- Jan 2, 2017
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Hey, all.
I got a new case, some new RAM, and a new graphics card as Xmas gifts from the wife.
I hooked up the case with all of my old components, as she'd given me that the day before. Had no issues. Booted, played a few games of League of Legends, then left it on for about 24 hours.
The next day, I went to hook up the rest of the new components. Didn't bother checking anything, just hooked everything up and put the side back on. Got no power. Wasn't sure why. Checked all my external connections first and tried a different cord.
So, I open up my case again and just secure the psu connections and stuff.
Tried to boot it, got power, but it's now in an infinite boot loop without posting.
I wanted to check which of the two new things I added is giving me troubles. So, I removed both, same boot loop. Checked all my connections again, no change. Was trying to make sure I didn't he a stray wire or screw or something weird making a short on the mobo.
Kept stripping away non essentials and checking, but getting the same boot loop.
I'm down to having just the CPU/Cooler, main power cord, CPU power cord, and 1 stick of my old ram on a cardboard box. Same loop.
Removed my cooler to see if I had created a short with thermal paste in all the moving around, but no luck. Checked beneath the CPU to see if I bent any pins there or anything, but it looks clean. Couldn't find any damage on the front or back of the MOBO.
I tried to hook up an older power supply, but the same issue persisted. I figured that it had to be my motherboard; so, I went ahead and picked up a new one. It just came in today and, to my surprise, I'm still getting the boot loop.
The only constants throughout the entirety of this process is my processor and an old stick of ram. I'm out of ideas and couldn't find something with similar parameters here on the forums. Sorry if this question is seen a lot, but I'm desperate!
The loop turns on for about 2 or 3 seconds, then stays off for 5 before restarting automatically. The restart happens before posting.
Thanks in advance for any help that can be offered. I'll provide as much information as I can.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Specs:
**Edit** I forgot to mentioned that I cleared my CMOS as well.
I got a new case, some new RAM, and a new graphics card as Xmas gifts from the wife.
I hooked up the case with all of my old components, as she'd given me that the day before. Had no issues. Booted, played a few games of League of Legends, then left it on for about 24 hours.
The next day, I went to hook up the rest of the new components. Didn't bother checking anything, just hooked everything up and put the side back on. Got no power. Wasn't sure why. Checked all my external connections first and tried a different cord.
So, I open up my case again and just secure the psu connections and stuff.
Tried to boot it, got power, but it's now in an infinite boot loop without posting.
I wanted to check which of the two new things I added is giving me troubles. So, I removed both, same boot loop. Checked all my connections again, no change. Was trying to make sure I didn't he a stray wire or screw or something weird making a short on the mobo.
Kept stripping away non essentials and checking, but getting the same boot loop.
I'm down to having just the CPU/Cooler, main power cord, CPU power cord, and 1 stick of my old ram on a cardboard box. Same loop.
Removed my cooler to see if I had created a short with thermal paste in all the moving around, but no luck. Checked beneath the CPU to see if I bent any pins there or anything, but it looks clean. Couldn't find any damage on the front or back of the MOBO.
I tried to hook up an older power supply, but the same issue persisted. I figured that it had to be my motherboard; so, I went ahead and picked up a new one. It just came in today and, to my surprise, I'm still getting the boot loop.
The only constants throughout the entirety of this process is my processor and an old stick of ram. I'm out of ideas and couldn't find something with similar parameters here on the forums. Sorry if this question is seen a lot, but I'm desperate!
The loop turns on for about 2 or 3 seconds, then stays off for 5 before restarting automatically. The restart happens before posting.
Thanks in advance for any help that can be offered. I'll provide as much information as I can.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Specs:
1st Mobo: Gigabyte p75-D3
2nd Mobo: ASRock P67 Pro3 SE
Processor: Intel i5-3570k
Old Ram: Kingston HyperX DDR3 2x4GB
Old GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 660Ti
New Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws X-1600 2x8GB
New GPU: Gigabyte GeForce 1060
**Edit** I forgot to mentioned that I cleared my CMOS as well.
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