A few days ago I noticed that my GPU was overheating and today got around to applying some Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste to both the GPU and CPU. Afterwards the computer would not start. When I plug the power cable into the tower from the wall the machine will turn on for a few seconds and then shut down. The motherboard lights will stay on after the fans shut down and the PSU turns off. Pushing the power button on the tower does nothing and the only way to get the machine to turn on then off again is to switch the PSU switch off and let the power drain until the motherboard lights turn off-- then when I switch it on the computer will turn on for a few seconds and shut down.
I did the paperclip test and the PSU stayed on.
Specs,
FX 8120 8-core
8gb HyperX Kingston ram
2tb HDD
Crosshair V Formula mobo
Radeon 7850 2gb
550w Diablotek PSU
I did the paperclip test and the PSU stayed on.
Specs,
FX 8120 8-core
8gb HyperX Kingston ram
2tb HDD
Crosshair V Formula mobo
Radeon 7850 2gb
550w Diablotek PSU