Having PC troubles..need help please!

[VigilanteCS]

Hi,
This tuesday I came home from school, but when i went to turn on my pc, it wouldnt at all. I nelt down behind the pc and the psu was making a nasty "sssssssss" sound, and it smelled a little bit like it was burning. So I did the logical thing and ordered a new PSU, which should be here tomorrow.

My problem is this, when I unplug the psu from my motherboard the "sss" sound stops, and itll start again as soon as I plug it back in. Also, this psu will boot my brothers celeron 766 compaq pos pc. I'm worried that a part other than my psu is defected, like my motherboard. The specs of my computer are as follows:
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 754
512 mb kingstong hyperX
Radeon 9600 pro
80 gig IDE hdd
350 watt Codegen psu (420 thermaltake on the way)

Any suggestions about what I should do? If this PSU doesn't fix it I'm going to RMA the motherboard.
Thanks again!

 

[VigilanteCS]

16 views and nobody has any idea if it's my psu or mobo?

 

[LTC8K6]

Well, you've done the only logical thing. It sure sounds like the PS went bad. You'll just have to wait and see if the new PS solves the problem.

 

[VigilanteCS]

yeah it does, but it will boot my brothers pc but not mine. the ironic thing is that I've been talking about replacing it for a while so i could get a better gfx card, then it got jaelous or something and fried.

 

[Kishan]

Originally posted by: VigilanteCS
yeah it does, but it will boot my brothers pc but not mine. the ironic thing is that I've been talking about replacing it for a while so i could get a better gfx card, then it got jaelous or something and fried.

what specs are your brother's computer to yours? Does his require less, "juice?

 

[VigilanteCS]

His pcs specs are:
Celeron 766 MHz
128 mb pc100
20 gig hdd
cd rom

So yes, you could say it does

 

[VigilanteCS]

anyone else have any idea?