Hello,
I recently built a new PC. All of the parts are brand new. It has been working without issues for a few weeks, when yesterday it shut down when I plugged a USB Thumb Drive into the front of it to transfer some files. I did move the PC while I was doing something, so I can't tell you if it shut down when I put in the thumb drive or I moved the PC.
When I hit the power button, the fans on my GPU and CPU fan will spin for a split second, then you can audibly hear the PSU 'clicking' off. It's not a sound that seems bad, just like it's tripping. The green light on my MOBO stays on, so I'm not sure if this is a sign that the MOBO is okay or not.
I removed the power switch from the MOBO, and pushed the start button on the MOBO, and the same thing happens. I removed RAM, the Video Card, and even swapped CPU fans -- same thing.
At that point, I suspected a bad PSU. I changed that out with a different brand and higher wattage (850), and the same problem occurs.
I'm at a loss about what to try next. I get the sneaking suspicion that I have a short somewhere, possibly moving the PC caused the MOBO to make contact with the case, leading to a grounding (?) problem.
Here is my build:
Cooler Master HAF 912 Case
CORSAIR AX series AX760 760W ATX12V / EPS12V
EVGA SuperClocked w/ ACX Cooling 02G-P4-2774-KR GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5
Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
ASUS Z87-A LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
I would appreciate any insight.
Thank you,
Ang
I recently built a new PC. All of the parts are brand new. It has been working without issues for a few weeks, when yesterday it shut down when I plugged a USB Thumb Drive into the front of it to transfer some files. I did move the PC while I was doing something, so I can't tell you if it shut down when I put in the thumb drive or I moved the PC.
When I hit the power button, the fans on my GPU and CPU fan will spin for a split second, then you can audibly hear the PSU 'clicking' off. It's not a sound that seems bad, just like it's tripping. The green light on my MOBO stays on, so I'm not sure if this is a sign that the MOBO is okay or not.
I removed the power switch from the MOBO, and pushed the start button on the MOBO, and the same thing happens. I removed RAM, the Video Card, and even swapped CPU fans -- same thing.
At that point, I suspected a bad PSU. I changed that out with a different brand and higher wattage (850), and the same problem occurs.
I'm at a loss about what to try next. I get the sneaking suspicion that I have a short somewhere, possibly moving the PC caused the MOBO to make contact with the case, leading to a grounding (?) problem.
Here is my build:
Cooler Master HAF 912 Case
CORSAIR AX series AX760 760W ATX12V / EPS12V
EVGA SuperClocked w/ ACX Cooling 02G-P4-2774-KR GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5
Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
ASUS Z87-A LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
I would appreciate any insight.
Thank you,
Ang
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