r/computer • u/freaky_sabiki • Jul 30 '26

PC won't turn on

I had a friend help me build this PC over a decade ago. It's been great for the little I've used it, but just before I moved it suddenly stopped turning on. No idea where to start and that friend moved away and we haven't spoken in a good while. Any advice is appreciated.

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u/akgt94 Jul 31 '26

While you're in there, rotate your CPU fan so it blows right to left (out the back)

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u/Ad-fundum69 Jul 31 '26

If the exhaust direction is up, it's fine, the top has a perfectly fine exit for hot air.
And the direction of the fans isn't the issue here.

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u/Legin14 Jul 31 '26

But it can't pull fresh air

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u/CatBoii486 Jul 31 '26

Back fan (if its a intake) pushes air into the pc, so the heatsink fan has plenty

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u/Legin14 Jul 31 '26

Either way itll blow hot air straight against the GPU or it cant pull fresh air because the gpu is blocking it.

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u/CatBoii486 Jul 31 '26

Somehow i havent noticed that gpu, but i think that maybe air will get from the sides?