PC specs:
PSU: bequiet Pure Power 10 80+ Silver 400W
Motherboard: Gigabyte B560m Aorus Elite
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 2x8GB DDR4 F4-3200C16D-16GVKB
CPU: i3-10100f
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1060 Windforce OC 3GB (requires 6-pin pcie cable)
WiFi: Gigabyte GC-WAX200 PCI-e
OS: Windows 10 21H2
Hello everyone. I've rarely had to address to forums to find a solution or hear thoughts, but this is the most peculiar, dumbfounding issue I've ever came across, so I'd greatly appreciate your thoughts.
I had to exchange PSUs between 2 of my PCs, so I've put the bequiet mentioned above on the system mentioned above. Immediately after doing so, this system started exhibiting this weird behavior. Once I shutdown Windows or put Windows to sleep, the PC won't turn on or wake from sleep. It just doesn't respond to any button. I have to turn the PSU power switch to OFF, wait a few seconds for the capacitors to discharge, turn the PSU switch to ON and then I'm able to turn my computer on again. I've noticed that immediately after completing shutting down (or suspend), the power meter on the wall/socket momentarily reads zero watts and then it climbs to 2.6 watts (I have no idea if this info is of any help or relevant). Also for some reason it "resets" my keyboard, and by that I mean that while on a normal shutdown the keyboard's backlight turns off, when this problem is present, the keyboard's backlight turns momentarily off but then it turns on on its own.
Now I know what you are about to scream, "Dude, it's obvious, it's the PSU", but hear me out. The computer is running perfectly fine once it's on. I can stress test it with Prime95, I can play games, no issues, I can have it all day long running and doing stuff and I don't remember ever drawing more than 260 watts from the wall. It only does this weird thing when shutting down or putting Windows to sleep. Another thing that needs to be taken into account is that If I remove the pcie wifi card, the computer stops exhibiting the issue. So, If I had this PSU from the start, and one I bought and put this wifi card in, one would just as easily assume that it is obviously the card the issue. Another thing that needs to be taken into account is that if I replace my GTX 1060 with a GTX 750 Ti that does not require a 6-pin pcie cable, the computer stops exhibiting this weird behavior. So, if I had the GTX 750 Ti from the beginning and one day I upgraded to a GTX 1060, one could just as easily assume that the new GPU is the source of the problem. Another thing that needs to be taken into account is that, as long as my computer is still at room temperature, it does not exhibit the problem. As soon as it reaches operating temperature, even idle temperature, the problem reappears. And lastly, another thing that needs to be taken into account is that if I replace my GTX 1060 with an identical GTX 1060 model, the problem is still there. If I disable XMP, it does not help in any way.
So, by removing the pcie wifi card, the issue is gone. By replacing the gpu with one that does not need a 6-pin pcie cable, the problem is also gone. If i turn the computer on and turn it off while it is still at room temperature, the problem does not happen. What do you guys think is actually happening with my computer? Why does it do this? I wouldn't mind some in depth thoughts. My speculation is that for some reason, something triggers some of the PSU's protections and this is why it requires power cycle; to reset the protection. But is the PSU faulty, and it triggers when it shouldn't? Is some other component faulty and causing the PSU's protections to trigger? Do motherboards have protections that make them lock up and require power cycle to reset? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this riddle.
PSU: bequiet Pure Power 10 80+ Silver 400W
Motherboard: Gigabyte B560m Aorus Elite
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 2x8GB DDR4 F4-3200C16D-16GVKB
CPU: i3-10100f
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1060 Windforce OC 3GB (requires 6-pin pcie cable)
WiFi: Gigabyte GC-WAX200 PCI-e
OS: Windows 10 21H2
Hello everyone. I've rarely had to address to forums to find a solution or hear thoughts, but this is the most peculiar, dumbfounding issue I've ever came across, so I'd greatly appreciate your thoughts.
I had to exchange PSUs between 2 of my PCs, so I've put the bequiet mentioned above on the system mentioned above. Immediately after doing so, this system started exhibiting this weird behavior. Once I shutdown Windows or put Windows to sleep, the PC won't turn on or wake from sleep. It just doesn't respond to any button. I have to turn the PSU power switch to OFF, wait a few seconds for the capacitors to discharge, turn the PSU switch to ON and then I'm able to turn my computer on again. I've noticed that immediately after completing shutting down (or suspend), the power meter on the wall/socket momentarily reads zero watts and then it climbs to 2.6 watts (I have no idea if this info is of any help or relevant). Also for some reason it "resets" my keyboard, and by that I mean that while on a normal shutdown the keyboard's backlight turns off, when this problem is present, the keyboard's backlight turns momentarily off but then it turns on on its own.
Now I know what you are about to scream, "Dude, it's obvious, it's the PSU", but hear me out. The computer is running perfectly fine once it's on. I can stress test it with Prime95, I can play games, no issues, I can have it all day long running and doing stuff and I don't remember ever drawing more than 260 watts from the wall. It only does this weird thing when shutting down or putting Windows to sleep. Another thing that needs to be taken into account is that If I remove the pcie wifi card, the computer stops exhibiting the issue. So, If I had this PSU from the start, and one I bought and put this wifi card in, one would just as easily assume that it is obviously the card the issue. Another thing that needs to be taken into account is that if I replace my GTX 1060 with a GTX 750 Ti that does not require a 6-pin pcie cable, the computer stops exhibiting this weird behavior. So, if I had the GTX 750 Ti from the beginning and one day I upgraded to a GTX 1060, one could just as easily assume that the new GPU is the source of the problem. Another thing that needs to be taken into account is that, as long as my computer is still at room temperature, it does not exhibit the problem. As soon as it reaches operating temperature, even idle temperature, the problem reappears. And lastly, another thing that needs to be taken into account is that if I replace my GTX 1060 with an identical GTX 1060 model, the problem is still there. If I disable XMP, it does not help in any way.
So, by removing the pcie wifi card, the issue is gone. By replacing the gpu with one that does not need a 6-pin pcie cable, the problem is also gone. If i turn the computer on and turn it off while it is still at room temperature, the problem does not happen. What do you guys think is actually happening with my computer? Why does it do this? I wouldn't mind some in depth thoughts. My speculation is that for some reason, something triggers some of the PSU's protections and this is why it requires power cycle; to reset the protection. But is the PSU faulty, and it triggers when it shouldn't? Is some other component faulty and causing the PSU's protections to trigger? Do motherboards have protections that make them lock up and require power cycle to reset? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this riddle.
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