Death by RAM please help

[cybercurls]

Ok, i have a major problem with my PC. So on friday i had 8 GB of new RAM delivered as i wanted to upgrade my pc from 8GB to 16GB. so i installed the RAM and when i plugged my PC back in it started acting up. so what happens now it the computer turns on it lights up lets the fans go round for a few seconds and dies it then tries to turn on again and dies and it will do that till i turn it off at the back. since this issue started i have taken the new RAM out and it's still not working checked all the cables and as far as i can tell it's fine. if anyone has any clue what the problem is or any solutions i would be most grateful seeing as that PC has a lot of college work on it and is the source of almost all my entertainment. sorry for the long windedness of this thread. also an extra bit of info is that the computer is also refusing to connect to my monitor mouse or keyboard before it dies.

 

[Ensui]

Ok, i have a major problem with my PC. So on friday i had 8 GB of new RAM delivered as i wanted to upgrade my pc from 8GB to 16GB. so i installed the RAM and when i plugged my PC back in it started acting up. so what happens now it the computer turns on it lights up lets the fans go round for a few seconds and dies it then tries to turn on again and dies and it will do that till i turn it off at the back. since this issue started i have taken the new RAM out and it's still not working checked all the cables and as far as i can tell it's fine. if anyone has any clue what the problem is or any solutions i would be most grateful seeing as that PC has a lot of college work on it and is the source of almost all my entertainment. sorry for the long windedness of this thread. also an extra bit of info is that the computer is also refusing to connect to my monitor mouse or keyboard before it dies.

This happens to me almost everytime I upgrade something on mine, what I usually do is to get the mobo out of the case and on a proper surface set it up with just the essencials, 1 stick of ram, psu( dont touch the processor or the fan) and jump it and see if it turns on.

 

[InvalidError]

What is the brand, exact model and age of your power supply? I have seen a few PSUs fail to boot PCs after being powered down for a while simply because their standby power supply had worn out and couldn't reliably get back into working state after cooling down.

 

[cybercurls]

What is the brand, exact model and age of your power supply? I have seen a few PSUs fail to boot PCs after being powered down for a while simply because their standby power supply had worn out and couldn't reliably get back into working state after cooling down.

it's a be quiet pure power L8 500W its about 2 years old, it's coped well every other time if tinkered with the computer though

 

[cybercurls]

Ok, i have a major problem with my PC. So on friday i had 8 GB of new RAM delivered as i wanted to upgrade my pc from 8GB to 16GB. so i installed the RAM and when i plugged my PC back in it started acting up. so what happens now it the computer turns on it lights up lets the fans go round for a few seconds and dies it then tries to turn on again and dies and it will do that till i turn it off at the back. since this issue started i have taken the new RAM out and it's still not working checked all the cables and as far as i can tell it's fine. if anyone has any clue what the problem is or any solutions i would be most grateful seeing as that PC has a lot of college work on it and is the source of almost all my entertainment. sorry for the long windedness of this thread. also an extra bit of info is that the computer is also refusing to connect to my monitor mouse or keyboard before it dies.

This happens to me almost everytime I upgrade something on mine, what I usually do is to get the mobo out of the case and on a proper surface set it up with just the essencials, 1 stick of ram, psu( dont touch the processor or the fan) and jump it and see if it turns on.

i don't really have the time or the patience the inside of my case is a mess as my first build and the fact that i'm an idiot i never invested time in cable management. i built this PC with my half brother who is a computer engineer so i probably wouldn't know what i'm doing when putting it back into the case. do you think there would be any point in taking out components one at a time an trying it that way?

 

[InvalidError]

it's a be quiet pure power L8 500W its about 2 years old, it's coped well every other time if tinkered with the computer though

It looks like a reasonably well built unit.

What is the rest of the hardware in that PC and how heavily does it get used? As good as Teapo SC might be compared to other Chinese caps, I would still have some concerns about long-term stability under frequent heavy load over two years.

 

[cybercurls]

it's a be quiet pure power L8 500W its about 2 years old, it's coped well every other time if tinkered with the computer though

It looks like a reasonably well built unit.

What is the rest of the hardware in that PC and how heavily does it get used? As good as Teapo SC might be compared to other Chinese caps, I would still have some concerns about long-term stability under frequent heavy load over two years.

my PC has a intel i7 3770, 8gb of ram 16 if i manage to fix it, a gigabyte twin turbo gtx 970, a xonar sound card. 500GB hard drive and a wifi card not sure what brand. it works brilliantly well until now that is. i guess the things that get used most heavily are my GPU and more recently the RAM due to me starting screen capture for a video project.

 

[lodders]

Last time this happened to me one of the power connections to the motherboard had come loose.

I have also accidentally fried a graphic card by not being careful about static electricity.

I can't believe your power supply stopped working when you added memory - too big a coincidence, so probably a red herring.

Ensui gave you reasonable advice..... at least sort out the cable management in your PC, it is probably related to your problem

 

[cybercurls]

Last time this happened to me one of the power connections to the motherboard had come loose.

I have also accidentally fried a graphic card by not being careful about static electricity.

I can't believe you power supply stopped working when you added memory - too big a coincidence, so probably a red herring

the power supply hasn't stopped working the computer tuns on.what seems to happen is that when my pc ties to start up it encounters an internal problem and shuts itself off and tries to boot again and again till i turn it off at the back. and i have been through all the connectors, so i may have fried a component be being careless which would be over 200 quid down the drain if it's my GPU.

