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shadowbreaker513
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So after months of a dead computer that frustrated me to the point of almost throwing the damn thing away and starting over, I took it to a local computer shop to find out that all along, the problem was my PSU. He didn't want to disassemble it in case I still needed it, but it was easy enough to figure out the problem. When I moved my computer into a newer, larger case, the cable to the motherboard was too short. After doing some research, I cut it, put in some extension wire, and it worked fine. I'm guessing during my lan parties shortly before the death, the cables got jostled about some, and finally came loose.
I'm probably just going to buy a new PSU instead of dealing with the wires and perhaps having it break again down the line. I don't have any money currently, and most likely won't for about another 4-6 weeks (my birthday), so I'm trying to figure out a way to use my computer until then. I have an older 480w Thermaltake psu that I used for about 2-3 years in my computer previous to the OCZ one, and in my dad's computer afterwards and it's never given me any troubles, aside from being a bit on the loud side.
Would this be enough to power my computer for the few interim weeks until I can buy a new PSU, or am I SOL until then? Also, when buying a new PSU, what would everyone recommend? I don't plan on ever having a monster rig, at most to this one I may toss in another larger hardrive (leaning towards a TB one so I don't have to worry about space for a while) and mabye another 8800GTS before they become completely obsolete.
I'm probably just going to buy a new PSU instead of dealing with the wires and perhaps having it break again down the line. I don't have any money currently, and most likely won't for about another 4-6 weeks (my birthday), so I'm trying to figure out a way to use my computer until then. I have an older 480w Thermaltake psu that I used for about 2-3 years in my computer previous to the OCZ one, and in my dad's computer afterwards and it's never given me any troubles, aside from being a bit on the loud side.
Would this be enough to power my computer for the few interim weeks until I can buy a new PSU, or am I SOL until then? Also, when buying a new PSU, what would everyone recommend? I don't plan on ever having a monster rig, at most to this one I may toss in another larger hardrive (leaning towards a TB one so I don't have to worry about space for a while) and mabye another 8800GTS before they become completely obsolete.