On 28 May 2013, at 06:38, Mick wrote: > ... > If it is not a memory issue, then it may well be a power supply issue. My > old > PC started playing up lately (e.g. a couple of kernel panics when shutting > down, or freezing at random) and I discovered some domed capacitors in the > PSU. I will similarly be buying a new machine soon, although I may bother > myself with replacing the capacitors at some point.
When fixing PCs as a fulltime occupation, I found the PSU to be the most common cause of random and "inexplicable" crashes - slightly more often, I would say, than bad or overheating RAM, but with symptoms generally indistinguishable. Many computer enthusiasts will look down on £20 or £30 PSUs, but I don't think that spending 2 or 3 times as much would have had any benefit for the users I serviced. Stroller.
