The condo I live in seems to have an issue with super quick power outages that shut down everything for just a second before coming back on. I feel like this will regularly happen about once a month so you can see how this would be an issue for me. My problem is that whenever this happens my computer won't turn back on again for hours after the outage has occurred. I have my PC plugged into a surge protector and I've read up on other users that have had this issue but have yet to get it corrected myself. Here is my current build...
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 6MB
CPU: Intel i5-6500 6MB Quad-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1151
RAM: G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2400
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000PS
The reason this is such a confusing issue for me is because this has persisted through the past 2 years which has included 3 different motherboards, 3 different types of RAM, 2 power supplies, 3 graphics cards and two CPU's. When the issue first happened I did a paperclip test on my PSU and it worked which led me to believe that the mobo needed RMA'd. So I did that, got a new one that worked for a while, but then had the issue start up again. I bought a new PSU (because I didn't want to go through the whole RMA process again) and it didn't end up fixing it. I took it into Geek Squad (which I hope to avoid in the future) and they basically said that it was either a problem with the mobo or the RAM but couldn't tell which because their tests gave different results each time. So I RMA'd the RAM and for a while it worked. I thought the issue was past so I decided it was time to upgrade my video card to extend the life of my computer. Not long after that the same issue started happening again.
This time I was just so sick and tired of trying to figure out what was wrong that I decided to just build a new PC. I kept the old case, power supply, DVD player, and one HDD, but got completely new mobo, RAM, CPU, Graphics Card, and SDD. Now with this new build I am STILL having the issue. I've tried unplugging the computer from the surge protector and holding down the power button for 10 seconds to discharge static. I've tried removing the CMOS battery. I've even tried shorting the power switch with a screw driver to no avail. The mobo that I'm currently using does have a power button on it, so I can clearly see that it is being powered from the PSU, but the power button doesn't work until, of course, hours and hours have passed.
This is making me consider quitting computer building for good because of the cost and the fact that I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. For this to persist through 3 different motherboards tells me that it has to be something I'm doing. Any help at all is greatly appreciated and let me know if I need to supply more details.
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 6MB
CPU: Intel i5-6500 6MB Quad-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1151
RAM: G.SKILL 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2400
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000PS
The reason this is such a confusing issue for me is because this has persisted through the past 2 years which has included 3 different motherboards, 3 different types of RAM, 2 power supplies, 3 graphics cards and two CPU's. When the issue first happened I did a paperclip test on my PSU and it worked which led me to believe that the mobo needed RMA'd. So I did that, got a new one that worked for a while, but then had the issue start up again. I bought a new PSU (because I didn't want to go through the whole RMA process again) and it didn't end up fixing it. I took it into Geek Squad (which I hope to avoid in the future) and they basically said that it was either a problem with the mobo or the RAM but couldn't tell which because their tests gave different results each time. So I RMA'd the RAM and for a while it worked. I thought the issue was past so I decided it was time to upgrade my video card to extend the life of my computer. Not long after that the same issue started happening again.
This time I was just so sick and tired of trying to figure out what was wrong that I decided to just build a new PC. I kept the old case, power supply, DVD player, and one HDD, but got completely new mobo, RAM, CPU, Graphics Card, and SDD. Now with this new build I am STILL having the issue. I've tried unplugging the computer from the surge protector and holding down the power button for 10 seconds to discharge static. I've tried removing the CMOS battery. I've even tried shorting the power switch with a screw driver to no avail. The mobo that I'm currently using does have a power button on it, so I can clearly see that it is being powered from the PSU, but the power button doesn't work until, of course, hours and hours have passed.
This is making me consider quitting computer building for good because of the cost and the fact that I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. For this to persist through 3 different motherboards tells me that it has to be something I'm doing. Any help at all is greatly appreciated and let me know if I need to supply more details.
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