My PC died the other week, during a gaming session. I figured it was a PSU issue since it hadn't been upgraded in a around 7 years. I bought a fairly cheap 650 PSU and tried installing it today. Connected all the relevant connectors etc and it booted first time, wasn't particularly loud and it seemed to be working fine. Opened task manager on boot up, just to check everything was ok and all power usage was on Low/Very Low. Started up COD: Modern Warfare, however a few minutes into gaming, the PC completely shut off, as if a power cut had occured. Tried turning off the PSU and turning it back on again...nothing. There is a green LED on the motherboard and two green LED's on the GPU, one above the 6-pin power connector and one above the 8-pin. I noticed a strange smell, not necessarily a burnt smell but just quite odd. I opened up the case, disconnected the everything and removed the GPU. It smells strongly of what I was smelling before. I guess it could be burnt out, but would the LED's be working if it was fried? Any help as to next troubleshooting steps would be great.
CPU - AMD FX 8320 Quad Core
GPU - AND 200 series 280x
Thanks for all the help guys, I've decided it's best to just sell what components I can and put the money towards a laptop, as I'm starting uni later this year. My rig served me well for 7 fun years but it's time to give it up. Thanks again everyone who offered help.
CPU - AMD FX 8320 Quad Core
GPU - AND 200 series 280x
Thanks for all the help guys, I've decided it's best to just sell what components I can and put the money towards a laptop, as I'm starting uni later this year. My rig served me well for 7 fun years but it's time to give it up. Thanks again everyone who offered help.
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