Need serious help (machine off by itself)

[xkiller213]

Guys..just try out old 500w power supply..and the thing worked! so I take it the new super flower psu is the problem? or my connection? and 500 able to support gtx 970?

watch out ah, might be that the Superflower is tripping because of OCP or some other protection , which your old 500W might not have, especially since you said your fans spin a bit then turn off...

paperclip trick should show if the PSU is indeed not working...

 

[twlee88]

watch out ah, might be that the Superflower is tripping because of OCP or some other protection , which your old 500W might not have, especially since you said your fans spin a bit then turn off...

paperclip trick should show if the PSU is indeed not working...

whats OCP mean? ive been using my old power supply for 2 days..nothing happen yet..does it mean that there is risk to my rig using the old psu?

 

[zenniz]

OCP = overcurrent protection, cause something in your computer short-circuiting itself. There is also a possibility that the PSU is shorting itself without connecting to other hardware.

One solution is to do paperclip test. Google it.

Every PSU is a ticking time bomb no matter how good quality they are. The better quality it is, the longer is will last.

 

[twlee88]

OCP = overcurrent protection, cause something in your computer short-circuiting itself. There is also a possibility that the PSU is shorting itself without connecting to other hardware.

One solution is to do paperclip test. Google it.

Every PSU is a ticking time bomb no matter how good quality they are. The better quality it is, the longer is will last.

i was worried as my new psu is turning on then off by itself..but with the same setup, my old psu is able to run...and its been 2 days im using the old psu.

just worried that the new psu detect something that the old psu didnt detect and end up the old psu destroy other part of the computer

 

[Jian19]

Bring ur new psu go rma and see if its working well

 

[zenniz]

Do paperclip test la.

If it run fine without turning off by itself then it is your other hardware problem.

This is the most fun part of DIY pc, you need to learn how to troubleshoot yourself.

 

[twlee88]

Do paperclip test la.

If it run fine without turning off by itself then it is your other hardware problem.

This is the most fun part of DIY pc, you need to learn how to troubleshoot yourself.

did the paperclip test..the psu is running (the fan is spinning). and its been nearly a week using my old psu and the computer seems to be okay...

can i still go to the shop and exchange the psu? just in case its other faulty

 

[Alternative X]

did the paperclip test..the psu is running (the fan is spinning). and its been nearly a week using my old psu and the computer seems to be okay...

can i still go to the shop and exchange the psu? just in case its other faulty

Didn't you buy the PSU from Lazada? I don't think there is a shop to return to, unless you mean Tech-Dynamic, in which case there is no harm having them take a look at your PSU.

 

[twlee88]

Didn't you buy the PSU from Lazada? I don't think there is a shop to return to, unless you mean Tech-Dynamic, in which case there is no harm having them take a look at your PSU.

yup..bought from lazada. okie. will bring down let them have a look.

thanks Alternative!