I have a Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 yesterday while testing a new power supply I smelled burning. After removing everything but the CPU & RAM the PC will power up and POST just fine. However if I plug up the HDMI to the motherboard port I get video, if I put my GTX 980 in the PCI Express nothing. The card will power on and fans are spinning but I will never get video.
Under the top PCI Express slot there are 4 black chips. The third chip looks different and after turning on the PC it becomes instantly hot enough to burn you. I believe that this would be the problem and guessing that I need a new motherboard. However I would like to know if anyone knows what these chips are for?
Under the top PCI Express slot there are 4 black chips. The third chip looks different and after turning on the PC it becomes instantly hot enough to burn you. I believe that this would be the problem and guessing that I need a new motherboard. However I would like to know if anyone knows what these chips are for?