Epox 8RDA+
Barton 2500+ retail
(1) 512MB Corsair XMS DDR 3200
ATI Radeon 9800 NP
WD HDD 120GB
WD HDD 80GB
DVD Drive
TDK VeloCD 48x Burner
Old PCI AverTV Tuner Card
Windows XP (SP1)
DirectX 9
A week ago, my computer suddenly turned off and wouldn't power up again (I was just web browsing when it happened).
I tried to isolate the problem and concluded that it was probably a dead 300W Enlight PSU (which was only 3 months old).
After swapping the PSU to a new 400W Antec PSU my rig was up and running again...but it just blew again.
I've had the new Antec PS for a week and my PC has been turned completely off for 98% of that time. I turned it on, today, and was working on a paper for about an hour and the entire pc turned compeletly off (but the case light stayed on). If I hit the power button, only the green case light comes on and nothing else will power up.
I never had any problems till I put the Radeon card in. I haven't overclocked the CPU or the Vid card and I have 2 case fans plus the 2 psu fans. I'm not even gaming on it.
My system ran fine with a Voodoo3 and DX8 for well over a year. The only big changes I've made since then was get the Radeon and update to DX 9.
It's as if someone pulled the power cord from the wall outlet. What the hell is wrong with my system?
Barton 2500+ retail
(1) 512MB Corsair XMS DDR 3200
ATI Radeon 9800 NP
WD HDD 120GB
WD HDD 80GB
DVD Drive
TDK VeloCD 48x Burner
Old PCI AverTV Tuner Card
Windows XP (SP1)
DirectX 9
A week ago, my computer suddenly turned off and wouldn't power up again (I was just web browsing when it happened).
I tried to isolate the problem and concluded that it was probably a dead 300W Enlight PSU (which was only 3 months old).
After swapping the PSU to a new 400W Antec PSU my rig was up and running again...but it just blew again.
I've had the new Antec PS for a week and my PC has been turned completely off for 98% of that time. I turned it on, today, and was working on a paper for about an hour and the entire pc turned compeletly off (but the case light stayed on). If I hit the power button, only the green case light comes on and nothing else will power up.
I never had any problems till I put the Radeon card in. I haven't overclocked the CPU or the Vid card and I have 2 case fans plus the 2 psu fans. I'm not even gaming on it.
My system ran fine with a Voodoo3 and DX8 for well over a year. The only big changes I've made since then was get the Radeon and update to DX 9.
It's as if someone pulled the power cord from the wall outlet. What the hell is wrong with my system?
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