Hey everybody, first time poster here. I'm really frustrated with the performance of a computer I built and could use your help diagnosing what's wrong with it.
I built this computer on Black Friday:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/adam_0/saved/2ZgI
At first it was very stable, but after about a month I started having strange crashes (power off and restart or BSOD), often while playing games (but not always. Once it crashed while loading apps on a fresh start). I ran stress tests on RAM, CPU, and GPU (I can't remember the program for the first two -- my expertise is in Unix, not Windows, but this is a gaming machine -- but I ran Unigine Heaven for the GPU). They all performed admirably in their tests.
Then the system crashed for good. Nothing would reboot it. If I toggled the power switch and then pressed the power button, some lights would come on and PSU and GPU fans would spin momentarily (maybe 1/5 of a second speeding up?) and then everything would stop.
I removed parts trying to debug the problem until it was just the CPU and the motherboard (I even pulled a power supply from another computer for testing). It still only spun up PSU fans briefly!
I came to the conclusion that the motherboard was the problem* and sent it for RMA. I got it back tonight and am getting the same issues. I'm at my wit's end trying to figure out what's wrong with this machine - what can I try? My other built computer has a different CPU socket size, so I can't swap out the CPU or motherboard.
* A NewEgg review indicated that somebody else had sudden failure similar to mine after 35 days -- which was the same time period for me. At the time, this convinced me that the motherboard was the problem.
I'll be calling ASUS tomorrow morning to see what they found out when looking at my motherboard -- did they send me a brand new motherboard? Did they return it as-is for some reason? Hopefully that can help shed some light on the subject.
Please help me diagnose this computer!
I built this computer on Black Friday:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/adam_0/saved/2ZgI
At first it was very stable, but after about a month I started having strange crashes (power off and restart or BSOD), often while playing games (but not always. Once it crashed while loading apps on a fresh start). I ran stress tests on RAM, CPU, and GPU (I can't remember the program for the first two -- my expertise is in Unix, not Windows, but this is a gaming machine -- but I ran Unigine Heaven for the GPU). They all performed admirably in their tests.
Then the system crashed for good. Nothing would reboot it. If I toggled the power switch and then pressed the power button, some lights would come on and PSU and GPU fans would spin momentarily (maybe 1/5 of a second speeding up?) and then everything would stop.
I removed parts trying to debug the problem until it was just the CPU and the motherboard (I even pulled a power supply from another computer for testing). It still only spun up PSU fans briefly!
I came to the conclusion that the motherboard was the problem* and sent it for RMA. I got it back tonight and am getting the same issues. I'm at my wit's end trying to figure out what's wrong with this machine - what can I try? My other built computer has a different CPU socket size, so I can't swap out the CPU or motherboard.
* A NewEgg review indicated that somebody else had sudden failure similar to mine after 35 days -- which was the same time period for me. At the time, this convinced me that the motherboard was the problem.
I'll be calling ASUS tomorrow morning to see what they found out when looking at my motherboard -- did they send me a brand new motherboard? Did they return it as-is for some reason? Hopefully that can help shed some light on the subject.
Please help me diagnose this computer!
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