Fresh PSU for an old system

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Limp Gawd
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This morning, I was fooling around with a new PSU, and the parts left over from a system that stopped working a while ago. For the first time in years, I got fans turning. So I think the old PSU was the real problem.

The new PSU is destined for my latest build (Ivy Bridge CPU etc.), but now I want to get another new PSU for the old build. Any suggestions?

FWIW, here's the specs on the ancient desktop:
Athlon XP 3200+
1 GB DDR 400 MHz RAM (2 sticks of 512 MB)
60 GB IDE HDD
ATI Radeon x1650 AGP 8x video card
7x 80mm case fans (server-sized case).
 
If you're in the US, the CX 430 V2 currently on sale from Newegg for $17 AR.
 
Yeah sorry about that...US, and I don't want to spend more than $50 or so.
 
CX 430 V2 will be your best bang/buck in that case, and more than sufficient to run everything.
 
Ok, I see what you mean. The rebate wasn't listed on the Newegg product page, but I found info elsewhere. Rebate + $8 coupon = $16.99 PSU. Nice.

It remains to be seen whether the old system will actually work once I get it completely back together, but it wouldn't hurt to have a spare PSU around. I've had so many of them die. It really sucks waiting weeks for an RMA, unable to use one's main system all the while.
 
Well that was a waste of money. I put the old system back together and temporarily installed the 520 W PSU I bought for my latest build. System still didn't work. Fans spin, LEDs illuminate, but there is no POST, no video signal at all, just a pattern of 2 rapid clicks through the PC speaker. Not even a beep code.

Guess the old motherboard is dead, despite its power LEDs lighting up.
 
2 rapid clicks? I'd check the ram. one stick at a time. The clicks are likely the system rebooting after reseting the memory timings. That would be my first step.
 
If that's it, both sticks must be bad. I tried re-seating them, using both sticks, as well as one stick at a time. I triple-checked the configuration with the motherboard's manual.

I also pulled the whole works out and put it back together on a wooden table, just in case I dicked up the grounding somehow. Same result.

Too bad, I liked that system. It's not really worth buying new DDR RAM so I guess I'll have to trash the parts.
 
That's what I'm going to do. If someone wants to pay $5 plus shipping for the RAM they're welcome. I might even give it away, if I knew anyone who wanted something so old.
 
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