A month ago my PSU(250W) died, I have since replaced it with a 550W, all seemed well untill I tried to play video games. The game's I'm trying to play are warcraft 3, world of warcraft & counter-strike: source. My problem is, when I play warcraft after around 5 minutes my computer just goes off. I'm not saying it powers down, I can hear the fans going but it's not giving off any sound, video, keyboard & mouse isnt working etc. However it does let me play counter strike and this is what I don't understand, I can run cs on full settings without any problems but WoW and wc3 just kill my computer. Another thing, when I'm on the loading screens, in chat and playing any of the games(except cs:s) I hear a very fast clicking sound, I assume it's coming from my new PSU because I didnt hear any of the sounds before I replaced it.
I have tried reformatting, installing every new driver and update available, using lower video settings and I'm really getting bored of having a pc I can't use.
Pentium 4 2.4GHz
1gb (2x 512) DDR (upgrade from 1x 256 about 1 year ago)
ATI 9800 All in Wonder 128MB (upgrade from geforce 4 mx 440 64mb 1 year ago)
550W PSU cost me about £30 if that helps.
80gb hdd
I know this is my first post and I'm asking for help but help me out.
Gimme a shout if you need anymore info.
I have tried reformatting, installing every new driver and update available, using lower video settings and I'm really getting bored of having a pc I can't use.
Pentium 4 2.4GHz
1gb (2x 512) DDR (upgrade from 1x 256 about 1 year ago)
ATI 9800 All in Wonder 128MB (upgrade from geforce 4 mx 440 64mb 1 year ago)
550W PSU cost me about £30 if that helps.
80gb hdd
I know this is my first post and I'm asking for help but help me out.
Gimme a shout if you need anymore info.