My computer starts for a few seconds, then dies.

[Robotnik003]

I have just installed a new motherboard on to my computer (ASUS Formula Z), but the computer would start, all the lights/fans start then in about 3-5 seconds it shuts down. I tried to connect keyboard, mouse, and monitor, but none of them light up(Which they all usually do when any computer that is connected to them boots up). I had similar problem with my old Motherboard, where the computer lights/fans start up, but keyboard, mouse, and monitor do not respond, but it did not shut down. I am feeling it is a psu problem. I reassembled my PC 4 times, 3 times with old motherboard, and once with new.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Hlsgsz]

What's your PSU?

 

[MeanMachine41]

An inadequate PSU would certainly cause what you describe. List the PSU manufacturer and certification.
List the rest of your specs that are relevant.
Are we talking Crosshair V Formula Z ?

 

[Robotnik003]

Here are all of my components:
ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor
LEPA AquaChanger 120 103.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory
EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB HYBRID Video Card
[2x] Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Seagate ST1000DM003 7200rpm HDD
Azza CSAZ-XT1 B ATX Full Tower Case
Rosewill Quark 650 PSU

 

[Robotnik003]

I think the psu is not powerful enough

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I think the psu is not powerful enough

Not at all. For one thing when you turn your PC on it is under a very light load, yours is probably around 100W only when just on, maybe not even. There are possible faults in a PSU that can cause this but seeing as this problem popped installing the new motherboard I can say with confidence the PSU (which is high quality BTW) is not a problem.

What baffles me is that trying out your old motherboard doesn't work. If the old motherboard worked we could easily deduce your new motherboard is faulty, but that is not the case.

 

[Hlsgsz]

Yup. It's your PSU.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/JYyFf7/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Yup. It's your PSU.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/JYyFf7/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

What? How do you come to such a conclusion? Robotnik003, what was your old motherboard?

 

[Hlsgsz]

Yup. It's your PSU.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/JYyFf7/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

What? How do you come to such a conclusion?

I was under the impresion that only the high wattage Quarks from Rosewill are of good quality. That plus the fact that OPs problem could be very well generated by a dying PSU.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Yup. It's your PSU.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/JYyFf7/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

What? How do you come to such a conclusion?

I was under the impresion that only the high wattage Quarks from Rosewill are of good quality. That plus the fact that OPs problem could be very well generated by a dying PSU.

The 550 was reviewed here http://www.hardocp.com/article/2016/03/08/rosewill_quark550_550w_power_supply_review/1#.V3MSsLgrL1s and the 1000 was reviewed on Jonnyguru so it is safe to assume that the 650 is also high quality.

His computer was perfectly fine until he installed a new motherboard. Unless his PSU just happened to coincidentally die as he was changing motherboard, it does not make sense that the PSU would be at fault.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Oh, oh oh oh, I see your train of thought Hlsgsz. I was under the impression that he was just installing a new motherboard to upgrade his motherboard, but now I realize his old motherboard was having problems (I thought when he said his old motherboard was having issues he was referring to a motherboard another time in another build). My apologies. All my misinterpretation.

So yeah I sort of agree that it could be the PSU indeed. @Robotnik003: you say you reassembled your build 4 times. So if you put it in your old motherboard, does it portray the same behavior as in your new motherboard, shutting off after 3 or 5 seconds, or does it instead turn on with the lights but get no video signal like it did before you bought the new motherboard.

 

[Robotnik003]

I think the psu is not powerful enough

Not at all. For one thing when you turn your PC on it is under a very light load, yours is probably around 100W only when just on, maybe not even. There are possible faults in a PSU that can cause this but seeing as this problem popped installing the new motherboard I can say with confidence the PSU (which is high quality BTW) is not a problem.

What baffles me is that trying out your old motherboard doesn't work. If the old motherboard worked we could easily deduce your new motherboard is faulty, but that is not the case.

The old Motherboard I had was Asrock 970 Performance, which I was recommended to switch to a better motherboard, with that motherboard I had tons of problems, which at first were BSODs, then Memory failure(Working/Tested memory), and when I sent it in. They "fixed" it and sent it back to me. When I installed it, none of the devices(Monitor, keyboard, mouse) was responding.

 

[MeanMachine41]

I think the psu is not powerful enough

AMD recommend a 1000W power supply for the FX-9590 if you intend to OC and your under full load and sure it may be a little overestimated.
I assume it is because AMD see this as an extreme build and if you intend to SLI then this would be a safe bet.
I have an 850W gold certified PSU of good quality and a 650W initially and endless problems till I upgraded.
No harm will come to your system if you choose to have a PSU with Higher Wattage than minimum requirement.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I think the psu is not powerful enough

Not at all. For one thing when you turn your PC on it is under a very light load, yours is probably around 100W only when just on, maybe not even. There are possible faults in a PSU that can cause this but seeing as this problem popped installing the new motherboard I can say with confidence the PSU (which is high quality BTW) is not a problem.

What baffles me is that trying out your old motherboard doesn't work. If the old motherboard worked we could easily deduce your new motherboard is faulty, but that is not the case.

The old Motherboard I had was Asrock 970 Performance, which I was recommended to switch to a better motherboard, with that motherboard I had tons of problems, which at first were BSODs, then Memory failure(Working/Tested memory), and when I sent it in, they "fixed" it and sent it to me. When I installed it, none of the devices(Monitor, keyboard, mouse) was responding.

