LogFAQs > #946447805

So lately my PC has really not been working. The best way I can describe it is, is that the PC never "fully" turns on. Like, the lights inside the case will glow and a couple of the fans will turn on, but nothing else happens. My monitors, things plugged into USB like my keyboard, nothing else turns on. If I play around with the PC and turn it on and off enough times, eventually I can get it to turn "all the way" on. But even then, if I put it to sleep and try to start it up it will often crash necessitating a restart and we're back to where we were.

At this point I think the problem is the Power Supply. Now most of the parts in my PC are like, nearly 10 years old now besides the GPU and SSD. So I'm not really SURPRISED, and I have wanted to build a new PC and this is a great excuse. But I'm not sure if I'm ready to spend all the money needed right now on a new PC (I'd LIKE to build a new PC under a grand that could play Cyberpunk as a general benchmark, but I don't know if that's feasible). So my options, I think, are:

1. Wait until I buy all the parts for this new PC and build a new one
2. Just buy the new PSU NOW, replace my old one in my current PC. Then when the time comes to buy parts for my new PC, I already have the Power Supply.

Now I feel like replacing the Power Supply is never recommended. I don't see a lot of people talk about it. So... I guess my question is, IS it feasible to replace a PSU? And should I even bother, and is it even worth the effort over waiting and just building a new PC?


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