Hello, this is my first post here.
Disclaimer:
I'm a total noob, and not a native speaker.
Apologies for not using the template, it's a general question, I don't have a date or budget in mind yet.
The situation:
I have a 3,5 years old Dell Studio XPS 7100 (AMD Phenom II X6 1055T + Cooler Master HyperTX3 Evo, ATI Radeon HD 5870 + Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme 5870, Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio, 4x2GB 1333Ghz RAM, 1TB+2TB 5200 RPM HDD, mobo is Dell as far as I know). I can run all the current gen games on high settings, I was hoping for it to last until the next gen.
It's PSU started to make noise. I ordered a Corsair 650TX V2 and took the old one apart - lots of weird white stuff leaked all over it.
I installed the new PSU and noticed the PC is overheating now. So I opened it again to check if all fans are connected - they were.
When I plugged the power cable in, my new PSU spew a few sparks and the fuses blew in the flat. The power switch on the PSU was on 'off'.
The questions:
Is now a good time to buy a new PC? Should I try to get the old one repaired, knowing that the new generation of consoles is coming around Xmas?
If I decide to buy a new PC, would it be safe to reuse any parts of the old one?
Disclaimer:
I'm a total noob, and not a native speaker.
Apologies for not using the template, it's a general question, I don't have a date or budget in mind yet.
The situation:
I have a 3,5 years old Dell Studio XPS 7100 (AMD Phenom II X6 1055T + Cooler Master HyperTX3 Evo, ATI Radeon HD 5870 + Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme 5870, Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio, 4x2GB 1333Ghz RAM, 1TB+2TB 5200 RPM HDD, mobo is Dell as far as I know). I can run all the current gen games on high settings, I was hoping for it to last until the next gen.
It's PSU started to make noise. I ordered a Corsair 650TX V2 and took the old one apart - lots of weird white stuff leaked all over it.
I installed the new PSU and noticed the PC is overheating now. So I opened it again to check if all fans are connected - they were.
When I plugged the power cable in, my new PSU spew a few sparks and the fuses blew in the flat. The power switch on the PSU was on 'off'.
The questions:
Is now a good time to buy a new PC? Should I try to get the old one repaired, knowing that the new generation of consoles is coming around Xmas?
If I decide to buy a new PC, would it be safe to reuse any parts of the old one?