Reset the CMOS. If that doesnt work here is the best possible advice:
Go you your nearest Circuit City or Best Buy.
Ask if they have a restocking fee for computer components.
If they do not, pick up a 350-400 watt Antec PSU and ask them if you can return it for a full refund if its not what you need.
Take your new PSU home.
Carefully open the box, remove the PSU from the box.
Remove your "potentially" dead psu
plug in your new PSU into Motherboard, Motherboard 4-pin ATX. Make sure CPU fan is plugged in to mobo.
Leave HDD and CD Drives and such unplugged from the psu.
Turn your PC on. If it loads up, check Bios for temp and such.
Then return your shiny new PSU and buy one for half the price online, or on Anandtech.
If its still dead, return to said store and ask about their motherboard selection.
If your motherboard doesnt work, well, no store i know of has no restock fee for cpus, so buy one off newegg.
Net Cost to test: $0.00. They should even refund you tax.
Go you your nearest Circuit City or Best Buy.
Ask if they have a restocking fee for computer components.
If they do not, pick up a 350-400 watt Antec PSU and ask them if you can return it for a full refund if its not what you need.
Take your new PSU home.
Carefully open the box, remove the PSU from the box.
Remove your "potentially" dead psu
plug in your new PSU into Motherboard, Motherboard 4-pin ATX. Make sure CPU fan is plugged in to mobo.
Leave HDD and CD Drives and such unplugged from the psu.
Turn your PC on. If it loads up, check Bios for temp and such.
Then return your shiny new PSU and buy one for half the price online, or on Anandtech.
If its still dead, return to said store and ask about their motherboard selection.
If your motherboard doesnt work, well, no store i know of has no restock fee for cpus, so buy one off newegg.
Net Cost to test: $0.00. They should even refund you tax.
Zebo
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That's pretty dishonest don't you think? Free rent on mechandise.
Someones absorbing these costs wheather it's higher prices to every consumer or a loss to the manufacturer of the shipping back to them, repackaging and now re-selling as a used or refurbished item at a loss.
My sugesstion is find a nice friend who will let him test with thiers or just get a real PSU which will last.
Someones absorbing these costs wheather it's higher prices to every consumer or a loss to the manufacturer of the shipping back to them, repackaging and now re-selling as a used or refurbished item at a loss.
My sugesstion is find a nice friend who will let him test with thiers or just get a real PSU which will last.
I don't get it. 40C? My CPU idle is around 37-38C and when gaming it can reach up to 47C. Since when is that too high? I always thought Athlon 64's ran cool...
Soulkeeper
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EXACTLY! Since when is 40C case temp too high? I run idle around 37-38C too and 43-47C under load. And this is with 2 quality 120mm fans!
And ffstrike, it's definitely the PSU. No doubt in my mind about that! 100% sure it's the PSU. Go get a new one and then see the system fly.
i had this happen to me before.
but i don't think it was because of temps. the PSU just blew out one day, turn on the mobo, nothing happen, no fans or anything, got a new PSU and had it back up running.
but yeah, u should clear ur CMOS (label CMOS on motherboard) then if that don't work get a new PSU.
but i don't think it was because of temps. the PSU just blew out one day, turn on the mobo, nothing happen, no fans or anything, got a new PSU and had it back up running.
but yeah, u should clear ur CMOS (label CMOS on motherboard) then if that don't work get a new PSU.
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I agree with Dupunisher. Remove the battery and disconnect the power for a minute or two. Should be back to defaults if you cant find the jumper.
Zebo
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Cathods use 11W each, that video card OC uses 65W, That OC chip 105W, Hard Drives 12W and 22W on boot. All on the 12. Unless your friends comp shows a 22 amp 12 V rail I still think that's the problem. And what do you mean it's not labled? It's federal law and every sanctioning orgs rules PSU must be labled. If's it's a "lucky star" "golden dragon" or any other funny name I can guarantee it's the PSU.
Have you reset the cmos yet?
Have you reset the cmos yet?
its a reading from INSIDE the power supply, my PS is ALWAYS above 42C in a 75F room with AC.
thats due to a stupid antec true power which throttles the fan.
oh dear my case temp was 51 degrees the other night..........and thats in england.....NO CASE FANS!! I AM SUCH A LOSER!
Oops did I say that?? Sorry. 40C for a case temp is very serious though. 50C for the CPU is pushing your luck, depending on how your mobo reads the temps.
From my experiences the A7N8X also overvolts by about 0.05V. So your 1.85V should have actually been running at 1.90V.
Okay everyone thanks for your help! In the end it WAS the PSU that died on us! Thank God! Neways, we purchased a new 450W power supply and everything seems to be working fine. We put put his CPU down to 2.1Ghz and put his voltage back to stock just to be safe. Thanks again everyone
Originally posted by: fsstrike
Okay everyone thanks for your help! In the end it WAS the PSU that died on us! Thank God! Neways, we purchased a new 450W power supply and everything seems to be working fine. We put put his CPU down to 2.1Ghz and put his voltage back to stock just to be safe. Thanks again everyone
told ya
And Sickbeast, what are you talking about?
"Oops did I say that?? Sorry. 40C for a case temp is very serious though. 50C for the CPU is pushing your luck, depending on how your mobo reads the temps."
Are you being sarcastic?
Originally posted by: GreatBarracuda
Originally posted by: fsstrike
Okay everyone thanks for your help! In the end it WAS the PSU that died on us! Thank God! Neways, we purchased a new 450W power supply and everything seems to be working fine. We put put his CPU down to 2.1Ghz and put his voltage back to stock just to be safe. Thanks again everyone
told ya
And Sickbeast, what are you talking about?
"Oops did I say that?? Sorry. 40C for a case temp is very serious though. 50C for the CPU is pushing your luck, depending on how your mobo reads the temps."
Are you being sarcastic?
About what? 40C is a serious case temp, and 50C is a serious CPU temp. Seeing as room temperature should be around 21C, you should try to keep your case temps under 30C. 40C is too hot IMO. With good airflow 30C is definately attainable and highly reccomended for stability while overclocking. What do you want from me? When my Athlon Mobile 2500+ hits 50C it crashes out of Prime95. Like I said, it might just be the way my NF7-S is reporting temps. I'm being serious. I think you're confused.
40 is only 104F,thats not that hot considering how many watts are dissipated inside a case, as i said before,my diode always reads about 42C even though i measured with a digital thermometer and it read 30C. even if it was,40C isn't horrible for an overclock,neither is 50C cpu temp considering its only a very mild overclock.
dude, 40C isnt hot enough to burn everything in the case, my case temp is 36C, cpu is 55C when it's loaded under a stock hs and fans with 3 case fans, forget to say, my cpu is athlon2500+. i suspect the 1.85vc is the main problem, and the cpu may have been burned off already.
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