I recently purchased all the components to build my first gaming PC. After getting everything hooked up I turned on the PC and it worked like a charm. For two hours I played video games, downloaded things and was able to use the PC. Then randomly in the middle of me using it, it shut off. The PC would no longer turn on when I pressed the power button.
I immediately thought that there may be an issue with my PSU. I unplugged all cords and plugged them in again, still nothing. Finally, after tinkering for a while I noticed if I unplugged my Graphics Card from the PSU the PC would turn on (all fans began running and LEDS turned on). When I plugged in the GPU to the PSU the system immediately shutdown again.
These parts are all brand new so I am looking for help diagnosing whether this is a Graphics Card, Power Supply, Motherboard, etc... issue. I am brand new to PC building so I may need a very simple explanation if possible.
Thank You!
Edit:
Just realized that I didn't include the specs of the build, which are probably necessary to help diagnose.
CPU: Amd Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Motherboard: Asus B540 AMD Ryzen 2
Power Supply: EVGA 600BQ Bronze 600w
Graphics Card: MSI VGA Graphix Cards RX 580 Armor
RAM: Ballistix Sport LT 8GB
Storage: Seagate Barracude 1TB Hardrive and ADATA SU800 SSD 128GB
I immediately thought that there may be an issue with my PSU. I unplugged all cords and plugged them in again, still nothing. Finally, after tinkering for a while I noticed if I unplugged my Graphics Card from the PSU the PC would turn on (all fans began running and LEDS turned on). When I plugged in the GPU to the PSU the system immediately shutdown again.
These parts are all brand new so I am looking for help diagnosing whether this is a Graphics Card, Power Supply, Motherboard, etc... issue. I am brand new to PC building so I may need a very simple explanation if possible.
Thank You!
Edit:
Just realized that I didn't include the specs of the build, which are probably necessary to help diagnose.
CPU: Amd Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Motherboard: Asus B540 AMD Ryzen 2
Power Supply: EVGA 600BQ Bronze 600w
Graphics Card: MSI VGA Graphix Cards RX 580 Armor
RAM: Ballistix Sport LT 8GB
Storage: Seagate Barracude 1TB Hardrive and ADATA SU800 SSD 128GB
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