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    Question Which component is more prone to failure? PSU or Motherboard?

    I purchased a new power supply (ADATA XPG CORE Reactor 80 Plus GOLD). PC is running fine now. Atleast for the last 3 weeks. Havn't encountered any issues. Hopefully it was a PSU problem. Fingers crossed.
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    Question Which component is more prone to failure? PSU or Motherboard?

    Thank you for the input. I also feel the PSU could be the problem. This one has 3 + 2 years (maybe they added the last 2 to make it more "sellable") warranty. Sadly I cannot take the PSU and claim warranty as the issue is not reproducible. Happens randomly. Working right now as I am writing it...
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    Question Which component is more prone to failure? PSU or Motherboard?

    Looks like a similar problem. No idea why this happens. Anyways I bought an AData XPG Reactor Core Power supply 80 plus Gold (Seasonic is the OEM). Hopefully the issue goes away and I can work in peace.
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    Question Which component is more prone to failure? PSU or Motherboard?

    Hello, My PC sometimes fails to POST and the motherboard shows a white LED (CPU_ERROR). All fans spin (including the graphics card). To make it POST, I do the following, Turn off power and clear residual charge by pressing power button for 10-15 seconds. Unplug the PC connections. Clear the...