Guys... I'm defeated.
I've had this PC a couple of years now without any issues other than needing to reinstall windows a couple of times because you know how they can get sometimes, you just need a refresh.
I want to say.... 4-5 days ago, she's been getting the "error" blue screen (while the 2 other monitors are still functional and it "collects data" OR (different events) restarting to a "bios reset" black screen.
This may be unrelated but two things to note. I remember a night I restarted my PC and it just felt strange. I can't out my finger on it but coincidentally, it hasn't been the same since.
Additionally, I moved my pc around my room and I to a different power outlet which originally had a big wall brick on it but once I had this issue (that almost seemed like a power issue), I removed the power block and ran my pc through the surge protected boards I've always used.
Issues persisted.
Today, I reinstalled windows. The issue still persists.
OH something to mention, some people reported a dying cmos battery may have been the cause. I've replaced that (which was a pain in the butt) and it's still doing this.
(I've also ruled out heat as I monitored it several times and nothing got over 50 degrees C even while rendering out an after effects video.
So, my thoughts are going down to mother oard, power supply, power boards having constant power issues or some reported dead ram.
(It does keep resetting my XMP profile button on the motherboard.)
Heres my specs:
i7 7820X No overclock
MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
(8 sticks) 64GB (total) of Corsair 3200mhz RGB ram (just realised cpuz is showing 48gb so it might be the ram)
ACTUALLY, CPUZ is showing that in the "spd" tab, you can select each slot separately, slot 3-8 is completely blank and slot 1-2 are both 8GB each. This doesn't make any sense?
MSI 1080TI Gaming X 11G Graphics Card
Liquid cooled
Rm850x corsair psu
What do you guys think?
EDIT: Reseated all of my ram 2 by 2. None of them had issues and couz showed 64gb afterwards with and without xmp. Very strange.
Since, I've reset the bios to defaults again and it's still locking up and turning off randomly. I did however find a method to test it.
I watched a movie last night while streaming the movie from my pc to our roku in theiving room via plex. It couldn't get 20mons without shutting off my pc without fail. Using this to test issues and running a movie. Still no idea what's happening.
I've had this PC a couple of years now without any issues other than needing to reinstall windows a couple of times because you know how they can get sometimes, you just need a refresh.
I want to say.... 4-5 days ago, she's been getting the "error" blue screen (while the 2 other monitors are still functional and it "collects data" OR (different events) restarting to a "bios reset" black screen.
This may be unrelated but two things to note. I remember a night I restarted my PC and it just felt strange. I can't out my finger on it but coincidentally, it hasn't been the same since.
Additionally, I moved my pc around my room and I to a different power outlet which originally had a big wall brick on it but once I had this issue (that almost seemed like a power issue), I removed the power block and ran my pc through the surge protected boards I've always used.
Issues persisted.
Today, I reinstalled windows. The issue still persists.
OH something to mention, some people reported a dying cmos battery may have been the cause. I've replaced that (which was a pain in the butt) and it's still doing this.
(I've also ruled out heat as I monitored it several times and nothing got over 50 degrees C even while rendering out an after effects video.
So, my thoughts are going down to mother oard, power supply, power boards having constant power issues or some reported dead ram.
(It does keep resetting my XMP profile button on the motherboard.)
Heres my specs:
i7 7820X No overclock
MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
(8 sticks) 64GB (total) of Corsair 3200mhz RGB ram (just realised cpuz is showing 48gb so it might be the ram)
ACTUALLY, CPUZ is showing that in the "spd" tab, you can select each slot separately, slot 3-8 is completely blank and slot 1-2 are both 8GB each. This doesn't make any sense?
MSI 1080TI Gaming X 11G Graphics Card
Liquid cooled
Rm850x corsair psu
What do you guys think?
EDIT: Reseated all of my ram 2 by 2. None of them had issues and couz showed 64gb afterwards with and without xmp. Very strange.
Since, I've reset the bios to defaults again and it's still locking up and turning off randomly. I did however find a method to test it.
I watched a movie last night while streaming the movie from my pc to our roku in theiving room via plex. It couldn't get 20mons without shutting off my pc without fail. Using this to test issues and running a movie. Still no idea what's happening.
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