- Aug 18, 2014
- 21
- 0
- 4,510
This morning I woke up, having assembled my Gaming Rig the night before to find that my PC was working very well.
I also noticed that certain games on Steam were causing the system to crash, yet other games on Steam, and anything outside Steam (such as games bought on GOG.com) worked perfectly.
So I looked up a few videos on YouTube while Windows was updating and BAM, instant crash. I paid no mind to this and I restarted the computer by holding the power button until it turned off and then turning it on again.
Then I went straight to Youtube and it worked fine. Then I clicked Windows update and BAM, instant crash. So I rebooted and then the system crashed at the desktop. And now I can't get to damn thing to load Windows. I can get to the UEFI screen, although there are occasional graphical glitches. If I continue, I get the Windows logo and then nothing.
My PC works perfectly without the GPU and I've done everything:
I've checked the temperature, which was fine (I even ran it without a case panel just to be sure)
I made sure it wasn't overclocked, using MS Afterburner to disable the OC settings.
I updated the drivers.
I made sure the PCI/E power connectors were nice and snug, and I did the same for the GPU connection to the Motherboard.
My plan is to do a complete wipe of the hard drive. Is this the right course of action, because I really don't wanna have to send this thing back from whence it came.
Here are my specs:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($202.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($98.05 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.97 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($214.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.50 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.79 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($195.31 @ Newegg Canada)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.99 @ NCIX)
Keyboard: AZIO L70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($24.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $1083.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-03 18:44 EDT-0400
I also noticed that certain games on Steam were causing the system to crash, yet other games on Steam, and anything outside Steam (such as games bought on GOG.com) worked perfectly.
So I looked up a few videos on YouTube while Windows was updating and BAM, instant crash. I paid no mind to this and I restarted the computer by holding the power button until it turned off and then turning it on again.
Then I went straight to Youtube and it worked fine. Then I clicked Windows update and BAM, instant crash. So I rebooted and then the system crashed at the desktop. And now I can't get to damn thing to load Windows. I can get to the UEFI screen, although there are occasional graphical glitches. If I continue, I get the Windows logo and then nothing.
My PC works perfectly without the GPU and I've done everything:
I've checked the temperature, which was fine (I even ran it without a case panel just to be sure)
I made sure it wasn't overclocked, using MS Afterburner to disable the OC settings.
I updated the drivers.
I made sure the PCI/E power connectors were nice and snug, and I did the same for the GPU connection to the Motherboard.
My plan is to do a complete wipe of the hard drive. Is this the right course of action, because I really don't wanna have to send this thing back from whence it came.
Here are my specs:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($202.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($98.05 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.97 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($214.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.50 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.79 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($195.31 @ Newegg Canada)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.99 @ NCIX)
Keyboard: AZIO L70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($24.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $1083.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-03 18:44 EDT-0400
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram