Homebuilt computer spontaneously dies on me after a year.

[Sportplus]

I've put together my own system and it's been running great for a year or so now. But today it just died on me. There were no warning signs.

My screen froze, mouse and keyboard too and I was unable to get the task manager up.
I pressed the power button to reboot and it started but 3 seconds later it shutsdown and starts up again, but the boot screen never shows up. I can't get into bios at all now.

My specs are:
Windows 7 64bit.
P8P67Pro Mobo (Revision 3.1)
Galaxy GTX580
Adata SX900 256gb SSD
8gb Ram (Gskill ripjaw)

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Power supply make and model? Do you have access to another PSU to test with?

 

[buzznut]

Have you looked at the troubleshooting sticky? Its a great place to start.


http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Year old computer just dies it's most likely the PSU or SSD failure. No booting even into BIOS usually means PSU. Or the motherboard but that would be rare.

 

[Sportplus]

Power supply make and model? Do you have access to another PSU to test with?

The PSU is an Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE(W) . (Its old and I've carried it over from other builds of mine.)

Unfortunately I don't have another PSU.

I don't know how to test for electrical PSU problems (as in , I don't believe I'm skilled enough for that) .

What are my options here ?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

I would replace your PSU. As you said it's old anyway and keeping a PSU more than 5 or 6 years is not a great idea anyway. You could take it to a computer shop and have it tested to be sure. I doubt it would cost much. Just call all the shops in your town and take it to the cheapest place with a power supply tester. Even if it's not bad it still could use replacing. I believe that model is from 2006 or so.

 

[Sportplus]

I would replace your PSU. As you said it's old anyway and keeping a PSU more than 5 or 6 years is not a great idea anyway. You could take it to a computer shop and have it tested to be sure. I doubt it would cost much. Just call all the shops in your town and take it to the cheapest place with a power supply tester. Even if it's not bad it still could use replacing. I believe that model is from 2006 or so.

Thanks anort3,

I'll try and find a place that can test it. Hopefully its just the PSU that has the problem .