Recent content by ldelvec

Plugged in the new, received-from-RMA proc and I'm typing on this PC right now - all works! So, in short, for anyone out there working with mini-ITX cases... don't be dumb like me! Monitor your temps!

RMA is approved by Intel for this bad processor, once receiving the new one from the RMA tomorrow, I'll replace & confirm my findings a "second time" I suppose.

I updated my PC pretty religiously. Updates didn't sit for more than a day or two due to the usage level and how I like things. I don't think it was an update that did it. I originally thought it was the PSU, but upon further investigation the new CPU was working, I was just not realizing it.

Happy update: I did swap the motherboard to the new ASUS Z690I ROG STRIX and will be keeping it since it seems to maintain better temps not only for CPU but for the M.2 drives as well, but after swapping the i7 12700K with a new one, the system works completely. I will amend my previous posts...

Okay super bummer - I just tried the ASUS Z690I ROG STRIX and it does not work. It's exhibiting the same exact symptoms on ASUS' version of EZ debug LED's & obviously no POST/BIOS on boot despite all the case peripherals powering on (fans, AIO cooler, etc.) Quite vexing to put it simply. Now...

The MSI Z690I MEG Unify does not have what ASUS calls a BIOS FLASHBACK™ BUTTON. Both do have what both brands call a CLEAR CMOS BUTTON. If the ASUS Z690I ROG STRIX works when I swap it here in the next couple of hours, then I will be using Asus mobo's & not looking back. If anyone reading this...

Heading to Microcenter to pick up a new mobo - I believe the BIOS on this one is just bricked - note to self to never buy another MSI mobo and especially never buy one without a BIOS reset button like this one (not to be confused with a CMOS clear button that most all motherboards have.)

Tried this, no change. Now to try flashing the BIOS? Which I think is impossible without being able to boot to it/not having BIOS recovery like Lutfij said. I also noticed that when the PC turns on, USB peripheral devices (like my keyboard) do not light up. If it were the BIOS "bricked" then...

PSU Model: SST-SX700-LPT I think you are on to something with trying without storage, (one of the M.2 drive slots, M2_2 on this board get ridiculously hot like 60C just sitting on the desktop so that's why I moved it to M2_3) so I will try with just mobo, CPU and RAM here in a few minutes...

Hi All, Quite an interesting problem I am having. PC running fine with no issues after upgrading from a dead Sabrent NVMe M.2 drive to 2xNVMe M.2 Samsung 980 Pro's a couple of weeks ago. Upgraded the RAM from some Oloy DDR5 to G.SKILL DDR5 sticks as well. Used the PC fine for weeks, and then...

I actually JUST fixed it. I was using a full 8 pin. But I switched to a 6+2 pin and it worked!

Hi all, I just pulled out my AMD RX 480, replaced it with an RTX 2060, powered on, and it is throwing this error, Please power down and connect the PCIe power cable(s) for this graphics card or something. What is going on? I don't think it's the PSU as I have this one. Is there some kind of...