU as when I plugged in the PSU from the micro-atx machine, it seems to give some life to the mobo, but still no POST beep.
Does anyone with more experience have any insight?
Much appreciated
So my PC of 5 years, which is a custom build (not by me, but a third party company) has decided to die.
Most issues I have been able to self-fix (albeit after a few hours on youtube or general googling).
My PC shows no signs of life after pressing the power button.
Prior to this issue, I noticed my fans acting super fast and loud. Then a few days ago it totally froze, so I restarted the machine and it was working as usual, but with the fans going crazy still. Then hours later, it died for good.
So after looking online, I concluded it could my PSU, I disconnected all components except the CPU, MOBO, PSU and Fans. Only the fans showed any signs of life, but not the PSU fan. So I was still sure the PSU was the issue.
Then on a micro-ATX machine, I tested the PSU and everything booted fine. So although the PSU fan didn't spin, I feel the PSU is okay (it could be the feature that means it does not spin unless it needs to) however it could still be the PSU as the micro-atx machine is much lower power compared to my main machine.
Now I am pretty sure the issue is CPU or Mobo, but I feel it could still be the PSU as when I plugged in the PSU from the micro-atx machine, it seems to give some life to the mobo, but still no POST beep.
Does anyone with more experience have any insight?
Much appreciated
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