Computer has broke advise pls

[Sauron]

my computer shut it self down last night. Now i think its blown somat as it wont start back up. No bios beeps, no signal going to my monitor.

It was shutting its self down all night about 5 times in total. It just switches power off then i take the power cord out and plug it back in and it normally works. Is this the PSU tripping?

The bloody thing cost me 600 to build and i hope to god my X800 is still working.

Any advise would be helpful. Im hoping to god it was just heat and itll be working fine when i get home, but i know it wont b :(

[Badger]

Sounds like it could be the PSU not coping or something else overheating.

What components you got? PSU. CPU etc?

[Kryten]

Having to remove power lead to repower is either a faulty PSU or overheating (normally)

[Sauron]

I was hoping for temp as its either that or a bad psu. But i think the PSU is fine as i didnt have a problem until it starts gettin warm in my room.

However due the fact the bios isnt beeping im goin towards more of a mobo problem.

I was looking to change this in the future to a better one and a 64 chip. But i wanted to wait.

Fingers crossed it is heatin and i can start the fooker when i get home. If not im guna be offline for a while and ill have to get the cash for a new mobo and cpu. Altho ill prob just by a decent mobo and put my cpu in it.

My system is:-

ASRock K7S8XE mobo
3.2 Barton AMD
X800 pro
2 sticks of 512k ram
and 2 120 maxtors.
400w PSU as well :)

My FSB was only set at 166 rather than 200 due to the mobo and handling the 2 sticks of ram.

So it is underclocked. I give it a gud cleaning as well tonight before i switch it on.

Keep the advise coming, any suggestions are most welcome.

[Boris]

Brand of PSU m8?
cheap brand (e.g. Qtec)= fine for office shite for high demand stuff
the voltage will be less constant so if u have a sudden demand for alot of power it cant deal

[Sauron]

dont know brand, came with the case :( Doubt itll be decent tho.

[Sauron]

fixed :) (i hope /touch wood)

just spent 30 mins cleaning the shite out of it. Took the ram out cleaned it, and all the other bits i cud get a hold of.

hopefully itll stay working :)