Hello im back again with another problem -_-. Anyway, when i go to turn my computer on it will start up the fans will come on lights and everything then 4-5 seconds later the computer will turn off, this cycle repeats for about 5 times then the computer will come on and function normally (as im using it now). The first thing that came to mind would be is my computer getting enough power?

my specs are:


i5 2500k 4.2 GHz 1.36vcore
Nvidia 560ti
4GB RAM
Gigabyte z68 d3 b3
1tb hdd
and the power supply i use is a 500w xigmatek.

Please tell me its just the power supply lol. Thanks

Theres a chance theres an intermittent problem with your psu, do you by any chance have a digital multimeter? theres also a chance of leaky capacitors have you inspected the motherboard?

i already have done without the overclock, as when i reset everything in the bios due to a problem i had before, i had the problem then.

not really as my A70 heatsink takes half of the case up.
oh and no i dont have a multimeter.

471 watts but that's wrong surely
508 using overclock

nope, the reason i believe its wrong is i have done that test before and it gave me a higher watt.

Could the motherboard really have gone bust within 2 months of me having the computer?

the only other psu in the house is a 230 watt.

ok thanks for your time anyway.