Hello all was hoping maybe someone could tell me what's wrong without me having to drop more money into my pc and not getting it right. first off here are my specs:
ASUS A7V600-X motherboard
AMD Sempron 2800+ CPU
Maxtor 40GB HD
GeForce MX 4000 graphics card AGP
HP DVD RW
Floppy drive
512 Memory
Powersupply
When I first built the machine the case I got had a 300watt PS with it but I didnt use it because my MOBO said it needed at least 350 watts so I got a 450 watt (Echo Star)PS well after about a year that burned out so I got a 480 watt one that just says '480w 20/40 pin High Quality switching Power supply' on the box which is blue and has some funny little character on it. Well I had that for about a year and my computer died this past Monday night the 16th of April. I went and ordered a generic 500w PS thinking that was the cause but when I hooked it up it ran for about 5 minutes and then shut down on me. If I wait 10 -15 minutes then it will star up and run for 5 minutes and then shut down on me again. I took the pc apart and cleaned it out, the CPU and chassis fans are still working but I did notice that my heat sink gets pretty warm. Does this mean that my procesor is dying and I need a new one or could it be something else? Thanks for any input or help
ASUS A7V600-X motherboard
AMD Sempron 2800+ CPU
Maxtor 40GB HD
GeForce MX 4000 graphics card AGP
HP DVD RW
Floppy drive
512 Memory
Powersupply
When I first built the machine the case I got had a 300watt PS with it but I didnt use it because my MOBO said it needed at least 350 watts so I got a 450 watt (Echo Star)PS well after about a year that burned out so I got a 480 watt one that just says '480w 20/40 pin High Quality switching Power supply' on the box which is blue and has some funny little character on it. Well I had that for about a year and my computer died this past Monday night the 16th of April. I went and ordered a generic 500w PS thinking that was the cause but when I hooked it up it ran for about 5 minutes and then shut down on me. If I wait 10 -15 minutes then it will star up and run for 5 minutes and then shut down on me again. I took the pc apart and cleaned it out, the CPU and chassis fans are still working but I did notice that my heat sink gets pretty warm. Does this mean that my procesor is dying and I need a new one or could it be something else? Thanks for any input or help