Nirejhenge wrote:
So we're really looking about 500-600W.
Note the PSU I was using still works. Or at least the fans spin and the motherboard lights up.
I don't have a spare PSU though, no.
Advice. Go to PC world and get a PSU. Don't worry that it costs double... Take it home and use it to test your PC. If it's the PSU return it, if not return it any way.
If you buy one online off the bat and it's not that you'll have more trouble returning it.
After that as I said via PM I would switch the GPU, then I would suspect the motherboard.
Dead ram does not usually cause system deadness (Itll still boot but do some odd shit) and I have never seen a CPU completely flatline, just fucked up beyond belief (failed stress tests, odd happenings, BSODS etc) but never totally flatlined. However, I have never used cheap PSUs... Try things in that order though.
Half decent Micro board now is £40 (Asus) so that's no biggy, replacement GPU? Well £60 gets you a 3870x2 and what a powerful card ! very impressed with mine, in DX9 games it keeps pace with my crossfired 5770s.
But fundamentally you need a half decent case with good cooling (£40) and a good solid PSU with good fets.. I know you said you replaced the one in there but I dont know what sort of quality we were talking. So many people do not see the importance of a good case with good cooling and a good PSU.