Computer problems

[ACE]

His PSU is 650 watts.  Mine is 800 watts.  Is it a good idea to use his ? Even though its a little lower.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

His PSU is 650 watts.  Mine is 800 watts.  Is it a good idea to use his ? Even though its a little lower.

If you have unplugged your triple-SLI or crossfire setup, yes. 650 watts is more than enough.

[ACE]

I only have one card.  I really don't know what that is.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I only have one card.  I really don't know what that is.

Your computer needs a power supply bigger than 650 watts usually only if you have many graphics cards and other devices installed at the same time. Your 800 watt supply was probably too big for your use although if it's a cheap one it probably won't deliver the promised wattage. Cheap PSUs have been known to just relabel models so that while on paper they're 800 watts in reality they may be a 550 model with new stickers

[ACE]

Gotcha. With my specs posted on the first page what PSU would you reccomend? If thats the problem I find. Could you link one from amazon? Or anywhere for that matter.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Gotcha. With my specs posted on the first page what PSU would you reccomend? If thats the problem I find. Could you link one from amazon? Or anywhere for that matter.

For your use I would recommend the XFX black 650W, probably even 550W model would suffice (and this is just a wild shot without calculating your draw). You should look for a PSU size that gets about 75-80% load on your gaming use. PSUs work the best when they're stressed close - but not to the max. You can find PSU calculators online if you need to calculate your devices power draw. http://www.msi.com/service/power-supply-calculator/

If youre looking for silent then you may want even lower load than 75% to avoid high running cooling fans.

You mentioned your *water* coolers fan stoped.. Did you check for leaks? Do you have UV leak marker in the fluid?

[ACE]

Not sure. I haven't checked for leaks. You got me thinking the PSU going bad is making it not run properly. 

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Not sure. I haven't checked for leaks. You got me thinking the PSU going bad is making it not run properly. 

Check for leaks.. but honestly speaking I still think its the PSU.

[Blagard]

Good Job you replaced the CMOS battery, one less thing to worry about, but just wondering if you reset or cleared the CMOS as well, just I case it got corrupted.

[Rob52240]

If you need to buy a PSU or MB I'd shop around between

Newegg, Directron and Amazon and buy whatever looks like the best deal.

[ACE]

Thanks for all this help guys. Means a lot. Beats spending a lot of money on a tech.

[ACE]

I gave a call to a local tech Ripley just to get as many opinions as I could.  They said it sounds like the operating system is corrupted.  Which would make sense in my eyes since it got to the loading operating system screen once and never loaded and just shut off after that.  I have no idea if thats the case.  I'm not doubting your knowledge at all I'm just trying to get some opinions.  They also claimed they have a diagnostic tool they can use for 25$ and tell me exactly whats wrong with it.  Should I do that ? 

[Blagard]

With Windows 7 you can boot from the installation CD and try and repair the startup.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/startup-repair-frequently-asked-questions

[Skuzzy]

With Windows 7 you can boot from the installation CD and try and repair the startup.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/startup-repair-frequently-asked-questions

XP w/SP3 is also very capable of that.  I have use it quite successfully.  Great time saver when you want to clean up the operating system installation.

[ACE]

I found the pin on my motherboard to clear the CMOS but there is no jumper sadly.