Power Supply Question

[TheStrike13]

So, I have had my PSU for about 4 years now and I think it's dead. My PC starts up and then it just shuts down, also when I start a game my PC shuts down.

 

[ZeroThier]

You may be right. A simple trick could be blowing all the dust out of the psu with condensed air or an air blower as they dust could be interfering with the electricity from passing through. Try replacing the cables that connect to your gpu, cpu and mobo as one of them could be damaged or worn. If that doesn't work you could try buying a new psu and see if that makes any difference (make sure you can return the psu if it doesn't work) .
The pc shuts down on boot-up as (most likely) an electrical surge/overload protection to protect your components due to something not working in the psu.

 

[TheStrike13]

You may be right. A simple trick could be blowing all the dust out of the psu with condensed air or an air blower as they dust could be interfering with the electricity from passing through. Try replacing the cables that connect to your gpu, cpu and mobo as one of them could be damaged or worn. If that doesn't work you could try buying a new psu and see if that makes any difference (make sure you can return the psu if it doesn't work) .
The pc shuts down on boot-up as (most likely) an electrical surge/overload protection to protect your components due to something not working in the psu.

I am probably just gonna buy a new one. That is a common problem with dead PSUs

 

[ZeroThier]

You may be right. A simple trick could be blowing all the dust out of the psu with condensed air or an air blower as they dust could be interfering with the electricity from passing through. Try replacing the cables that connect to your gpu, cpu and mobo as one of them could be damaged or worn. If that doesn't work you could try buying a new psu and see if that makes any difference (make sure you can return the psu if it doesn't work) .
The pc shuts down on boot-up as (most likely) an electrical surge/overload protection to protect your components due to something not working in the psu.

I am probably just gonna buy a new one. That is a common problem with dead PSUs

Sounds good, best of luck. Make sure you get a psu from a notable brand as well.