PC Not booting to POST, Errors on DRAM, CPU and VGA

[negzersqu]

when I boot up my computer today, my computer would not boot up… it booted, but there was no display output or usb power. when I put a little research into it, I figured out that my computer was booting into POST and then stopping for some reason and then booting into it all over again. I thought my power supply was faulty at first, however checking it with the multimeter proves that it is working properly.
when I turn on my computer, the CPU fan will start very quickly, and then over the next few seconds it will start for a few seconds and then stop for a few seconds, signifying I guess it was going into POST, however post detected something wrong and then halted and kept restarting over and over again. looking at the error LEDs on my motherboard shows that my VRAM, CPU, and VGA are all having errors (blinking very quickly every couple seconds) which seems highly unlikely because I’ve use this PC in the past 24 hours, and it worked perfectly. not to mention it seems like the ram error light has always been on, while the pc was working properly.
everything in my PC is plugged into a surge protector, and I’m pretty sure I didn’t sleep through a thunderstorm last night, so i honestly don’t know what is up with it. is the motherboard right? have accidentally seated all of these components improperly? is the motherboard faulty? it’s brand new, built just a few weeks ago, and i’ve never experienced anything like this.
hopefully someone can help me.
here’s my specs:
Asus Prime Z370-A motherboard
MSI NVIDIA GTX 970 graphics card
Intel i5 8600K CPU
16gb (2x8gb) Corsair Vengence LPX DDR4 RAM

thanks in advance.

 

[anotherdrew]

Something is obviously not working right, the problem is what. Start by simplifying. Unplug the power supply and remove everything from the motherboard except 1 RAM stick, CPU, and CPU cooler. Plug it back in and see if it will POST. If so, great! Unplug, add 1 thing, replug and test. Rinse and repeat. At some point it will stop posting (unless it was something that was poorly seated) and what you just added is probably the problem.

If it won't POST with just CPU, CPU cooler, and 1 RAM stick, try a different RAM stick. Still a problem, then it is probably the PSU, MB, or CPU (in that order).

 

[terry4536]

Do you have a case speaker? If not, I would get one. It will help you diagnose the problem.

Try reseating the RAM. Remove the RAM sticks one at a time, clean the contacts, then firmly install the stick (make sure that the lever on the slot goes all of the way up), then repeat for the remaining RAM. Then reboot.

If that doesn't fix the issue, then try one stick of RAM at a time(as above).

Here are a couple of checklists on this topic.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1893016/post-system-boot-video-output-troubleshooting-checklist.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2041564/troubleshoot-boot-display-issue.html

 

[negzersqu]

so when i followed anotherdrew’s answer, unplugging everything except for the bare minimum, i discovered both of my ram worked, however when i went to check if my CPU was seated properly, i found some bent pins. plugging in the case speaker did nothing. picture attached.
by the way, my case is a Corsair Carbide Spec-06, and i plugged in the HD Audio connector. Maybe I plugged in the wrong one?
http://imgur.com/Akx6BXy

 

[anotherdrew]

The bent pins are troubling, but the picture is too blurry to tell how badly bent they are. I think that needs to be addressed.

 

[RBuczynski]

is you have an option to get it on warranty or to somewhere where they will fix this pins, better do so.
Also, the case speaker IS wrongly put. It should be on SPK or SPEAKER pins - in most cases it's right next to pins for power, reset, hdd leds etc. Other option is that this two pins (but spacing for 4) are sitting in one big chunk of pins - also described.
Anyway - case speaker must be put in ground (black pin) and +5V (red pin).

 

[terry4536]

I don't think that you will be able to fix those bent pins. People have had luck using the edge of a credit card to straighten pins.

 

[RBuczynski]

I don't think that you will be able to fix those bent pins. People have had luck using the edge of a credit card to straighten pins.

I've personally tried tailor's pin, but I've got few single ones spreaded throughout the socket.
I've also heard about buying smallest or second smallest (in diameter) needle in drugstore, then cutting it to be flat. They've used it as the way to insert the pin inside the flat end of the needle, and then gently put it back into it's proper position. This require more precision in movements but I think it pays off when it comes to time, cause you need less moves to proper position pin.
However, my recent experience with intel's socket 1150 failed (it did not fixed the problem, but I'm not sure if that was it) to succeed, so use it as last grasp. And definitelly NOT try to fix it, when you at least have option to send it back to manufacturer/store to replace it.

 

[negzersqu]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from negzersqu : "I'm out of options..."

Hey guys,
so, I am completely out of options here. The story is that I built a new PC myself, using parts from my old computer as sort of an upgrade. After building my computer, it worked fine for a good month until eventually it died. After that I tried to troubleshoot it myself, but to no avail. I took it to local computer shop, and when he plugged in, it worked perfectly. I took it home, used it for a good week, and then it died again. After that, I took it to a geek squad at my local Best Buy, they plugged it in, used it, restarted it three or four times, and it still worked perfectly. I took at home, and it still didn’t work. I’m thinking it has something to do with myself, but I guess I haven’t even fully explained the issue yet have I?
The issue, is that my computer will start up, the case RGB lights will turn on, the motherboard LEDs will turn on, all of my fans will work, however my motherboard will not boot past post. It will not output video signals, and my keyboard, who is lights will usually turn on only when the computer is on, Will not turn on. My issue is that I thought it wouldn’t boot past post, so maybe it was an issue with the CPU fan not working as intended, the CPU temperature telling the system to not boot past post, or my ram wasn’t seated properly. The local computer shop that I took it to unbend my CPU pins, confirm that I may need a new fan, and receded my RAM for me. In the case of my most recent attempt to try to fix my computer by taking it to the geek squad, I have tried all three things. Since the computer shop told me to buy a new CPU fan, I did. It worked perfectly for a night, and then when I turned it off to go to bed and woke up the next morning to turn it on it didn’t work. once again, it may be an issue with my set up. Because both times I’ve taken it to a computer shop, it’s worked perfectly for them first time. Maybe it’s just some really shitty luck, but I’m completely out of options here. This is the only computer I own to do homework on, and it hasn’t worked for a good month. I tried really silly things, like even trying different outlet in a different room in my house to see if my outlet in my wall was somehow restricting the computer from booting past post. I plug the only the monitor in, tried it and nothing changed. I don’t know, maybe there’s just something I’m not thinking out here, but what would possibly cause a computer to work one place and not work another?

Specs:
Corsair Carbide Spec-06 Case
Asus Prime Z-370 Motherboatd
MSI GTX 970
Intel i5-8600k CPU
Cooler Master Hyper-212 EVO heatsink
16gb (2x8gb) Corsair Vengance LPX DDR4 RAM

If it doesn't turn on it could be a bad power supply. What do you have in it? It also could be the stages of a GPU failing. I had a old computer that wouldn't come on sometimes and it turned out to be a dying graphics card.

If it doesn't turn on it could be a bad power supply. What do you have in it?

Sorry, lol, i shouldn’t have used words like “died” when i described the symptoms of my PC. It turns on, but the problems are as listed above. It boots into post, doesnt go past it. The power supply has been tested before and works as it should.
Also, i have unplugged the card and tested with onboard graphics and it still doesn’t work.

 

[RBuczynski]

Hey, if you are getting into post and NOT past it, you should be able to see, what is wrong. Protip is disabling fullscreen logo to be able to see, what's wrong. Besides, maybe the disks aren't working propertly or aren't connected propertly?