power supply problems

[0chase0]

i replaced my psu and now when i start it up it goes to a screeen that says american megatrends and tellings me my specs, then shuts off after 15 seconds.

 

[chris987]

detailed specs please!?

 

[0chase0]

cpu amd 6300 gpu evga 570hd mb asus m5a97 and psu insigia 520w

 

[PassMark]

Did you reconnect the power cable to the video card?

 

[0chase0]

detailed specs please!?

Did you reconnect the power cable to the video card?

yes i did

 

[PassMark]

If the new PSU is 520W, then what was the old one?

Is this new PSU actually a new unit, or was it an older unit that was pulled from some other machine? If it was a 2nd hand unit, was it known to be working before you moved it? Insigia isn't exactly a top of the line unit.

 

[0chase0]

If the new PSU is 520W, then what was the old one?

Is this new PSU actually a new unit, or was it an older unit that was pulled from some other machine? If it was a 2nd hand unit, was it known to be working before you moved it? Insigia is exactly a top of the line unit.

i bought this pc from another person and it had a 750w and he said it fried and said that it was too big for it and that i should get a 500w so i went to best buy and bought one there

 

[PassMark]

Specs on the video card say it can used up to 219W
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-570/specifications
(which is a lot for a video card)

And the total system PSU should be 550W minimum.
Of course it depends on what else is in the box as well (number of hard drives & fans, PCI-E cards, etc..)

Often the cheap PSU units are weaker than the specs suggest. So a poor 520W unit might be on the limit.

Also if the old PSU blew up, are you sure all the other components are still working?