Identify the issue affecting your PC parts by checking for signs of overheating, unusual noises, or performance drops.
Identify the issue affecting your PC parts by checking for signs of overheating, unusual noises, or performance drops.
this is a grand story of incompetency and somewhat bad luck. pc stopped booting about a month ago. looked inside, unplugged cables reseated cpu ram etc, no luck. paperclip tested the psu, wouldnt spin. rma'd. after a whole fiasco trying to rma, i got impatient and just bought a new one. still didnt work. i had a spare board so i booted it with that and it still didnt work. started to unplug things, took out dvd drive and hdd, and it worked. once. then it failed. psu dead, same fate as old one. having felt that i hit a dead end, i sent it away to a local tech guy. he tells me that the psu is dead, and the new board has bent pins (which probably happened when i reseated - oops). he didn't however, test the old board despite my request. he tells me that my ram and gpu were tested in a known working system and it was fine. good stuff. i get the psu refunded as well as, luckily, the board. the old psu that took ages to get rma'd came through, but it too didnt work when breadboarded. it definitely works because it spins up with a paperclip test. the only light that comes on the board is the sb_pwr led, whereas before the aesthetic lights worked too. how do i know what's killing my components, and is it safe to buy a new board and assume it too won't die? or is the board saveable? original setup: cpu - i5 9600kf non oc ram: 2x8gb kingston fury ddr4-2133 psu: evga supernova nex 650g mobo: gigabyte z390 aorus pro cooler: corsair h100i gtx gpu: zotac gtx 1070 swapped in: corsair rm550x psu, then evga g1 750 asus z170 pro gaming mobo w/ intel i5 6600k
Do you possess a surge protector? What is the condition of the electricity in your residence? After evaluating two distinct motherboards and power sources, the remaining focus is on your home's wiring.
According to what I understand, there was no surge protector and the power supply inside the house remained intact when the PSU failed. Remember, just one board stopped working because of power issues (maybe I can’t be sure), while the other was due to a simple pin bend.
It might be a temporary spike instead of a complete outage if your home’s electricity isn’t functioning properly. If both power supplies fail—particularly a brand-new unit—it could indicate an issue with your home’s electrical system. I suggest hiring a qualified electrician to investigate.
It seems nothing was inside the device. The brief power cycle after disconnecting the DVD and HDD might be important to consider.
It's highly improbable for a single part to cause both a 2 PSU failure and a motherboard issue. The power supply is the main source of high power handling, connecting PC components to wall voltage. While it may not be crucial, informing the electrician is wise. Bringing the damaged PSU and board can aid in diagnosing the problem.