- Jul 29, 2014
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Hello,
I have been trying to figure out what's wrong with this computer for ages now. It's a fairly long story, so strap yourselves in!
About a year ago I built a really big computer system. It was fully watercooled (board, graphics card, CPU) and it ran incredibly well. Unfortunately, after about 5 months or so, something went wrong and it failed to POST. I ended up breaking that computer and selling the parts, since work changes meant that I didn't need anything that powerful anymore. The only parts I kept were the case and the PSU (an AX860).
After that, I tried to get a new build up and running. Here were the original components:
2400MHz RAM (Gskill or something)
7870k APU
Gigabyte F2A88X-D3H motherboard
AX 860 PSU
XIgmatek Elysium case
The two components I were reusing were the PSU and the case. I wasn't too worried about the case, but I was worried about the PSU. I had no idea what went wrong last time, so I bought a PSU tester:
to check if it was functioning properly. It said that my AX860 was functioning correctly, so I went ahead and used it in the above build.
Unfortunately, everything went wrong! It failed to POST, and no lights on the keyboard lit up. Since the only other component that had been carried across was the case, I thought I would test that. I took the motherboard out, connected it to the PSU on the kitchen table and fired everything up outside of the case. Hey presto, it worked!
This made me think that the case was the problem. I decided to buy a new one:
This is a Kolink Aviator case from ebay. It cost around £43.
I put everything in there. To be specific:
2400MHz RAM (Gskill or something)
7870k APU
Gigabyte F2A88X-D3H motherboard
AX 860 PSU
Kolink Aviator case
...and it still didn't POST.
By now I was really confused. The PSU was apparently fine, and all of the other components were new. I thought i'd bite the bullet and buy a new PSU and see if that would solve the problem.
New build:
2400MHz RAM (Gskill or something)
7870k APU
Gigabyte F2A88X-D3H motherboard
Corsair CX750M
Kolink Aviator case
Here are all of the photos without the side panels or front part on:
So, this should definitely work! All of the components are new, there are no components from my old build that failed to POST, so this should be fine.
It still does not POST!! The lights from the fans come on, and it looks like it's thinking about it. Then all the lights turn off, and it sits there again.
Does anyone know why this might be happening? Can anyone suggest any other checks I could take?
Is it because I have a watercooling loop?
I have been trying to figure out what's wrong with this computer for ages now. It's a fairly long story, so strap yourselves in!
About a year ago I built a really big computer system. It was fully watercooled (board, graphics card, CPU) and it ran incredibly well. Unfortunately, after about 5 months or so, something went wrong and it failed to POST. I ended up breaking that computer and selling the parts, since work changes meant that I didn't need anything that powerful anymore. The only parts I kept were the case and the PSU (an AX860).
After that, I tried to get a new build up and running. Here were the original components:
2400MHz RAM (Gskill or something)
7870k APU
Gigabyte F2A88X-D3H motherboard
AX 860 PSU
XIgmatek Elysium case
The two components I were reusing were the PSU and the case. I wasn't too worried about the case, but I was worried about the PSU. I had no idea what went wrong last time, so I bought a PSU tester:
to check if it was functioning properly. It said that my AX860 was functioning correctly, so I went ahead and used it in the above build.
Unfortunately, everything went wrong! It failed to POST, and no lights on the keyboard lit up. Since the only other component that had been carried across was the case, I thought I would test that. I took the motherboard out, connected it to the PSU on the kitchen table and fired everything up outside of the case. Hey presto, it worked!
This made me think that the case was the problem. I decided to buy a new one:
This is a Kolink Aviator case from ebay. It cost around £43.
I put everything in there. To be specific:
2400MHz RAM (Gskill or something)
7870k APU
Gigabyte F2A88X-D3H motherboard
AX 860 PSU
Kolink Aviator case
...and it still didn't POST.
By now I was really confused. The PSU was apparently fine, and all of the other components were new. I thought i'd bite the bullet and buy a new PSU and see if that would solve the problem.
New build:
2400MHz RAM (Gskill or something)
7870k APU
Gigabyte F2A88X-D3H motherboard
Corsair CX750M
Kolink Aviator case
Here are all of the photos without the side panels or front part on:
So, this should definitely work! All of the components are new, there are no components from my old build that failed to POST, so this should be fine.
It still does not POST!! The lights from the fans come on, and it looks like it's thinking about it. Then all the lights turn off, and it sits there again.
Does anyone know why this might be happening? Can anyone suggest any other checks I could take?
Is it because I have a watercooling loop?
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