PC won't Load not even to Bios Screen

Jestersmiles

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Build:

System Model: NZXT PHANTOM 630 Windowed Edition Full Tower Computer Case

MotherBoard: ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH Z170 S LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0, 08G-P4-6173-KR, 8GB GDDR5, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC)

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-32GVR

CORSAIR Hydro Series H105 Extreme Performance 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler, CW-9060016-WW

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 B2 110-B2-0850-V1 80+ BRONZE 850W Semi Modular Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply

Problem:

I was playing a game and out of no where my screen just froze and made a weird sound. I try to do a hard reboot but it would not load. I disconnected my EL gato capture card and it loaded but again same thing happen. For the last few days it just been a 50/50 toss up if it even gets to the bios screen. (once or twice it loaded normally but eventually while using it , it would just freeze again with the weird sound)

Lights turn on and you can hear the fan going but no light to my keyboard or mouse and black screen on both monitors.

One of the few times I got my bio screen once it said something about a power surge and it had to shut down but this was only once.

I tried plugging in my PC to the wall and I got a repair screen but unfortunately due to the awkwardness of the placement of the wall socket when I went too sit back down and accidentally hit escape. I got it some how to the Windows screen but it was an error screen something about
Driver less or not equal too.

I checked all the connections inside and everything seems fine, I also disconnected both HDD to see if I at least can get the BIOS screen thinking something in them was blocking the BIOS screen but nothing.


Can anyone help? this build cost alot and I would hate it for it to go to waste. (on my old potato PC right now)
 
Solution
WIth power removed from PSU, carefully reseat power connection to MB from PSU, and, try using only one RAM module (alternate them if unsuccessful)in required first slot..

Remove your GPU entirely, and run off of onboard video until you figure out if you are truly suffering a POST issue, or merely bad MB or GPU, insufficient power for your rig....
WIth power removed from PSU, carefully reseat power connection to MB from PSU, and, try using only one RAM module (alternate them if unsuccessful)in required first slot..

Remove your GPU entirely, and run off of onboard video until you figure out if you are truly suffering a POST issue, or merely bad MB or GPU, insufficient power for your rig....
 
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Jestersmiles

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Thank you for the suggestion, I am going to have my friend come over on one of the following days to help me try those out. (I don't trust my self when it comes to handling these types of stuff and he the one that built the PC for me)

I will update with what we find out , thank you.