 

[lodders]

Last time this happened to me one of the power connections to the motherboard had come loose.

I have also accidentally fried a graphic card by not being careful about static electricity.

I can't believe you power supply stopped working when you added memory - too big a coincidence, so probably a red herring

the power supply hasn't stopped working the computer tuns on.what seems to happen is that when my pc ties to start up it encounters an internal problem and shuts itself off and tries to boot again and again till i turn it off at the back. and i have been through all the connectors, so i may have fried a component be being careless which would be over 200 quid down the drain if it's my GPU.

With static you usually only fry the thing you touch... usually the electrical connectors on the component you are fitting or on the motherboard itself...

As I said, as a last resort try the approach Eusui said. Your motherboard should get to post with only CPU and one stick of memory (connect monitor to onboard graphics). If it won't work in this configuration, your mobo is toast

 

[cybercurls]

Last time this happened to me one of the power connections to the motherboard had come loose.

I have also accidentally fried a graphic card by not being careful about static electricity.

I can't believe you power supply stopped working when you added memory - too big a coincidence, so probably a red herring

the power supply hasn't stopped working the computer tuns on.what seems to happen is that when my pc ties to start up it encounters an internal problem and shuts itself off and tries to boot again and again till i turn it off at the back. and i have been through all the connectors, so i may have fried a component be being careless which would be over 200 quid down the drain if it's my GPU.

With static you usually only fry the thing you touch... usually the electrical connectors on the component you are fitting or on the motherboard itself...

As I said, as a last resort try the approach Eusui said. Your motherboard should get to post with only CPU and one stick of memory (connect monitor to onboard graphics). If it won't work in this configuration, your mobo is toast

I didn't touch the motherboard i may have brushed the underside of my GPU by accident because its massive.

 

[lodders]

Last time this happened to me one of the power connections to the motherboard had come loose.

I have also accidentally fried a graphic card by not being careful about static electricity.

I can't believe you power supply stopped working when you added memory - too big a coincidence, so probably a red herring

the power supply hasn't stopped working the computer tuns on.what seems to happen is that when my pc ties to start up it encounters an internal problem and shuts itself off and tries to boot again and again till i turn it off at the back. and i have been through all the connectors, so i may have fried a component be being careless which would be over 200 quid down the drain if it's my GPU.

With static you usually only fry the thing you touch... usually the electrical connectors on the component you are fitting or on the motherboard itself...

As I said, as a last resort try the approach Eusui said. Your motherboard should get to post with only CPU and one stick of memory (connect monitor to onboard graphics). If it won't work in this configuration, your mobo is toast

I didn't touch the motherboard i may have brushed the underside of my GPU by accident because its massive.

If I was there, I could help you, but over the internet all I can do is repeat the advice above. Good luck.

 

[cybercurls]

Last time this happened to me one of the power connections to the motherboard had come loose.

I have also accidentally fried a graphic card by not being careful about static electricity.

I can't believe you power supply stopped working when you added memory - too big a coincidence, so probably a red herring

the power supply hasn't stopped working the computer tuns on.what seems to happen is that when my pc ties to start up it encounters an internal problem and shuts itself off and tries to boot again and again till i turn it off at the back. and i have been through all the connectors, so i may have fried a component be being careless which would be over 200 quid down the drain if it's my GPU.

With static you usually only fry the thing you touch... usually the electrical connectors on the component you are fitting or on the motherboard itself...

As I said, as a last resort try the approach Eusui said. Your motherboard should get to post with only CPU and one stick of memory (connect monitor to onboard graphics). If it won't work in this configuration, your mobo is toast

I didn't touch the motherboard i may have brushed the underside of my GPU by accident because its massive.

If I was there, I could help you, but over the internet all I can do is repeat the advice above. Good luck.

thanks

 

[InvalidError]

my PC has a intel i7 3770, 8gb of ram 16 if i manage to fix it, a gigabyte twin turbo gtx 970, a xonar sound card. 500GB hard drive and a wifi card not sure what brand. it works brilliantly well until now that is. i guess the things that get used most heavily are my GPU and more recently the RAM due to me starting screen capture for a video project.

If you did a lot of gaming over two years, you would have been pushing somewhere in the neighborhood of 300W during that time. Two years of this may have been enough to wear out the power supply's caps. Unfortunately, there is no quick and easy way to test this theory, short of having an oscilloscope or known-good spare PSU.

 

[cybercurls]

my PC has a intel i7 3770, 8gb of ram 16 if i manage to fix it, a gigabyte twin turbo gtx 970, a xonar sound card. 500GB hard drive and a wifi card not sure what brand. it works brilliantly well until now that is. i guess the things that get used most heavily are my GPU and more recently the RAM due to me starting screen capture for a video project.

If you did a lot of gaming over two years, you would have been pushing somewhere in the neighborhood of 300W during that time. Two years of this may have been enough to wear out the power supply's caps. Unfortunately, there is no quick and easy way to test this theory, short of having an oscilloscope or known-good spare PSU.

unfortunately i don't have a way to test this, so if yo have any other ideas of what might be causing the problem they would be helpful. just want to eliminate easy stuff first before I buy new components

 

[lodders]

Aaaargh

Even if it is old, your PSU will have plenty of power to run JUST the motherboard and CPU with one stick of RAM and no GPU and no HDD.
If it works, start adding components
If it doesn't work try different motherboard or different power supply

 

[cybercurls]

UPDATE: fixed the problem and the problem was that i'm an idiot and didn't have the ram in properly so sorry for wasting everyone's time and thanks for helping.