So if you hook your machine up to your old motherboard now, none of the devices respond, but if you hook it up to the new motherboard, then instead it just shuts off after 3-5 seconds correct?

 

[Robotnik003]

I think the psu is not powerful enough

AMD recommend a 1000W power supply for the FX-9590 if you intend to OC and your under full load and sure it may be a little overestimated.
I assume it is because AMD see this as an extreme build and if you intend to SLI then this would be a safe bet.
I have an 850W gold certified PSU of good quality and a 650W initially and endless problems till I upgraded.
No harm will come to your system if you choose to have a PSU with Higher Wattage than minimum requirement.

So, do you think I should order another PSU? If yes, then what would be your recommendation?

 

[Robotnik003]

I think the psu is not powerful enough

Not at all. For one thing when you turn your PC on it is under a very light load, yours is probably around 100W only when just on, maybe not even. There are possible faults in a PSU that can cause this but seeing as this problem popped installing the new motherboard I can say with confidence the PSU (which is high quality BTW) is not a problem.

What baffles me is that trying out your old motherboard doesn't work. If the old motherboard worked we could easily deduce your new motherboard is faulty, but that is not the case.

The old Motherboard I had was Asrock 970 Performance, which I was recommended to switch to a better motherboard, with that motherboard I had tons of problems, which at first were BSODs, then Memory failure(Working/Tested memory), and when I sent it in, they "fixed" it and sent it to me. When I installed it, none of the devices(Monitor, keyboard, mouse) was responding.

So if you hook your machine up to your old motherboard now, none of the devices respond, but if you hook it up to the new motherboard, then instead it just shuts off after 3-5 seconds correct?

Yes it just shuts off after 3-5 seconds, and with new motherboard also none of the devices will respond.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Hmm well, if you get a new PSU, let's first calculate your wattage under maximum load.

FX 9590 ~ 220W
Titan X ~ 250W
Optical Drives ~ 24W
HDD ~ 10W
RAM ~ 10W
Motherboard ~40W
Cooling and Fans ~12W

= 560W

That's my head doing the above work. Now that is under absolute worst case scenario we are talking about. Gaming load should be more around the 400W-450W vicinity. This seems to put a quality 750W or 850W unit for ideal efficiency. Realistically, a unit capable of 550W would probably even work, but I won't recommend that because I don't want overcurrent protection to be triggered from a transient load. What is your budget?

 

[MeanMachine41]

I think the psu is not powerful enough

AMD recommend a 1000W power supply for the FX-9590 if you intend to OC and your under full load and sure it may be a little overestimated.
I assume it is because AMD see this as an extreme build and if you intend to SLI then this would be a safe bet.
I have an 850W gold certified PSU of good quality and a 650W initially and endless problems till I upgraded.
No harm will come to your system if you choose to have a PSU with Higher Wattage than minimum requirement.

So, do you think I should order another PSU? If yes, then what would be your recommendation?

I have two systems with the same MB and FX-9590 and yes it is a power hungry beast. I have Corsair AX 1200i but I now run two cards in SLI on that system without any issues. The CPU is overclocked to 5.2GHz. The other system has an 850W and no issues either.
The PSU is the life blood of your system and not to be underestimated.
Seasonic, EVGA and Corsair are good quality units.

 

[Robotnik003]

My budget is from 0 to 200$

 

[MeanMachine41]

My budget is from 0 to 200$

Here is a good unit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139044
And another but a little more expensive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151111

I suppose my recommendation comes from experience with your system build.

 

[okcnaline]

I'll personally ditching your system for something cheaper but much more power efficient, but... Oh well.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/zhgPxr/evga-power-supply-220p20850x1
And as a general rule of thumb, don't buy Corsair PSUs. Others charge you less for the same performance (or better, because, let's face it, CWT doesn't make stuff as good as SeaSonic and Delta).

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I'll personally ditching your system for something cheaper but much more power efficient, but... Oh well.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/zhgPxr/evga-power-supply-220p20850x1
And as a general rule of thumb, don't buy Corsair PSUs. Others charge you less for the same performance (or better, because, let's face it, CWT doesn't make stuff as good as SeaSonic and Delta).

Not all Corsair stuff is CWT. Corsair has plenty of Seasonic units, too. Or Flextronics in the AXi. AX is Seasonic. Though I agree with you that the 850 P2 is a great option for him.

 

[Hlsgsz]

Yup. It's your PSU.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/JYyFf7/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

My budget is from 0 to 200$

My recommendation stands. The B2 is build by Super FLower and constitutes awesome value for money.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Hmm well, if you get a new PSU, let's first calculate your wattage under maximum load.

FX 9590 ~ 220W
Titan X ~ 250W
Optical Drives ~ 24W
HDD ~ 10W
RAM ~ 10W
Motherboard ~40W
Cooling and Fans ~12W

= 560W

That's my head doing the above work. Now that is under absolute worst case scenario we are talking about. Gaming load should be more around the 400W-450W vicinity. This seems to put a quality 750W or 850W unit for ideal efficiency. Realistically, a unit capable of 550W would probably even work, but I won't recommend that because I don't want overcurrent protection to be triggered from a transient load. What is your budget?

850 is the minimum for a 9590 based system with a high power GPU. The processor is known for being very finicky with PSU's and can draw over 300w on its own as has been shown in tests. The Titan X can also spike to over 300w on its own. I second (or third or whatever) the 850 P2 recommendation.