Should I fix my PC myself or give it to a technitian?

[James Junior]

I found the cables for my old PC, and booted it up.Long behold It WORKS, well kind of.The PC turned on and shuted off imidietly, then starts back up again and POSTs.I suspect the PSU is dying.So should I fix it myself or give it to a technitian? I am sure I can do it myself but my mom doesn't agree with me. 😡

 

[Ok Go]

if the PSU is failing, there is very little inside the PSU that's repairable without excelent knowledge about electricity and common ATX layout. unless you have degree on eletricity then i suggest you hand it to tech.

replacing PSU on other hand doesnt take much to learn, you just need to figure out what type of PSU you need to replace, the wattage,how to mount it to your casing, and where the sockets goes once installed.

 

[Fullmetalalkami]

Always try and fix it yourself! Handing it to computer shop half the time they have no idea what theyre doing, if the psu is fried grab a cheap replacement and get it going again! Once it boots up you are sorted and any further issues can be fixed with the help of mr.google

 

[bjsm]

If she is willing to pay for the technician you should probably do that. If you mess up something it will only cost more to fix it. But im sure someday you will be able to fix your own computer. And you will be aware of possible extra $ it will cost you if you break something.

 

[Anarkie13]

In my opinion, if it's broken, write it off as a loss. Then, attempt to fix it, knowing that the only damage you'll do to it is also written off as a loss, but fixing it is a gain.

The cost of parts to fix it, I consider the cost of learning.

This is the formula I've come up with to learn how to fix things, and it's worked out great so far.

 

[Maniagamer8340]

Make sure That the problem is in the PSU. Dont Replace It Until You Are Sure About It.
And If You Nothing About Computers,Then Go For A Technician.

 

[boju]

What are the system specs and how long was it without power? How often does it power cycle, was it just the once?

Saying goes, a pc hardly ever turned on does more harm than a pc on for 24/7

 

[boosted1g]

Starts up and shuts right back off can be multiple things, basically every part inside the computer except the cpu or memory could be bad (if these were bad then it would not POST).

If you are familiar with the components and how things are put together then you should be able to troubleshoot what is the bad component.

If this is an old PC that you don't care much about then that will make a great learner PC.
On the other hand if it is one that you need to have working and you are not very familiar with parts then you should take it to a technician; as that will be cheaper then you breaking something else or replacing 3-4 parts to figure out which one is bad.