New build: Unstable and turns itself off

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bjerha

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Hi,

I just finished my new build.


  • MB: Asus Hero ATX
    CPU: 4770K
    GPU: Asus 780Ti
    SSD: Samsung 840
    HDD: WD 3TB Red
    PSU: Corsair 860i
    Ram:Corsair V Pro 2400Mhz
    Case:Corsair 750D

Symptoms

I just finished an hour playing Battlefield 4. As I am a big FlightSim enthusiast, and not owning a powerful computer in a long time - I decided to install it. The computer turned itself off during the install, and refused to start again. It automatically tried several times, each attempt lasted for half a second.

I then decided to do some well known Googling, and it looks like people struggling with DOA motherboards - but in my case it works great, as I am writing this from the troubled PC.

After I left it for 3-4 minutes it finally raised from the dead again. Not really sure what to do next though..

Suggestions?

Thanks!
 
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serge44

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Help us understand a bit better:

You built it, installed Windows and Battlefield 4 (amongst other stuff). Worked fine for a while, including an hour of intensive Battlefield 4 gaming. Then, while installing FlightSim, it shut itself down. Rebooted itself a few times, and failed to POST each time. After 3-4 minutes, you were able to turn it back on, and has been working ever since.

Is that right?
 
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bjerha

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Yes, that's right. I'm also running Windows 8.1.

It's still going strong at this point. Threw some Prime95 at it, temps looks fine. I just can't see what the hell is going on..
 
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Well, can't fix it if it's not broken.... Just pay extra attention and see if it happens again. If it does, we'll have a behaviour pattern and it'll be easier to figure it out. Outlander has a point, the 2400MHz RAM speed might bring some unstability to the table. Good luck.
 
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bjerha

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Hi again,

at this moment, I can´t turn it on anymore. Seems like the PSU is the fault, so I´ll buy another 860i tomorrow. Let´s hope that will fix it.
 
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bjerha

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Update.

This morning it would not boot again, after a few tries it finally did. After class I went out and bought another 860i and installed it. I'll report back with the results.
 
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