- Mar 13, 2014
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Hello!
So, my computer has been running pretty great for a month. Everything runs smoothly, and I am having a blast.
Yesterday, I get home from work and go to turn it on, so I can relax and play some games before the GF comes home. The computer doesn't start. Odd. I try again and it does, but it then shuts down after 5 seconds. Odder. I keep trying and I get various amounts of up time (with no video) and the PSU clicking. Really odd.
I then shut off the PSU and fiddle about with the power cable seating and try again. This time, I get to BIOS, but it doesn't recognize the HDD, which I have my OS installed on. Okay, change the boot to the Windows Boot Manager. Boots up fine. I log Windows and go about my business. Shuts down on me. I then spend the next few minutes trying to reboot the machine and having it shut down on me (no blue screen or anything, just the machine turns off) when I'm browsing, in BIOS, playing a game, etc.
And now, I am at the point where I hit the power button and the case fans and CPU fan start up and then shut down. All within .5 seconds. The GPU fans don't come on, at least as far as I can tell. Didn't check if the HDD started spinning or not.
In case you were wondering about the PSU fans, the RM550 fan doesn't spin until 40% load (I think).
I was looking around here and found some helpful guides to try after work today.
* Basic Guide
* Breadboarding
* Troubleshooting further
Are these pretty good to follow and give me an pretty accurate picture of the problem? I think it might be a heating issue. The odd thing is that the computer was working perfectly fine up until when I tried to turn it on yesterday. No slight increase in system temperature at all over the past month. The only change in ambient temperature is it getting warmer because of spring. I also opened up my case and didn't feel too much overtly odd heating, just the PSU being slightly warm and the GPU back a bit warmer to the touch. No random heat from the CPU area.
I'm fairly certain it isn't because I have the incorrect wattage PSU, as a RM550 should be fine for the majority of non-OC, non-SLI/Xfire builds. Since I am outside of the 30-day return period for Amazon/Newegg (of course I would have problems two days after it expirese
), I will have to deal with the manufacturers directly (oh dear lord that will be interesting...).
In case you didn't click on the link above of my build:
* Intel i5-4570
* Biostar Hi-Fi B85S3+ Ver. 6.x
* Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
* Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM (OS: Windows 8.1 Pro N)
* MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB
* Cooler Master N200 mATX case
* Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold PSU
* Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
* TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
* Rosewill RC-501 (2+1 Port Firewire/1394a)
Thoughts?
I posted over on /r/buildapc, and they suggest to take the GPU out and try onboard graphics. If that doesn't work, I assume a bad M/B and nothing wrong with the PSU/GPU? If it does work, bad GPU? How would I check if the PSU is delivering enough power or if the M/B is routing power correctly?
Should I buy an aftermarket cooler/more case fans? I would have to put the extra case fans into the PSU for power, which means 100% on, but I don't think I need them.
Thank you so much! I can survive on my laptop for a week or two if needed.
So, my computer has been running pretty great for a month. Everything runs smoothly, and I am having a blast.
Yesterday, I get home from work and go to turn it on, so I can relax and play some games before the GF comes home. The computer doesn't start. Odd. I try again and it does, but it then shuts down after 5 seconds. Odder. I keep trying and I get various amounts of up time (with no video) and the PSU clicking. Really odd.
I then shut off the PSU and fiddle about with the power cable seating and try again. This time, I get to BIOS, but it doesn't recognize the HDD, which I have my OS installed on. Okay, change the boot to the Windows Boot Manager. Boots up fine. I log Windows and go about my business. Shuts down on me. I then spend the next few minutes trying to reboot the machine and having it shut down on me (no blue screen or anything, just the machine turns off) when I'm browsing, in BIOS, playing a game, etc.
And now, I am at the point where I hit the power button and the case fans and CPU fan start up and then shut down. All within .5 seconds. The GPU fans don't come on, at least as far as I can tell. Didn't check if the HDD started spinning or not.
In case you were wondering about the PSU fans, the RM550 fan doesn't spin until 40% load (I think).
I was looking around here and found some helpful guides to try after work today.
* Basic Guide
* Breadboarding
* Troubleshooting further
Are these pretty good to follow and give me an pretty accurate picture of the problem? I think it might be a heating issue. The odd thing is that the computer was working perfectly fine up until when I tried to turn it on yesterday. No slight increase in system temperature at all over the past month. The only change in ambient temperature is it getting warmer because of spring. I also opened up my case and didn't feel too much overtly odd heating, just the PSU being slightly warm and the GPU back a bit warmer to the touch. No random heat from the CPU area.
I'm fairly certain it isn't because I have the incorrect wattage PSU, as a RM550 should be fine for the majority of non-OC, non-SLI/Xfire builds. Since I am outside of the 30-day return period for Amazon/Newegg (of course I would have problems two days after it expirese
), I will have to deal with the manufacturers directly (oh dear lord that will be interesting...).In case you didn't click on the link above of my build:
* Intel i5-4570
* Biostar Hi-Fi B85S3+ Ver. 6.x
* Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
* Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM (OS: Windows 8.1 Pro N)
* MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB
* Cooler Master N200 mATX case
* Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold PSU
* Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
* TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
* Rosewill RC-501 (2+1 Port Firewire/1394a)
Thoughts?
I posted over on /r/buildapc, and they suggest to take the GPU out and try onboard graphics. If that doesn't work, I assume a bad M/B and nothing wrong with the PSU/GPU? If it does work, bad GPU? How would I check if the PSU is delivering enough power or if the M/B is routing power correctly?
Should I buy an aftermarket cooler/more case fans? I would have to put the extra case fans into the PSU for power, which means 100% on, but I don't think I need them.
Thank you so much! I can survive on my laptop for a week or two if needed.
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