Recently my build has been being funky. It worked fine about a week ago before I moved apartments, but upon plugging it in at the new place, I have some issues. After troubleshooting I'm beginning to think its the motherboard that's at fault. I would just like any recommendations or thoughts on if my line of reasoning is sound.
Components:
MOBO - MSI 970A-G46
RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
CPU - AMD FX-8350
GPU - EVGA GTX 980 Reference
PSU - RAIDMAX RX-635AP 635W ATX 12V v2.3
List of troubleshooting:
GPU (because no display)
- tried resetting GPU in slot
- tested current GPU in another machine and it worked
- tested 2 other GPUs in my machine with no luck
Edit: Also tested on multiple displays
PSU
- tested with power supply tester, seemed to be getting consistent power, the numbers didn't look out of the ordinary
RAM
- tested both sticks individually in each RAM slot to see if it was a posting issue, but nothing changed
CMOS
- tried resetting CMOS a couple of times, such as leaving it out for a few minutes then trying again, tried booting with it out, tried leaving CMOS out and PC unplugged overnight, still nothing
HDD/SSD
- didn't really think these would have been the issue anyways, but I tested them on a separate machine and they seemed to be functioning fine.
CPU
- removed CPU and checked pins, I didn't think anything should have been wrong there as there was very little physical movement of the computer as I moved it. Pins were fine, so I replaced CPU in socket and made sure the cooler/fan was working fine.
MOBO
here's where I'm personally thinking the issue lies and here's my reasoning.
-power is running to everything throughout the motherboard (fans, USBs?, GPU, aka anything that has a physical component that I can tell is turning on just from looking and listening)
-usb's are receiving power (though possibly not enough?) I plugged my phone into them and my phone was able to charge through the ports, however my keyboard and mouse that have LEDs don't light up at all.
- ethernet port (which has the LEDs to indicate if it's receiving a signal from the cord) is not lighting up or showing indication that anything is plugged in.
- unfortunately, my mobo doesn't have onboard graphics
- also unplugged and replugged every possible cable where they should be (its been a perfectly functional build for the last 5 years with minor upgrades in the past, so it's not like this is an issue with new hardware).
Thoughts? Any insight is appreciated before I go about buying new components that might not be the issue.
Components:
MOBO - MSI 970A-G46
RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
CPU - AMD FX-8350
GPU - EVGA GTX 980 Reference
PSU - RAIDMAX RX-635AP 635W ATX 12V v2.3
List of troubleshooting:
GPU (because no display)
- tried resetting GPU in slot
- tested current GPU in another machine and it worked
- tested 2 other GPUs in my machine with no luck
Edit: Also tested on multiple displays
PSU
- tested with power supply tester, seemed to be getting consistent power, the numbers didn't look out of the ordinary
RAM
- tested both sticks individually in each RAM slot to see if it was a posting issue, but nothing changed
CMOS
- tried resetting CMOS a couple of times, such as leaving it out for a few minutes then trying again, tried booting with it out, tried leaving CMOS out and PC unplugged overnight, still nothing
HDD/SSD
- didn't really think these would have been the issue anyways, but I tested them on a separate machine and they seemed to be functioning fine.
CPU
- removed CPU and checked pins, I didn't think anything should have been wrong there as there was very little physical movement of the computer as I moved it. Pins were fine, so I replaced CPU in socket and made sure the cooler/fan was working fine.
MOBO
here's where I'm personally thinking the issue lies and here's my reasoning.
-power is running to everything throughout the motherboard (fans, USBs?, GPU, aka anything that has a physical component that I can tell is turning on just from looking and listening)
-usb's are receiving power (though possibly not enough?) I plugged my phone into them and my phone was able to charge through the ports, however my keyboard and mouse that have LEDs don't light up at all.
- ethernet port (which has the LEDs to indicate if it's receiving a signal from the cord) is not lighting up or showing indication that anything is plugged in.
- unfortunately, my mobo doesn't have onboard graphics
- also unplugged and replugged every possible cable where they should be (its been a perfectly functional build for the last 5 years with minor upgrades in the past, so it's not like this is an issue with new hardware).
Thoughts? Any insight is appreciated before I go about buying new components that might not be the issue.