Recent content by jllaugh

I really couldn't think of anything else to try, nor could I find any more suggestions I haven't already followed except for testing the CPU in another board because I can't get access to another 1155 board. The board is on its way back, and since I was still within my 30 days I sent the CPU...

I haven't. Since the problem remained even after using a totally different psu I haven't really stressed that too much.

My PSU is an 850W OCZ ZX. I am curious to see if that may be the problem, though I do remember reading positive reviews for that PSU from people using the same (or 2500k) CPU and MB that I chose. Could stil be an issue I suppose, but I did test with a different PSU with the same results.

Hey there, my model is the Asus P8-Z68-V Pro Gen3. Thanks for the link to the list. Wish I could say I hadn't been there before, lol. I'll pull the CPU soon, but probably not until I'm ready to disassemble the board. I'm out of thermal paste I think. What's on there now is from a sample of...

Another interesting side note here that further indicates that despite all the has happened so far, the CPU itself still may be fine. I've looked a little deeper into the problem with my second board and it appears that this is a problem that a few people seem to have, Maybe it is just the...

Thanks for the tip Hex; I went ahead and gave it a try. Unfortunately it looks like you may have to keep suggesting that to Sandy Bridge users a while longer, I didn't see any indication my CPU was bad (according to this test, it could still be) However, if I plug or unplug the monitor from the...

I just decided to buy another motherboard (unable to return/exchange the current one). If it works then I'll know the previous mb was bad, if it still doesn't work I'll know it's the cpu which I'll exchange and I'll give my brother the extra board. I'll probably throw up an update Tuesday night...

I've tried booting with a single stick of RAM, then subsequently tried with the other three sticks one at a time. I also tried breadboxing as anort suggested, with the same results. After taking the board to my brother's house I was able to rule out the power supply, so no problems there. At...

True, I will be able to test the PSU if I go to my brother's house and pull the one from his machine but unfortunately I don't think I will be able to test the MB or CPU itself as I don't have access to another machine that will accept the socket type of the 2600. I'll head to my brother's...

I just recently finished a new built, and am having a bit of a problem which I believe may be due to a bad cpu. When I push the power button, the fans will spin for a moment and immediately stop and you can hear the PSU 'click' as it begins and immediately stops sending power to the MB. I must...