I hear a soft POP noise and iMac dies - help?

This occurs seemingly randomly but I think is more frequent when fan turns on.
The iMac can restart immediately and run fine or it happens several times in a row (usually I stop using it for a while).
I know that I need to take it in - but any ideas?

Greg Kirkpatrick-
Could be power supply related.
Check to see if you are covered under one of these repair extension programs.
Luck-
-DaddyPaycheck

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