My PC froze a few months ago and the only way to turn it off or restart it was to turn the switch off at the PSU or pull the plug from the wall. Upon reconnecting and restarting it I experienced boot looping. Looked up some videos and decided the easiest thing to do at the time was to replace the CMOS battery, replace thermal paste, and reseat all connectors (not computer savvy so be gentle). Amazingly my PC worked fine for about 2 months. Then the freezing and boot looping happened again. Not every boot attempt, but most, and if I leave it on long enough it inevitably happens again.
I am assuming it's my MoBo but I am really hoping it isn't since my socket type (LGA2011-3) requires nothing but expensive boards.
Is there a chance flashing the BIOS could work? PSU tested fine. Expecting MoBo to be the issue.
Thanks in advance!
Specs:
CPU: i7 6800k
MoBo: Gigabyte X99P-SLI
GPU: GTX 1080
MEM: ADATA XPG Z1 16GB (4x4) 3000mHz
PSU: ATNG 1000w 80+ Gold
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
EDIT:
I forgot to add that there is no overheating. At least none the monitors are showing. Also, either Memory or CPU shows 100% for about the first 3-5 minutes of power up. Has ever since day 1 of using it about 3 years ago. I would specify which but I can hardly get my PC to stay on long enough.
I am assuming it's my MoBo but I am really hoping it isn't since my socket type (LGA2011-3) requires nothing but expensive boards.
Is there a chance flashing the BIOS could work? PSU tested fine. Expecting MoBo to be the issue.
Thanks in advance!
Specs:
CPU: i7 6800k
MoBo: Gigabyte X99P-SLI
GPU: GTX 1080
MEM: ADATA XPG Z1 16GB (4x4) 3000mHz
PSU: ATNG 1000w 80+ Gold
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
EDIT:
I forgot to add that there is no overheating. At least none the monitors are showing. Also, either Memory or CPU shows 100% for about the first 3-5 minutes of power up. Has ever since day 1 of using it about 3 years ago. I would specify which but I can hardly get my PC to stay on long enough.
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