New Build: Resets Continual Every 10 Seconds

[Stok3d]

Computer:

SILVERSTONE Fortress Series FT01-B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Uni-body Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163120

GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD7-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128499
Manual: http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-z68x-ud7-b3_e.pdf

Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

(Boot Drive): Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) SSDSC2MH120A2K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167042

(2x in RAID 0): Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

[1x--may SLI later]: GIGABYTE GV-N580UD-15I GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125364

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144

CORSAIR Professional Series HX1050 1050W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Power ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139034

[2x] Wallmounted: SAMSUNG S27A350H ToC Rose Black 27" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001481

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

CORSAIR H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181016

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116992

SAMSUNG Black Blu-ray Combo SATA Model SH-B123L/RSBP LightScribe Support
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151232

Pioneer Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BDR-206DBKS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129066




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2x Days ago I put all the parts together and noticed when the heart races to do the first power up on the New Build PC I thankfully didn't get a big cloud of smoke. However, the MB goes through it's POST and after about 10 seconds shuts off. It then rests about 5 seconds and does the process all over again continual.

My steps of troubleshooting thus far:
■ Removed all but 1 stick of RAM
■ Removed the MB (wanted to see if it was touching anywhere, mystery screw under it, etc) and re-seated it
■ Began unplugging parts from MB
■ Video card Pulled
■ Mouse / Keyboard Pulled
■ All 3x HD's Pulled
■ Sound plug to MB pulled
■ Now just 3x Case Fans & my h80 water cooler for processor are left in case plugged in, + some cables that plug in from the case to MB


I took out my Power Supply from the computer and brought it to Best Buy so they could test it for me (free). They said it looks good. I told the guy my issues I'm having and he suggested I pull the CMOS battery from the MB and try that. Else I got a bad MB.

What else do you guy suggest? My motherboard has these indicator lights by the RAM chips that are supposed to represent voltage (stress on processor) and at all times every single light on my MB is illuminated (representing heavy load). That's why I thought I was getting irregular voltage. The Geek Squad guy said I could have a bad Capacitor on my MB possibly.

I want to ask about the cords from the case that I plug into the computer (Power Switch, HDD Lights, etc). All the cables are white with the other wire being a variety of colors. White = Ground I hope. I've looked everywhere for a detailed explanation on this and never found one.

Also, I haven't popped out my processor. The thing is keyed when I gently set it in and verified that the lever is down and snapped in before I began the process of putting on the H80 water cooler. I'm thinking I don't need to worry about this as being a culprit?

I tried to be as detailed and organized as possible. I have yet to even get into the BIOS--Hell, I haven't even seen anything show up on the monitor yet (thinking it should have after 10 seconds). If my thoughts are correct, your computer won't reset if you have unplugged: video, and no HD's present? It should just idle with nothing to do correct?

 

[sneaky jedi]

I had similar issues (power up, cpu fan spins up then shuts down and repeats every 10 seconds or so) after about a month of using my new build last summer.

I ended up RMAing everything but the HDD and SSD after not being able to satisfactorily identify the culprit. Intel support eventually decided they thought the RAM I was using at the time (OCZ gold at 1.65V) damaged the CPU (or something along those lines)

Anyway long story short I replaced everything and got new RAM and my rig (see sigy) has been working fine since September or so.

Your RAM is not 1.65V so i doubt that was the culprit (assuming intel support can be trusted), but it seems like it may be a CPU issue, since that was the last thing i replaced before the system was working again.

I know from experience RMAing all your parts is a huge pain in the ass but if you havent been able to identify a specific problem (and it seems youve consulted a number of people so far) you may want to start, probably with the mobo based on what you have indicated others have said and then probably the cpu.

 

[Stok3d]

Well, I found the solution. When I removed my H80 Chip cooler to check the seating of my chip, I noticed none of my goo was spread and it was in a straight line still and hadn't spread. It turns out that on of my water tubes was resting on a MB capacitor and when tightening it--it never allowed it to touch the chip

When rotating the H80 and retightening, the chip was cooled, the automatic High Temp shutoff mechanism on the MB didn't activate, and I'm now inside my BIOS enjoying a 25C temp and not having any issues.

Thanks for the advice and am sharing my solution in case it helps anyone in the future having a similar issue