Well, I figured out what was wrong with my PC!!

I don't know if you remember me from a few days ago. I had a topic about my PC not turning on. It just shut off one day, so I bought a (good) PSU this time but still nothing. I bought a new Mobo/CPU combo, but still nothing. The last thing to get was new RAM, so I went and got 4GB, but still nothing.

Guess what is was? My GPU went bad:evil: I connected everything and my PC was doing nothing (the fans would move very slightly, like a twich). So just for the hell of it I pulled out myGPU (The only thing I did't cheap out on in the first place) and it started right up, no problems. It was a Geforce 8800GS, I got it about a year and a half ago and it's been sitting for nearly a year.

I never knew a bad GPU would cause it to just not respond at all to power. Lol, at least my PC got upgraded alittle bit from a Pentium D 3GB to a Core 2 Duo E7500 and 2GB of RAM to 4GB. All I need now it a new GPU, which I needed in the first place (it just took me $275 to figure it out)

and you bought all that??? why didnt you remove the gpu in the first place and turn the mobo on??wurd

Plus, I really don't know a whole lot about PC's in the first place. Alittle, but not like alot of you guys. I wanted a new CPU anyways, plus my Mobo was maxed out at 2 GB's already. My new one can go to 8 and I have 4 in it now

I never knew a bad GPU would cause it to just not respond at all to power.

gregbmil

I have seen a bad DVD drive do the same.

..and people always mislead users on this board by nearly always saying "That's definately your PSU!!!" In 20 years of bulding and maintaining computers i've only known 2 psu to fail, they're definately the most reliable part in the computer.wurd

So I guess my $35 PSU was fine. Lol, now I can almost build another PC with the stuff I have laying around (just need a case and HHD).

I do have one problem with my new stuff though, my case fan is always running at full speed and it is really loud. Anyone know what could cause that?

Wow, yeah I remember the topic I think you mentioned that you were trying to get it run again for months. I was wondering the end to that story, good to know time for a new card!

in bios you should have an option to stick it on auto or slow it down. if not theres free system monitor software out there that does it. or get some wd40 :)wurd

This may sound dumb, but how do I get into bios? Usually, on all PC's I've seen you push, I think F12 or F2 to get to it during start up. But with this new one I put together it don't give me the option. I just see a screen with pretty much a picture of the box my Mobo came in then Windows starts right up and that's it. I don't get that screen anymore that says "push F2 for set up"

i did the same thing (although i havent tested a different graphics card on it..its the only core component i havent replaced...so im guessing thats the problem). in my case i would turn on the PC and everything would whir away...but nothing would happen most of the time. the reason i didnt suspect the GPU was because on the very rare occasion that my PC did something, i would see the boot picture for my mobo (this is pre OS loading) so i thought the GPU was fine and it was something else that was causing the problem. but i have bought a new CPU, powersupply, mobo and ram and the symptoms remain the same. if its not the GPU then my case is cursed or something (ive removed extras such as wireless cards, HDDs and disc drives..so its not those). the PC can be a crewel mistress :P. still when i do get my new PC working...my sig shall eb changed and my PC shall be named....mittens.osan0

After I replaced the Mobo, the CPU, and Ram I was all out of options. It was still doing the same thing so I just tried removing my GPU and connected my monitor to the on board graphics and everything worked fine, it's actually pretty fast now.

Now I just need to figure out how to slow down the fan connected to my case. It's full blast all the time and I can't seem to access the bios.

[QUOTE="wurd"]in bios you should have an option to stick it on auto or slow it down. if not theres free system monitor software out there that does it. or get some wd40 :)gregbmil

This may sound dumb, but how do I get into bios? Usually, on all PC's I've seen you push, I think F12 or F2 to get to it during start up. But with this new one I put together it don't give me the option. I just see a screen with pretty much a picture of the box my Mobo came in then Windows starts right up and that's it. I don't get that screen anymore that says "push F2 for set up"

Depends on what BIOS you have, be it award, pheonix, etc. Try pushing the Delete key and see if that works. Can always use a program like CPU-ID to see what kind you have.

