Hi guys!
I've had my pc for about 2 years now. Im a student so it took me a long time to save up but eventually, i collected the components and built it myself and love it to bits! I have quite alot of knowledge on pc's now and i understand 95% of the things in my pc. The first mistake i made was getting a DIRT cheap cooler master psu (i know it was stupid of me but i was running close to my budget). It has 650 watts which should be more than enough for my system but its only a 80 plus bronze certified power supply. Since i got it, iv'e made numerous upgrades such as closed loop water cooling (corsair), led corsair fans and the jump from 8gb to 16gb (hyper x). The last upgrade i made must have been the fans (3 of them) and that was about 8 months ago.
Only about 1 week ago, I came home from school and my desktop wouldn't start up. I looked inside and tried starting it up again. This time i noticed some led lights from my motherboard flashing for a split second then cutting off. No noise from the system or even a slight movement from the fans or illumination from my led lights.
I turned off the system (using power button) and plugged it out of the wall. Placed it on the floor and pulled out the power supply. My number one concern is that when/if the PSU fried, it damaged my other, more expensive components
I have had my pc on the floor for quite a while, too busy to fix it since but now i have some spare time and im asking the smart minds from tomshardware for help.
If anyone knows how i should go about testing my other components for damage please reply! And if you have any questions about my system dont be afraid to ask me. Thanks alot everyone!
ps. Please dont tell me to take advantage of the 5 year warranty, i want to replace my psu completely with a much better one
Specs:
i5-4590
16gb 2400mhz Hyper X Beast
B85-Pro Gamer
Asus gtx 760
240gb kingston
1tb blue western digital
NZXT H440 (white)
Power supply facts (from cooler master website)
http://www.coolermaster.com/powersupply/gaming-gxii-pro-series/gxii-pro-650w/
• High efficiency that meets 80 Plus Bronze
• 100% Japanese capacitors
• Dual filter from electromagnetic interference
• Highest grade capacitors ensure excellent holdup times
• Multiple Protection Design (OVP/UVP/OCP/OPP/SCP/OTP)
• High reliability (MTBF > 100,000 hrs)
• Honeycomb vents design to keep the power supply cool
I've had my pc for about 2 years now. Im a student so it took me a long time to save up but eventually, i collected the components and built it myself and love it to bits! I have quite alot of knowledge on pc's now and i understand 95% of the things in my pc. The first mistake i made was getting a DIRT cheap cooler master psu (i know it was stupid of me but i was running close to my budget). It has 650 watts which should be more than enough for my system but its only a 80 plus bronze certified power supply. Since i got it, iv'e made numerous upgrades such as closed loop water cooling (corsair), led corsair fans and the jump from 8gb to 16gb (hyper x). The last upgrade i made must have been the fans (3 of them) and that was about 8 months ago.
Only about 1 week ago, I came home from school and my desktop wouldn't start up. I looked inside and tried starting it up again. This time i noticed some led lights from my motherboard flashing for a split second then cutting off. No noise from the system or even a slight movement from the fans or illumination from my led lights.
I turned off the system (using power button) and plugged it out of the wall. Placed it on the floor and pulled out the power supply. My number one concern is that when/if the PSU fried, it damaged my other, more expensive components
I have had my pc on the floor for quite a while, too busy to fix it since but now i have some spare time and im asking the smart minds from tomshardware for help.
If anyone knows how i should go about testing my other components for damage please reply! And if you have any questions about my system dont be afraid to ask me. Thanks alot everyone!
ps. Please dont tell me to take advantage of the 5 year warranty, i want to replace my psu completely with a much better one
Specs:
i5-4590
16gb 2400mhz Hyper X Beast
B85-Pro Gamer
Asus gtx 760
240gb kingston
1tb blue western digital
NZXT H440 (white)
Power supply facts (from cooler master website)
http://www.coolermaster.com/powersupply/gaming-gxii-pro-series/gxii-pro-650w/
• High efficiency that meets 80 Plus Bronze
• 100% Japanese capacitors
• Dual filter from electromagnetic interference
• Highest grade capacitors ensure excellent holdup times
• Multiple Protection Design (OVP/UVP/OCP/OPP/SCP/OTP)
• High reliability (MTBF > 100,000 hrs)
• Honeycomb vents design to keep the power supply cool