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brendanmint
brendanmint
Posted 14 years ago2009-10-25 23:36:36 UTC
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Ive recently learned my power box thingy on my computer is going bad, and in someway its crashing my computer when i compile a big map in hammer. or play a game that uses a lot of RAM? i think. which means until i get a new one my mod is stopped in production insert sad faic

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Tetsu0
Tetsu0
Commented 14 years ago2009-10-25 23:53:10 UTC Comment #63470
Could also be damaging your motherboard and/or videocard and/or anything else it's hooked up to. Better get on that Pronto.
Tito
Tito
Commented 14 years ago2009-10-25 23:58:32 UTC Comment #63474
It's not often I hear a power supply unit going bad, more often than not is the mother board or memory sticks that could go bad.

How exactly is it that you learned that your "power box thingy", which I assume you are referring to the power supply unit, is the component that is breaking down? Now, don't get me wrong, I am not saying it can't be the power supply unit, after all it could very well be it. All I am asking is to provide more details on why you think it is the power supply unit.
Unbreakable
Unbreakable
Commented 14 years ago2009-10-26 08:55:34 UTC Comment #63468
yea, I don't think I know of a way to test it other than buy a new one and make sure the company has at least a 15-day return policy.
But as Tito said it could be an error elsewhere.
Habboi
Habboi
Commented 14 years ago2009-10-26 09:10:29 UTC Comment #63469
When I read the first words on the homepage, I thought you had discovered some sort of power.
Striker
Striker
Commented 14 years ago2009-10-26 09:16:31 UTC Comment #63473
If you're sure the problem is the power supply, you can borrow(or use your own if you have) a multimeter, switch to the appropriate scale on DC voltage and thest a molex cable. You can check the 12v line for example.
Note down the voltage while the pc is idle. Now put a map to compile, and see again the voltages. If the difference is big, the problem is your power supply.
Tetsu0
Tetsu0
Commented 14 years ago2009-10-26 10:04:12 UTC Comment #63471
To add what striker said: If the voltage drop is anything more than .1 or .2 of a volt, your powersupply is having loading issues, which means it essentially can't handle putting out that much power.
Jessie
Jessie
Commented 12 years ago2012-01-25 06:36:18 UTC Comment #63472
His power box thingy is going evil.

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