Something happend to my new system, and I dont know what..

Mar 15, 2008, 07:30 PM

First "new system" information:

PSU: Tagan 2 FORCE II TG900 900W.
Motherboard: gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6.
CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition.
Graphics card:Asus Extreme Radeon HD3870X2 (only 1 card, not two..).
HDD: Seagate (cant remember number) 250Gb SATA-II.
Memory: Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5D (2Gb DDR2, PC2-8500).

Problem: I was playing BF1942 until the early morning (and damn, it looks beautiful now!), and then about 4 hours ago it just freaking died

. It just turned itself off..
And nothing I do can get it working again, I searched on the web on my laptop (this one) on how to "power up without a computer" thing, found it.. took my multimeter to measure if there was something wrong.. It still didnt power on.

It doesnt smell like any blown caps. There hasnt been any thunder or so, so no lightning has struck system. I must inform that it was not connected to a grounded outlet since only the kitchen and bathroom has that..

I talked to my uncle who is an electrician and he was talking about "power spikes" or something (dont know english word for it, too damn frustrated and angry). He said that could be the reason.

So is my entire system dead now? Has all of the $$ I spent gone up in smoke??
Cant find words to express how I feel right now...

I dont want to open the PSU since that would void the warranty on it. Could it be the fuse?
Dont even know where its located.. FFS, why me? Why now?? Why today...

However I have the 480W psu from my old system (that is in parts, ready to be sold), is that PSU strong enough to power the system? I mean just to check if the mobo and so on is ok???

I swear, if my system is completely gone... im gonna...

Thankful for any replies given..

Paulieg · Mar 15, 2008, 07:40 PM

I'm 90% sure your psu is dead. It's hard to tell if it took anything with it until you try another power supply. Also, that 480w would be OK to test with, for a very short time...and only to see if your other components are ok.

trog100 · Mar 15, 2008, 07:45 PM

take one out the cards out freak while u try the other psu..

your psu certainly was being overloaded at 900 watts.. but it might be faulty

trog

ps.. wrong freak.. the other one has two cards.. he he

kwchang007 · Mar 15, 2008, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulieg

I'm 90% sure your psu is dead. It's hard to tell if it took anything with it until you try another power supply. Also, that 480w would be OK to test with, for a very short time...and only to see if your other components are ok.

Yeah, maybe to see if your system will boot, but I would turn it off once you see the windows loading sign come up. But the better way would be is if you have another computer in the house is to go and try your current psu in the other computer.

PuMA · Mar 15, 2008, 09:50 PM

well if u cant "jumpstart" with shorting the PSU pins i would say its ur PSU.

Mar 15, 2008, 10:59 PM

Ok.. So its the PSU then....
But how,why??

I have been running the other system almost 24/7 for 5 years and this one decides to die?!

Feel so clueless right now...

Azazel · Mar 15, 2008, 11:02 PM

bad luck i guess...

...happens to the everyone...

Mar 16, 2008, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azazel

bad luck i guess...

...happens to the everyone...

Sure.. But come on now, on the 2:nd day?! What are the odds for that?
I'm still trying to tell myself "This is just a bad dream, and when I wake up none of this did ever happen!"

lemonadesoda · Mar 16, 2008, 02:02 AM

If there is a fault, it will usually happen early on... so no surprise it went on day 2. Actually, consider yourself lucky. Its much worse when a PC goes after 100 days, or 3 years, and NO BACKUP. Think of all the lost data.... you only lost 2 days. :-)

Look on the bright side.

And good luck fixing it.

JrRacinFan · Mar 16, 2008, 02:40 AM

Freak, sorry to hear about this. What's the specs on the 480W?

Mar 16, 2008, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

Freak, sorry to hear about this. What's the specs on the 480W?

I'm not home right now, so I can't say that right away.
Trying to repair a HDD having MBR errors..

WhiteLotus · Mar 16, 2008, 01:20 PM

make sure you can get a RMA on that PSU, but yea i would try your other PSU just to see if it took anything with it when it died.

Nitro-Max · Mar 16, 2008, 01:40 PM

Its highly unlikely your whole system is dead so dont worry too much the mobo normally takes the worst hit from power spikes the rest should be fine but it sounds like your psu just failed so hopefully everythings ok.

Mar 15, 2008, 07:30 PM	#1
TechnicalFreak Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	Something happend to my new system, and I dont know what.. First "new system" information: PSU: Tagan 2 FORCE II TG900 900W. Motherboard: gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6. CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition. Graphics card:Asus Extreme Radeon HD3870X2 (only 1 card, not two..). HDD: Seagate (cant remember number) 250Gb SATA-II. Memory: Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5D (2Gb DDR2, PC2-8500). Problem: I was playing BF1942 until the early morning (and damn, it looks beautiful now!), and then about 4 hours ago it just freaking died . It just turned itself off.. And nothing I do can get it working again, I searched on the web on my laptop (this one) on how to "power up without a computer" thing, found it.. took my multimeter to measure if there was something wrong.. It still didnt power on. It doesnt smell like any blown caps. There hasnt been any thunder or so, so no lightning has struck system. I must inform that it was not connected to a grounded outlet since only the kitchen and bathroom has that.. I talked to my uncle who is an electrician and he was talking about "power spikes" or something (dont know english word for it, too damn frustrated and angry). He said that could be the reason. So is my entire system dead now? Has all of the $$ I spent gone up in smoke?? Cant find words to express how I feel right now... I dont want to open the PSU since that would void the warranty on it. Could it be the fuse? Dont even know where its located.. FFS, why me? Why now?? Why today... However I have the 480W psu from my old system (that is in parts, ready to be sold), is that PSU strong enough to power the system? I mean just to check if the mobo and so on is ok??? I swear, if my system is completely gone... im gonna... Thankful for any replies given..

Mar 15, 2008, 07:45 PM	#3
trog100 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,401 (1.62/day) Thanks: 5 Thanked 260 Times in 233 Posts System Specs	take one out the cards out freak while u try the other psu.. your psu certainly was being overloaded at 900 watts.. but it might be faulty trog ps.. wrong freak.. the other one has two cards.. he he __________________ Ignore the truth.. follow the herd.. you will make more friends that way and life will be easier.. Last edited by trog100; Mar 15, 2008 at 07:51 PM.

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Mar 15, 2008, 07:40 PM	#2
Paulieg The Mad Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wherever I can find the iron. Posts: 11,448 (5.01/day) Thanks: 2,519 Thanked 3,054 Times in 2,098 Posts System Specs	I'm 90% sure your psu is dead. It's hard to tell if it took anything with it until you try another power supply. Also, that 480w would be OK to test with, for a very short time...and only to see if your other components are ok.

Mar 15, 2008, 09:50 PM	#5
PuMA Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 707 (0.28/day) Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 28 Posts System Specs	well if u cant "jumpstart" with shorting the PSU pins i would say its ur PSU.

Mar 15, 2008, 10:59 PM	#6
TechnicalFreak Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	Ok.. So its the PSU then.... But how,why?? I have been running the other system almost 24/7 for 5 years and this one decides to die?! Feel so clueless right now...

Mar 15, 2008, 11:02 PM	#7
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