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Weird Problems. Please HELP!

Naman Gupta
By Naman Gupta
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I have a really crappy PC that I use as a FTP server and a Plex Media Server. It consists a 450W PSU (came with the case), Intel i3-3220, Radeon HD 5450, 2X2TB Drives and (recently upgraded)8GB Corsair Vengeance Memory. I am facing some really weird issues. Sometimes, a slight push to the desk switches the computer off midway. It doesn't power on but on swapping the PSU power cable it turns on. Sometimes, it makes this horrendous rotating noise (medium pitched, loud) while starting up and goes away after about 5 minutes of constant operation.

 

My guess is that the PSU is faulty but I need your inputs.

 

Any help is appreciated! 

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If you have another PSU , I would try to swap it and see if anything changes, ( like swap it like you'd install it permanently) repeat the action that cause the initial problem, if nothing happens its pretty self explanatory, if it does it again, try another power cable... That's just an idea but worth the try I think

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Erm, you think it's not the PSU... but it's pretty obvious that it probably is. You got the PSU with the case; expect it to be crap. I would replace the PSU.

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Erm, you think it's not the PSU... but it's pretty obvious that it probably is. You got the PSU with the case; expect it to be crap. I would replace the PSU.

 

That was a mistake. What I meant to say was that I suspect that the PSU is faulty. Edited the original post. Will try with a new PSU. Thanks!

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