I need some computer help.. :U

[Dimitry]

Well, I figured you guys might be able to help with this. So, I wanted to upgrade my graphics along with a new psu. The card is a EVGA GTX 560 ti superclocked, with a XFX TS 550w power supply. I got everything working just fine, ran games pretty sweet compared to before, but after 30 some minutes the computer shut down and wouldn't turn back on.. it would for a split second but yeah. I done the paper clip test, and the psu works fine but even with the old card back in, the new psu wont boot up the computer. Any ideas..? I assumed if the paper clip boot worked, the psu would too but yeah. I really appreciate the help.

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[Tenshi]

Well, I figured you guys might be able to help with this. So, I wanted to upgrade my graphics along with a new psu. The card is a EVGA GTX 560 ti superclocked, with a XFX TS 550w power supply. I got everything working just fine, ran games pretty sweet compared to before, but after 30 some minutes the computer shut down and wouldn't turn back on.. it would for a split second but yeah. I done the paper clip test, and the psu works fine but even with the old card back in, the new psu wont boot up the computer. Any ideas..? I assumed if the paper clip boot worked, the psu would too but yeah. I really appreciate the help.

If the computer shuts down 30 minutes in I would assume there is a heat dissipation problem occurring with either the GPU or CPU as is often the case

I've never had a bad psu before so I wouldn't know what the symptoms were except for the computer not being able to start, certainly if your psu was bad you wouldn't even be able to start a game let alone get the computer to start up successfully.


If you are able to start up your computer with your new psu; boot into bios and check the line voltages being reported by the motherboard.

[Dimitry]

I'll give that a shot after school, thanks. As far as heat goes, the GPU and PSU weren't that hot at all when I removed them, so I don't think it woulda been a heat problem but I don't know for sure.  I though about getting a new case anyway so yeah lol.

[Smooth]

If the computer shuts down 30 minutes in I would assume there is a heat dissipation problem occurring with either the GPU or CPU as is often the case

I've never had a bad psu before so I wouldn't know what the symptoms were except for the computer not being able to start, certainly if your psu was bad you wouldn't even be able to start a game let alone get the computer to start up successfully.


If you are able to start up your computer with your new psu; boot into bios and check the line voltages being reported by the motherboard.

thats a first, first time i saw tenshi post something with 0 loveual innuendo in it.

[Tom060197]

Try unplugging the power cable (and if it's a notebook, the battery) and hold in the power button for 30 seconds to a minute. then plug everything back in and try again?

My notebook had the same problem and that fixed it for me...

If this doesn't work... When in doubt. Flop your Google out.

[Georges]

Try unplugging the power cable (and if it's a notebook, the battery) and hold in the power button for 30 seconds to a minute. then plug everything back in and try again?

My notebook had the same problem and that fixed it for me...

If this doesn't work... When in doubt. Flop your Google out.

uh

he bought a new PSU and graphics card... It's clearly not a notebook...

[TomTheGeek²]

sounds like the cpu is overheating big time.

go get some thermal paste and rubbing alchohol and reseat your cpu cooler or whatever.

...or clean your PC. one of the two.