My computer died D:

[ThexWaffleninja]

Three-ish months after assembling my first PC the system just stops working. I have no idea why. I am no computer expert in any way, but I opened it up and checked all of the connections and they were fine. I am at a loss as to why it won't power on. I know this isn't much to go on but if someone could inform me on how to single out the problem that would be a great help.

 

[kapitalistas]

may help checking any signs like any fan spins.beeps.when powering up .whats your pc spec.

 

[CRT dude]

If it won't power on at all, no lights, no fans, no sound etc... then it is your power supply.


Buy a new one.
Take a picture/write down of where all the wires are connected & replace it.

 

[WhiteSnake91]

yeah if it won't power on at ALL it's gotta be the power supply.

 

[ThexWaffleninja]

Yah it doesn't power on at all. take a picture and write down where all the wires go?

 

[ThexWaffleninja]

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 240 1GB Video Card
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

Any advice on which power supply to get as a replacement?

 

[WhiteSnake91]

That's sad to see that power supply mess up on you like that, it's very well regarded online in terms of being reliable. You should have a 5 year warranty left on it. You could try a corsair builder 430w or EVGA 500w power supply, they're cheap but still decent. I always hear how EVGA has really good customer support, I'd try that one. You already have a pretty decent computer, all you would need is a better GPU one day to play alot of games on ultra 1080p settings

 

[ThexWaffleninja]

That's sad to see that power supply mess up on you like that, it's very well regarded online in terms of being reliable. You should have a 5 year warranty left on it. You could try a corsair builder 430w or EVGA 500w power supply, they're cheap but still decent. I always hear how EVGA has really good customer support, I'd try that one. You already have a pretty decent computer, all you would need is a better GPU one day to play alot of games on ultra 1080p settings

Yah I read that it isn't even worth trying to contact customer support at XFX so the warranty might as well not exist :/

Thanks for the help all, I will check out your suggestions 😀