Recent content by Loial

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    Just moved to China, need help with voltage / PSU so that I don't fry my system

    Hi everyone, As the title says, I'm looking for help to make sure I have all the right converters / etc. for my PSU & system so that it doesn't fry when I plug it in. Build info is this: Power Supply: Cooler Master G750M, supports AC Input 100-240V~, 10-6A, 60-50Hz. Motherboard: Asus Z170-P...
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    New build - Asus Z170-P - No boot, cpu fan doesn't start, full orange glow from motherboard

    Hey everyone! Just got back from the store. To my surprise, when they plugged it in on their end the motherboard booted without a hitch, so needless to say I was pretty confused. I got back home and tried the build yet again, however with yet another PSU, and lo-and-behold, it boots! My guess...
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    New build - Asus Z170-P - No boot, cpu fan doesn't start, full orange glow from motherboard

    Sounds like a power problem. Turn off your PC, and check that all cables are securely plugged in at both ends. Make sure your PSU is plugged in securely at the wall. Remove the alkaline batteries from your motherboard while EVERYTHING is switched off, and put them back in after a bit. Attempt to...
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    New build - Asus Z170-P - No boot, cpu fan doesn't start, full orange glow from motherboard

    Hi guys! Just bought a couple of components to bring my computer up to par for VR, but I'm having no luck in getting this new rig to boot up. Here are the specs Motherboard: ASUS Z170-P CPU: i5 6500 RAM : 2x 8GB Kingston DDR4 @ 2133MHz Vid card: ASUS GeForce GTX 1070 TURBO PSU: Corsair TX850W...
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    Instant shutdown while gaming - PSU related?

    Unfortunately, even manually adding the path to dump the file in didn't create one. This time the shutdown happened after doing the following steps: 1- Fresh boot of Windows 2- Start the game, run it in the background for ~30 minutes while browsing the internet with Chrome 3- Switch back to...
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    Instant shutdown while gaming - PSU related?

    @vagrantsoul: All my dump options seemed to be good. I've manually added the complete dump directory path just to be safe, I'll advise after the next crash if it did create a file or not. @alpha27: I've been running a dual monitor setup for almost 10 years now, and with card that have a lot...
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    Instant shutdown while gaming - PSU related?

    Any thoughts as to why my computer is not generating any crash dumps though? That would help me see if it's a video driver issue or not, but my C\Windows\Minidump folder stays empty.
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    Instant shutdown while gaming - PSU related?

    Thanks for the replies guys! I'll definitely try rolling back to a previous video driver, but this has been happening for quite a while now, I'm not sure if I've only seen one new driver since the first shutdown happened.....it's worth investigating! As far as the game running minimized I've...