PC Specs:
Rosewill NAUTILUS Gaming Case (BRAND NEW)
AMD FX8320 8-Core Processor (2yrs Old)
Radeon R9 270X 4GB GPU (2yrs Old)
ASUS 970 Gaming Motherboard (BRAND NEW)
16gb Ballistix Sport RAM (4x4gb sticks) (2 BRAND NEW, 2 2yrs Old)
Corsair cx750 Power Supply (1 month Old)
Corsair h55 Liquid Cooling (7 months Old)
Seagate 2TB FireCuda SSHD (5-6 months Old) (Boot Drive)
128gb Kingston SSD (7-8 months Old) (game storage)
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Hey, so I've searched high and low through a ton of forum posts trying to fix my computer, and so far no luck. I turn it on, and anywhere between 2-10 seconds (usually 2-5 seconds) after it starts up, it turns itself off. The Motherboard, RAM sticks and case are all new, and I bought them after this problem had started happening. I've gotten to the bios once or twice, but it usually turns off before I can get anywhere. I've taken the computer apart and rebuilt it 2-3 times, and everything is seated properly. The power supply is about a month old, because my old one shorted out during a power surge and died. The new PSU worked for my PC for about 3 weeks and then this problem started happening out of nowhere. I didn't change anything or go into the PC between when it worked and when this problem started occurring, but it won't stay on for more than 5-10 seconds. When it turns on, the fans spin, the case LEDs come on, and I can hear the SSHD whizzing. I've felt the h55's piping after it was on for 10 seconds or so and it was warm, which makes me believe that is working fine too.
I feel I should add that if I leave the computer off for a bit, and try turning it on, it lasts about 10-15 seconds, but if I try it again soon after it shuts off, it turns off 2-5 seconds after I turn it on. Based on this it makes me think its a problem with the CPU overheating, but I don't want to go buying a new cooling system if that isn't that case. Any way to test the heatsink contact or something so I can be more certain?
I've tried these fixes:
New MOBO
New RAM / Single RAM stick at a time
New Case
Unplugging everything, replugging in 1 by 1 (never fixed, just kept turning itself off no matter what was plugged in)
Reseating all Plugs
Reseating Heatsink
Trying different outlets (both in wall and surge protector)
Yes, everything is plugged in.
I might have tried some other stuff, but that is all I can remember for now.
From what I can tell, the MOBO, GPU, (probably) CPU, and RAM are all fine. The case works fine too as far as I know as well. I would try updating BIOS and stuff like that but I can't even get into BIOS to start. I don't really want to start throwing money at new stuff again since I don't know the current problem, so hopefully this comes up with something useful that saves me. If I do end up getting it to work, I'll let the thread know. I'd like this to get fixed sooner, since I do video editing for other people, so any and all help is GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks!
Rosewill NAUTILUS Gaming Case (BRAND NEW)
AMD FX8320 8-Core Processor (2yrs Old)
Radeon R9 270X 4GB GPU (2yrs Old)
ASUS 970 Gaming Motherboard (BRAND NEW)
16gb Ballistix Sport RAM (4x4gb sticks) (2 BRAND NEW, 2 2yrs Old)
Corsair cx750 Power Supply (1 month Old)
Corsair h55 Liquid Cooling (7 months Old)
Seagate 2TB FireCuda SSHD (5-6 months Old) (Boot Drive)
128gb Kingston SSD (7-8 months Old) (game storage)
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Hey, so I've searched high and low through a ton of forum posts trying to fix my computer, and so far no luck. I turn it on, and anywhere between 2-10 seconds (usually 2-5 seconds) after it starts up, it turns itself off. The Motherboard, RAM sticks and case are all new, and I bought them after this problem had started happening. I've gotten to the bios once or twice, but it usually turns off before I can get anywhere. I've taken the computer apart and rebuilt it 2-3 times, and everything is seated properly. The power supply is about a month old, because my old one shorted out during a power surge and died. The new PSU worked for my PC for about 3 weeks and then this problem started happening out of nowhere. I didn't change anything or go into the PC between when it worked and when this problem started occurring, but it won't stay on for more than 5-10 seconds. When it turns on, the fans spin, the case LEDs come on, and I can hear the SSHD whizzing. I've felt the h55's piping after it was on for 10 seconds or so and it was warm, which makes me believe that is working fine too.
I feel I should add that if I leave the computer off for a bit, and try turning it on, it lasts about 10-15 seconds, but if I try it again soon after it shuts off, it turns off 2-5 seconds after I turn it on. Based on this it makes me think its a problem with the CPU overheating, but I don't want to go buying a new cooling system if that isn't that case. Any way to test the heatsink contact or something so I can be more certain?
I've tried these fixes:
New MOBO
New RAM / Single RAM stick at a time
New Case
Unplugging everything, replugging in 1 by 1 (never fixed, just kept turning itself off no matter what was plugged in)
Reseating all Plugs
Reseating Heatsink
Trying different outlets (both in wall and surge protector)
Yes, everything is plugged in.
I might have tried some other stuff, but that is all I can remember for now.
From what I can tell, the MOBO, GPU, (probably) CPU, and RAM are all fine. The case works fine too as far as I know as well. I would try updating BIOS and stuff like that but I can't even get into BIOS to start. I don't really want to start throwing money at new stuff again since I don't know the current problem, so hopefully this comes up with something useful that saves me. If I do end up getting it to work, I'll let the thread know. I'd like this to get fixed sooner, since I do video editing for other people, so any and all help is GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks!
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