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I don't, so it would be a pretty big leap of faith to order a new one. I'd like to explore all possible options for identifying the issue first. I don't think that the issue is with the motherboard connector being scratched unless it happened when I was fiddling with it recently. It worked just...

Thanks for the replies. I have another update - some new answers, some new questions. My Z97 is HD3 indeed. I gave it a good visual inspection and cannot see any visible faults. And I don't think it to be the culprit anymore - see why below. So the PC works now. I decided to once again remove...

Hi All So, I have some news. On the one hand, I managed to get a replacement PSU from Corsair, even though my warranty was only for five years, as it turns out - many thanks to their customer service team for sorting it out anyway. PSU is connected, e.g. lights on the graphics card are on as...

Great shout about warranty! I contacted Corsair.

Thank you both! I did the pin test and the PSU does indeed seem to be the culprit. It clearly switches on and starts making noise, but the fan isn't spinning. I am thinking of going ahead and ordering a new PSU, what do you think?

Hey team, my good old hardy PC is having trouble and I am hoping that you can help. I left the PC idle after taking a pause from playing Civilisation VI, and when I came back I found it shut down and noticed a faint smell of burnt plastic/cables. I gave it a clean from dust and tried switching...

Motherboard replaced, problem solved.

OP here, also on specs: Intel i5 4670k CPU 2x SSD + 1 HDD

PC not booting up - the screen lights up initially after the PC powers up and goes blank afterwards (HDMI connection to the graphics card). I've had the issue where it took ages to start booting BIOS for a while now, sometime it took up to ten (!) hours for the screen to light up and BIOS to...