I need a new PSU, right?

mookiemookie · 01-02-11, 09:35 AM

I started my computer up this morning. Everything is fine - fans are running, etc. Messed around for 10 minutes or so, and the thing shuts down. I try to restart it, and the fans kick on and about 2 seconds later it shuts down again.

I let it sit for about 10 minutes, start it up, go through the Windows "do you want to start in safe mode" menu, and Windows boots and after about 2 minutes it dies again.

I'm thinking this is a PSU issue rather than a cooling one. First, this happened first thing in the morning after the computer being off all night. I was just browsing the internet and not doing any hardcore gaming or anything like that. Second, everything sounds normal. The case fans and CPU cooler are running just fine. Third - it crashes completely. Windows doesn't shut down, as evidenced by the "Start windows in safe mode?" error screen when I attempt to reboot. Fourth - I just cleaned out the dust in the thing.

Time for a new PSU?

01-02-11, 09:35 AM	#1
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I need a new PSU, right? I started my computer up this morning. Everything is fine - fans are running, etc. Messed around for 10 minutes or so, and the thing shuts down. I try to restart it, and the fans kick on and about 2 seconds later it shuts down again. I let it sit for about 10 minutes, start it up, go through the Windows "do you want to start in safe mode" menu, and Windows boots and after about 2 minutes it dies again. I'm thinking this is a PSU issue rather than a cooling one. First, this happened first thing in the morning after the computer being off all night. I was just browsing the internet and not doing any hardcore gaming or anything like that. Second, everything sounds normal. The case fans and CPU cooler are running just fine. Third - it crashes completely. Windows doesn't shut down, as evidenced by the "Start windows in safe mode?" error screen when I attempt to reboot. Fourth - I just cleaned out the dust in the thing. Time for a new PSU? __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here. Last edited by mookiemookie; 01-02-11 at 09:47 AM.