supply trouble

[MBurke]

Hello, would a weak supply cause my comp to shut down once in a while ?
Then it would take forever get enough juice to power back up. It wouldn't have enough power to light the lights on the front of the case. My current supply is about 5 yrs old.
Thanks for any suggestions
Mike

 

[F1shF4t]

Whats the specs of your system and psu?

It could and 5 years is fairly old for a psu.

 

[MBurke]

I don't know all the specs off the top but I do have
Abit IC7 Max3 mb
Intel CPU
GeForce Nvidea 6800gt agp
Its a Sparkle Power FSP 550 60 PLG 550w
what else would be helpfull for you ?
Thanks

one other thing..I have noticed once in a while I would hear a loud beeping, maybe coming from my vid card. And there have been a couple times I would loose video signal and I would have to unhook the vid card and check the plugs , then things were fine.

The reason I think it's PS is now it won't even boot up. The case lights won't come on and it won't boot up.

 

[F1shF4t]

The 6800s did beep when the connectors were not pluged in. From the specs (unless someone knows of bad history regarding this model) looks like it should not have any issues at all powering your comp with 36A on 12v rail.

Check all the connections, (cheap molexes tend to be either too tight or too loose). Check power switch etc

Otherwise I would think it kicked the bucket. Do you have any spair comp to check parts or take another psu out to check in you machine?

 

[MBurke]

I have check all I know how......plugs and switch, its not doing anything. I have taken the ps out ..is there a way to have it checked ?
If it has failed what do I replace it with ?
Thanks

 

[Lunyone]

Originally posted by: MBurke
I have check all I know how......plugs and switch, its not doing anything. I have taken the ps out ..is there a way to have it checked ?
If it has failed what do I replace it with ?
Thanks

If you replace it, which it sounds like it does need replacing, I would consider the $60 - $20 MIR = $40 Corsair 400cx PSU. It has plenty of power for your system and comes with a 5 yr warranty too!!

 

[MBurke]

Thanks for the help.....any other PSU to consider ?
That Corsair looks like a good one, also looks like it only has a 3 yr warranty
If no others to consider I will pull the triger and buy form newegg

 

[MBurke]

Would this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817139004
be a little overkill ? Is it better to have to much

 

[F1shF4t]

Originally posted by: MBurke
Would this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817139004
be a little overkill ? Is it better to have to much

For your current system yes. That corsair 400 watt will easily take a quad and a fairly high end card even if you decide to upgrade soon.

 

[Lunyone]

Originally posted by: MBurke
Would this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817139004
be a little overkill ? Is it better to have to much

Yes it is, but it does come with an additional PCI-e power connector, if you end up upgrading the GPU to a higher end one (one that requires 2 x 6 pin PCI-e or some configuration like that).

 

[MBurke]

Thanks for your help gentleman .....I order the 400 from NewEgg