PC no longer turns on - PSU seems fine - Motherboard possibly?

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Hi,

I woke up this morning to my PC not turning on, absolutely nothing - not even a fan or a beep of any kind.
I immediately assumed it was the PSU and did the pin test, to which it gave power and turned on my gpu/case fans and hard drive, would this be a safe assumption to make that it is likely the motherboard that is the root of the problem here?

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Not necessarily, the paperclip test only checks if the PSU is able to get power to boot, it does not signal how MUCH power the PSU is receiving or distributing. A multimeter can be used to identify this.

So a BAD PSU can still pass a paperclip test. What is your entire system spec? Including PSU make and model. Unbranded, unknown brand, or cheap PSUs are inherently known for causing multiple issues.
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Not necessarily, the paperclip test only checks if the PSU is able to get power to boot, it does not signal how MUCH power the PSU is receiving or distributing. A multimeter can be used to identify this.

So a BAD PSU can still pass a paperclip test. What is your entire system spec? Including PSU make and model. Unbranded, unknown brand, or cheap PSUs are inherently known for causing multiple issues.
 
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