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So my computer died a few days ago, i was measuring ram clearance with digital calipers to see if i could fit new ram in my old as fuck computer to wait out until kaby lake-e/skylake-e next year
I go to turn it on after that and it turns on but doesn't post or boot
I tried taking out the ram, switching the location of the sticks, taking out the video card and using the integrated gpu
I know there is no point in trying to troubleshooting the problem since it's a 6 year old build, it'll be cheaper to just replace the motherboard/cpu/ram than buying a new motherboard to test components and finding out it want just the ram or the motherboard of the cpu
My question is how worried should i be about my 6 year old psu, it a 500 watt oem seasonic psu, i don't mind replacing it if i have to, but I'm wondering if i should just chuck it to be safe if it's the reason my computer won't post as in it took the motherboard with it
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>measuring RAM clearance with digital calipers
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>>55736643
I wanted to know how tall they were installed, so when i measured from them to the side panel i knew what the overall distance from the motherboard to the side panel was so i knew if i got lower profile ram i could fit a 140mm fan
And i was just using them for rough mm height, not like fractions of a mm would make a difference, no matter how spergish that was it did serve a purpose
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A bump i shall make
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>>55736600
6 years is pretty damn old for a PSU.
They start to degrade pretty quick. Usually PSUs are the first thing you have to replace after abused GPUs. I would get a new PSU.
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>>55738628
Are the evga g2 eco psus any good?
I'm looking for a 500-600 watt psu
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>>55736600
>digital
>not vernier
Well there's your problem
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>>55739064
g series evga psu's are generally pretty good, another good choice might be an RMx00i psu from corsair if you want fully modular
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psus from that long ago might have had slightly different power standards and might have trouble powering a new build
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>>55739064
evga PSUs are ok, i'd suggest shelling out the extra 20-30 for a rm650x from corsair
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>>55740479
Whats funny about that is i wanted to get some 12 inch ones before my shit got rekt, since they are pretty expensive that's out of question now
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Fried one of your sticks maybe? Try using all but one until you find the fried one(s) if that's the problem.
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You can pick up a 20 dollar 500 watt power supply from micro center made by Diablotek. It comes with a 1 year warranty and all that jazz. Could be used as a temp psu if you want that.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/457407/EL_Series_PSEL500_500_Watt_ATX_Power_Supply
Pretty unbeatable for its price, good reviews too.
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H A R A M B E
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>>55742563
Already did that and also did a no sticks at all to see if it gives any post beeps
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>>55742929
I might as well burn my $20 since that would never touch even shitty electronics projects
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