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New Computer or PSU?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by rich1282, Jul 19, 2018.

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  1. rich1282

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    I have had my Dell for years, it works like a charm. Around 6 months ago I purchased a new SSD drive as my old HD crashed. About a month ago and now more frequently it has issues booting up, once it does it at times can run slow. It also has an issue with an external USB HD. I really don't want to mess around with buying component after component, but I am just curious if anyone has any input on this possibly being a worthy risk at a new PSU over an entire new PC.

    I would also like to add that for over a year I have lived in a house with two dogs who shed like crazy, and I have had to frequently clean out the case because of all the hair as I also feel this adds to the possibility of it being the PSU.
     
    rich1282, Jul 19, 2018
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  2. crjdriver

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    Why not simply test your voltages? That should tell you if the pw supply is failing. Monitor the 12V, 5V, and 3.3V values and post that here. Do this twice; once under a normal load and also while running a stress test ie prime95, OCCT, etc. If there is no monitoring software for your system, use HWinfo64 or HWmonitor [both free downloads]
    Note let the stress test run for at least 2min to stabilize temps and voltages.
     
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    Other than the fact you have a Dell with a solid state drive, we know nothing else about it, so please do the following in it:

    Download and save the TSG System Information Utility (SysInfo.exe) file.
    After it's been downloaded and saved, double-click it to run it.
    Information about your Dell will appear.
    Return here to your thread, then copy-and-paste the ENTIRE text here.

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    flavallee, Jul 19, 2018
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