..and people always mislead users on this board by nearly always saying "That's definately your PSU!!!" In 20 years of bulding and maintaining computers i've only known 2 psu to fail, they're definately the most reliable part in the computer.wurd

Guess I'm just plain unlucky ;D

I've a PC of about a year old (bit more), and recently it broke down. Apparently it was the disc drive that broke down, and it took the PSU with it (and it weren't some cheap pieces, it was a PSU of 1000 watt (when I look back on it I only really needed 650 watt) and the dvd drive was from samsung if i'm not mistaking).

Anyways, garantee was still up, so I almost hadn't have to pay anything =)

greetz!

[QUOTE="osan0"]i did the same thing (although i havent tested a different graphics card on it..its the only core component i havent replaced...so im guessing thats the problem). in my case i would turn on the PC and everything would whir away...but nothing would happen most of the time. the reason i didnt suspect the GPU was because on the very rare occasion that my PC did something, i would see the boot picture for my mobo (this is pre OS loading) so i thought the GPU was fine and it was something else that was causing the problem. but i have bought a new CPU, powersupply, mobo and ram and the symptoms remain the same. if its not the GPU then my case is cursed or something (ive removed extras such as wireless cards, HDDs and disc drives..so its not those). the PC can be a crewel mistress :P. still when i do get my new PC working...my sig shall eb changed and my PC shall be named....mittens.gregbmil

After I replaced the Mobo, the CPU, and Ram I was all out of options. It was still doing the same thing so I just tried removing my GPU and connected my monitor to the on board graphics and everything worked fine, it's actually pretty fast now.

Now I just need to figure out how to slow down the fan connected to my case. It's full blast all the time and I can't seem to access the bios.

Well now that your computer just got more awesome, what GPU are you going to get?!

..and people always mislead users on this board by nearly always saying "That's definately your PSU!!!" In 20 years of bulding and maintaining computers i've only known 2 psu to fail, they're definately the most reliable part in the computer.wurd

Well now that your computer just got more awesome, what GPU are you going to get?!

organic_machine

[QUOTE="wurd"]..and people always mislead users on this board by nearly always saying "That's definately your PSU!!!" In 20 years of bulding and maintaining computers i've only known 2 psu to fail, they're definately the most reliable part in the computer.swehunt

[QUOTE="swehunt"][QUOTE="wurd"]..and people always mislead users on this board by nearly always saying "That's definately your PSU!!!" In 20 years of bulding and maintaining computers i've only known 2 psu to fail, they're definately the most reliable part in the computer.osan0

Well, the ATX standard has changed over the years and efficient ratio at 80% are more like a norm today than it was for a cuple years ago but the efficiency don't acually tell anything about how clean or good the power from the PSU is, but the higher efficiency and less heat goes hand in hand, high efficiency does save on the electrical bill and in the long run some $ can be saved. For an exsample, my Corsair vx550 has an efficiency at ~86%/300w (220volt) load it'll take 342w from the outlet, a bad quality 800w psu with 65% @ 300w will take 405w while giving the same amount of power to your PC, it's the matter of 63w in terms of the electrical bill and most likely 63w of heat into your PC witch may cause a few degrees celcius higher ambient temp in your Case.

At only 63w diffrence it'll take a while to save the extra cost for the highclass PSU over the lowcost one but while you do you'll have good clean power and often a good extended waranty if something do happen. (witch is less usual when you use a good brand/good quality)

One of the most important things in a PC is the PSU but many people belive that the amount of maximum peak output (witch is totaly diffrent to the maximumcontinous output you'll find on good quality brands) is what sets the standard and not how good it is, i'd like to call it hysteria that people buy lowcost PSU's instead of getting a good investment at just a few $ more.