My PC died.

LippyDoodle

My pc which is just short off 7 years old died a couple of weeks ago while I was using it. 

When turned on, all fans start, green light on motherboard comes on but only for a second or two, then there's a click and it dies, then tries to start again then dies, etc. The only way I can stop it is to unplug at the mains. 

Is there anything I can do to test what's wrong (bare in mind I'm not confident in doing anything). Money is tight so I'd rather not buy a new one if there's something that can be fixed. 

I'm using my old laptop which is on it's last legs (and I hate) so it's pretty painful lol. 

Thanks

debitcardmayhem

Please us what this pc is, maker and exact model and what version of windows it has.

LippyDoodle

debitcardmayhem said:

Please us what this pc is, maker and exact model and what version of windows it has.

I thanks for replying. 

I had my pc build to my specs so all I can do is paste my order. I hope this is not against the rules. 

I have Windows 10 now. 

I use google chrome.

Case	FRACTAL DEFINE R5 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)	Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard	ASUS® Z97-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)	16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card	NONE
3rd Graphics Card	NONE
1st Storage Drive	240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW) Partitions: 80GB, 160GB
2nd Storage Drive	1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm) Partitions: 1000GB
3rd Storage Drive	NONE
4th Storage Drive	NONE
1st M.2 SSD Drive	NONE
RAID	NONE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NONE
External Hard Drive	NONE
Memory Card Reader	NONE
Power Supply	CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste	ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Fan Controller	NONE
Extra Case Fans	NONE
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card	10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Router/HomePlugs	NONE
USB/Thunderbolt Options	MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Firewire	NONE
TV Card	NONE
Operating System	Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Windows Recovery Media	Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software	NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus	BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Browser	Microsoft® Internet Explorer

JJ_Egan

Nothing on the screen when this happens ??

LippyDoodle

JJ_Egan said:

Nothing on the screen when this happens ??

No nothing. The screen went off a few seconds after the pc died. 

GDB2222

Might this be the power supply?

grumpycrab

GDB2222 said:

Might this be the power supply?

I agree, crappy CORSAIR power supply.  Ideally swap with a spare to test the theory - know anybody with a spare?  Is the original PC builder still around (and local?).  

prowla

You could try unplugging internal drives, removing the graphics board (if it's got inbuilt graphics to fall back to), etc. and seeing if it starts up as far as the BIOS.

Cisco001

Remove graphic card and use on road vga to eliminate one factor.

Also, remove cpu cooler, clean thermal paste and re-apply. 

LippyDoodle

Well thank you all for your replies, some I have no idea what you are talking about! 

LippyDoodle

GDB2222 said:

Might this be the power supply?

That's what I wondered, thank you.