Posted January 25, 2015 Hey. So I have a very old PC I don't use. It's probably 8 or 10 years old to be honest. Anyways It died a few years ago and I never got around to careing about what was wrong with it. I have my main pc, laptop etc. So didn't effect me to much. I was letting someone else use it anyways. I'm pretty sure they broke it from not takeing care of it. ANYWAYS. Point is I opened it up turned it on and nothing happens at all. No fan spins nothing. From what I assume, I see the PSU as being dead. If you think I could test something else I will but anyways. So I took the PSU out it's a 350watt PSU. I assume I should be able to find one very cheap online. Having trouble finding a good priced one tho. Any suggestions? Thanks EDIT: Also I should mention it's using old IDE HardDrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 Seasonic is the brand to go for for good cheap psus Bleigh! Ever hear of AC series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 Cheap PSU what you never shoud look for edit- aha it is for a 10 years old Mashine, ok then cheap is good. I just meant that PSU is an important part to be very high quality [spoiler= Dream machine (There is also a buildlog)] Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe - CPU: I7 5820k @4.4 ghz 1.225vcore - GPU: 2x Asus GTX 970 Strix edition - Mainboard: Asus X99-S - RAM: HyperX predator 4x4 2133 mhz - HDD: Seagate barracuda 2 TB 7200 rpm - SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD - PSU: Corsair HX1000i - Case fans: 3x Noctua PPC 140mm - Radiator fans: 3x Noctua PPC 120 mm - CPU cooler: Fractal design Kelvin S36 together with Noctua PPCs - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Cherry gaming keyboard - mouse: Steelseries sensei raw - Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud - Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 Why do you want to fix an 8 year old pc? I'd also say to jump start the psu and see if it starts up to see if that's the problem. http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=394 PSU Tier List | CoC Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server Spoiler i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core Spoiler FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 Cheapest according to pcpartpicker PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg) Total: $24.99 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 20:25 EST-0500 FANBOY OF: PowerColor, be quiet!, Transcend, G.Skill, Phanteks FORMERLY FANBOY OF: A-Data, Corsair, Nvidia DEVELOPING FANBOY OF: AMD (GPUS), Intel (CPUs), ASRock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 Author Why do you want to fix an 8 year old pc? I'd also say to jump start the psu and see if it starts up to see if that's the problem. http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=394 Yeah I've sceen that tutorial before. I did consider trying that but I'm afriad of getting shocked via the paper clip, is that a valid concern or is that not possible lol. EDIT: And yeah I know fixing an 8 year old PC sounds silly. It's going to be used maily for surfing the web not much else and not by me. So I figured It would be a cheap way to give someone a pc to use again without spending a ton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 I like the CX series from Corsair but Seasonic is a good place to go as well CPU: i5-4690k GPU: 280x Toxic PSU: Coolermaster V750 Motherboard: Z97X-SOC RAM: Ripjaws 1x8 1600mhz Case: Corsair 750D HDD: WD Blue 1TB How to Build A PC|Windows 10 Review Follow the CoC and don't be a scrub~soaringchicken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 Seasonic is the brand to go for for good cheap psus U wot? Seasonic PSUs are expensive as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 Author Cheapest I can find so far is: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159043 $24.99+$12 Shipping = $37. Would like to be cheaper if I can lol. EDIT: Also I should mention it's using old IDE HardDrives lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 Cheapest I can find so far is: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159043 $24.99+$12 Shipping = $37. Would like to be cheaper if I can lol. EDIT: Also I should mention it's using old IDE HardDrives lol. I ask again, why are you trying to save a 10 year old pc? PSU Tier List | CoC Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server Spoiler i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core Spoiler FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 Author I ask again, why are you trying to save a 10 year old pc? >>>> " And yeah I know fixing an 8 year old PC sounds silly. It's going to be used maily for surfing the web not much else and not by me. So I figured It would be a cheap way to give someone a pc to use again without spending a ton." Regardless If I have to spend 40 bucks on it. Thats a lot cheaper then a whole new PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 >>>> " And yeah I know fixing an 8 year old PC sounds silly. It's going to be used maily for surfing the web not much else and not by me. So I figured It would be a cheap way to give someone a pc to use again without spending a ton." Regardless If I have to spend 40 bucks on it. Thats a lot cheaper then a whole new PC. True, but even browsing the internet on a 10 year old pc will be painful. PSU Tier List | CoC Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server Spoiler i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core Spoiler FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 Was litteraly here before I saw this article: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/297531-evga-400w-psu-999/ It's 50 watts over, wont do to much harm. Intel i5-6600k (Cooled by a 212 evo) - Asus Z170-A - Asus Dual OC GTX 1060 - NZXT S340 - WD 1TB (Getting SSD this month, hopefully) - 8GB DDR4-2400 LG G4 - Asus Zenwatch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 Author True, but even browsing the internet on a 10 year old pc will be painful. It was working last year I think. I had put Ubuntu On it. Wasn't to bad at the time. Either way I wont be using it myself much lol Was litteraly here before I saw this article: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/297531-evga-400w-psu-999/ It's 50 watts over, wont do to much harm. I'm Canadian American NCIX VS Canadian != Same Prices sadly http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-400w-80-plus-certified-b7-100604-1356.htm For Canadian. Still not bad tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2015 It was working last year I think. I had put Ubuntu On it. Wasn't to bad at the time. Either way I wont be using it myself much lol I'm Canadian American NCIX VS Canadian != Same Prices sadly http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-400w-80-plus-certified-b7-100604-1356.htm For Canadian. Still not bad tho. Probably stick a ssd in if i were u “It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.” ― C.S. Lewis :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 29, 2015 Author Probably stick a ssd in if i were u What? I need a power supply. Anyways. Found one on amazon. Free Shipping. SOLVED http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0081H7E4E/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=22TZ7H28EL0AZ&coliid=I2UP4IC620Y6QH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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