Recent content by MeowPotatos

My build's about 5 years old and I havent had any problems with it until about month ago. I went to wake it from sleep and....nothing. It wouldn't turn on. I disconnected and reconnected the power plug to a different outlet and it didnt do anything. So I took it apart and put it back together...

Okay so, I've plugged it into the living room and a guest bedroom and it turns on! Thank you for that. My question now is, why after 5 years would this become a problem?

Replaced the CMOS battery, still unresponsive

I would never have thought of this! Thank you, I'll definitely look into that

Let me know if this isn't the right thread. My build's about 5 years old and I havent had any problems with it until about month ago. I went to wake it from sleep and....nothing. It wouldn't turn on. I disconnected and reconnected the power plug to a different outlet and it didnt do anything...

I'm getting extremely frustrated trying to figure this one out. So I just started a new game and when I loaded it, my headphones started making a really loud static noise. Simply thinking it could be the game, I tested out a couple of videos and to my disappointment, it continued. I replugged...

Thank you! All of you! I was a little terrified to actually apply pressure to the motherboard. I really didn't think too much force was necessary.

Hey all! So, this is my first build and I'm a bit stuck. First of all here's what I'm working with: -Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Mobo -Intel Core i5-6600k LGA1151 -120mm Deep Cool Gammaxx CPU fan For some reason I'm not able to get the CPU fan to set right on the CPU. I've tried two separate...