PC will only start with GPU out

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So today when I tried turning on my PC, it wouldn't start. I've started unplugging peripherals 1 by 1. No success. Took out the gpu out of the system, and it would now start but turn off after 1 second. So I've tried taking out 1 stick of ram and it turned out 1 stick was faulty. No big deal, I can live without 1 stick. So I've tried plugging my gpu back in and the computer fans would just turn on, but there'd be no video and no beep (the pc beeps once when I turn it on). So I've unplugged the gpu, and surprise, the PC works fine without it. Do I have a dead GPU?
 
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Test the GPU in a friend's computer (or another one of yours). If it works, then it's the power supply. If it fails, then it's the GPU.

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CPU i5 4460
Motherboard Asus H81i ITX
Ram 16GB Corsair Vengeance (one of the sticks seemed to have died together with the GPU for some reason)
Gpu: Asus Turbo GTX 970
PSU EVGA 500w 80+ Gold PSU (comes with the Hadron Air)
OS: Windows 10 64 bit
 
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Well, I see three possibilities here.

1) Power Supply failure: At some point, your power supply took a hit and is no longer operating as specified ratings.
2) Motherboard failure: Perhaps due to a power surge, the motherboard took a hit and knocked out one of your RAM slots and the PCI-E slot.
3) Both.

There are some other things that may be wrong, but that would be extremely unlikely. First thing I'd do is get the power supply tested. Either get a tester for yourself or take the system to the shop to be tested. If it fails and it's still under warranty, send it back to EVGA.

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AlexRye

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I've already swapped the ram into the other slot. Both slots work perfectly. I've also put an old network adapter in my PCIE slot. It works as well. Only thing I haven't tested is my PSU. But since the system is working perfectly fine I don't think there's a problem. Plus, I've been having a lot of stuttering and crashes which are gpu related lately.

Edit: Could you recommend me a power supply tester? Don't really trust repair shops in my area.
 
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Will do. Thanks.
 
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