i need answers

[francis1004]

Its my first time here so pls bear with me. I just built this PC 6 months ago and last march it did not turn on i tried the basic troubleshooting guides. but still no power. I tried to go to a repair shop and surprise surprise it turned on. but when the next day came when i was going to use my pc it did not turn on again, I waited for 1-2 hours before i got my pc to turn on again i really dont know anymore what to do. Should I swap my PSU? i currently have a cooler master mwe 550watt 80+ white 

[Hyrogenes]

Make sure the outlet you are using is supplying power. Try other outlets

[Fasauceome]

There are a lot of reasons the PC might not be able to turn on, could be the power supply but could also be the motherboard. However,

3 minutes ago, francis1004 said:

I waited for 1-2 hours before i got my pc to turn on again

what do you mean by this? Did you press the power button one time and wait two hours while it slowly turned on? and have you tried taking your components out and testing them outside the case?

[Chris Pratt]

Was I the only one that felt an innate need to scream, "You can't handle the truth!". Just me... Okay.

[francis1004]

2 hours ago, Hyrogenes said:

Make sure the outlet you are using is supplying power. Try other outlets

it is supplying power and ive tried all of the outlets here at my house

[francis1004]

after i use my pc i plug the psu out of the socket, but when i try turning it on when i wake up for example it does not turn on immediately and i need to wait for a couple of hours before there is power in my pc like when you're warming up your car for example.

[--SID--]

You've killed you're psu by pulling it out of the wall socket every time you used your pc.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, francis1004 said:

after i use my pc i plug the psu out of the socket, but when i try turning it on when i wake up for example it does not turn on immediately and i need to wait for a couple of hours before there is power in my pc like when you're warming up your car for example.

Why on Earth are you doing this?

3 hours ago, francis1004 said:

 cooler master mwe 550watt 80+ white 

What's the exact model?

 

Is it the 230V only?

[francis1004]

On 4/1/2021 at 2:54 AM, jonnyGURU said:

Why on Earth are you doing this?

What's the exact model?

 

Is it the 230V only?

yes its the 230V

 

[Guest]

5 hours ago, francis1004 said:

yes its the 230V

 

Ok.. You didn't answer the first question (unplugging the PSU every night), let's skip to the second.

 

The 230V version of that PSU ONLY operates at 230V and higher voltage. So the store you went to has 230V.  What's the mains voltage at your house?

 

[francis1004]

1 hour ago, jonnyGURU said:

Ok.. You didn't answer the first question (unplugging the PSU every night), let's skip to the second.

 

The 230V version of that PSU ONLY operates at 230V and higher voltage. So the store you went to has 230V.  What's the mains voltage at your house?

 

i shut down my pc and unplug the psu to save power i guess?( its a common thing to do here in our house,after using something) 

 

and i think we have a main voltage of 230 i dont have something to check for it tho.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, francis1004 said:

i shut down my pc and unplug the psu to save power i guess?( its a common thing to do here in our house,after using something) 

 

and i think we have a main voltage of 230 i dont have something to check for it tho.

Modern PSUs like yours have to pass Energy Star requirements.  The standby power consumption should be very low.  ATX power supplies are meant to be plugged in and "on" at all times.  

 

You can use a DMM to test your mains voltage.  If they're low, the PSU isn't going to work.  Of course, you could always just get a better PSU.