Recent content by Sam_107

Hi! Recently my CPU burned out on me, and as a result in looking to replace the CPU, motherboard, and PSU. It will have to be compatible with the following ; GPU: GTX Titan 6 Gb Cooler: Prolimatech Megahalem Soundcard :Asus xonar Hard drives: Samsung 250gb SSD, seagate barracuda 2 tb Ram...

**update** Took the CPU out and half the contacts were burned and black! Still not sure what caused it - don't want to risk it so replacing CPU, MOBO, and PSU to be on the safe side. Thanks for all your help

Thanks Owe you a beer!

Ok, thanks so much for your assistance! Is there any way to troubleshoot which is the fault? Perhaps with a voltmeter/ammeter? Or best to try and get hold of another PSU to test it?

With the 8 pin power unplugged, the case fans plugged in, when hitting the power then case fans flicker on for a fraction of a second.

Ok - did that but still the same CPU fans spin up for around a second. Then spin down and power is off for another four seconds. Rinse and repeat

Ok. So I have the 24 pin power, 8 pin CPU power, and the cable that connects to the power button. EDIT* and the cable that connects to the CPU fans, naturally ;) Only component installed is CPU and heatsink. With fans. everything else is removed. My monitor is plugged via DVI at the on board port

Yeah, I've had the CMOS battery out for a couple hours, while I took it to the shop and got a replacement!

Hello! I have a pc built some time ago that has been working fine up until recently. However it now won't POST. When I power it up, all the fans spin up, lights come on, but after 1 second it all dies. motherboard: Gigabyte z77x up4 th CPU: i7 3770K GPU: GTX titan PSU: corsair HX850 RAM: 2x...