- May 30, 2018
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Hi everyone,
Parts:
The first time assembled, immediately when turning on a "pop" sound occured, followed by some smoke. Everything remained on, and after turning it off, re-assembling the PC and checking for damage, I turned it on again to find that the motherboard's Ez debug LED is stuck on the CPU. I turn in the motherboard to get RMA'd, wait about a month, get a new motherboard from MSI, and install it into the rig.
The second time around, everything turned on fine and I could get into the bios. After about 5 minutes of being on, however, the computer just shut off unexpectedly. I then tried to reboot but could not get the system to turn on. After inspecting the power cord, PSU and its connectors, I was able to get the system to turn on followed.. again.. by a loud "pop" followed by smoke. I immediately turn off the system, inspect everything, re-assemble and inspect, and turn on again. Same behavior: the motherboard's Ez Debug LED is stuck at CPU.
I'm at a loss. I thought the first time around the issue was the motherboard, but it seems to me now that the PSU is blowing up motherboards. Does the above behavior seem consistent with a faulty PSU? Is the only option now to buy a new PSU and new motherboard?
Thanks everyone
Parts:
■ EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1, 80+ GOLD 650W
■[MSI X370 Pro Carbon
■Intel 8700k
■ GSkill 3200 RGB 8gb x 2.
The first time assembled, immediately when turning on a "pop" sound occured, followed by some smoke. Everything remained on, and after turning it off, re-assembling the PC and checking for damage, I turned it on again to find that the motherboard's Ez debug LED is stuck on the CPU. I turn in the motherboard to get RMA'd, wait about a month, get a new motherboard from MSI, and install it into the rig.
The second time around, everything turned on fine and I could get into the bios. After about 5 minutes of being on, however, the computer just shut off unexpectedly. I then tried to reboot but could not get the system to turn on. After inspecting the power cord, PSU and its connectors, I was able to get the system to turn on followed.. again.. by a loud "pop" followed by smoke. I immediately turn off the system, inspect everything, re-assemble and inspect, and turn on again. Same behavior: the motherboard's Ez Debug LED is stuck at CPU.
I'm at a loss. I thought the first time around the issue was the motherboard, but it seems to me now that the PSU is blowing up motherboards. Does the above behavior seem consistent with a faulty PSU? Is the only option now to buy a new PSU and new motherboard?
Thanks everyone
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