Hi all
I'm a complete newbie to the forum - so hello, and thanks so much in advance for anything you can help me with!
First, specs:
I thought the GPU might to be to blame - but a replacement has the same issue. This boils down to me to either the mobo or the CPU - unfortunately I don't have similar socket replacements to try these out.
Any advice you can give me - no matter how obvious - would be really appreciated. Please ask away if you have any questions!
Thanks
J
I'm a complete newbie to the forum - so hello, and thanks so much in advance for anything you can help me with!
First, specs:
- Intel i7-7700k
- ASUS STRIX GAMING Z270F Mobo
- 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Venegance LPX DDR4 3200 (XMP Profile enabled via ASUS BIOS)
- STRIX GTX 1080 Ti
- Thermaltake 750w
- 3 SSDs (one NVMe) plus one HDD; no CD/DVD
- All fan cooled (CPU is after-market Arctic Freezer; case has 3 140mm intakes, and 4 120mm outtakes)
- I've had this setup for a while - the last hardware change was installing the NVMe about 6 months ago. At no point since have I put my hands in the case.
- It's worked fine without any issues/quirks up until Sunday morning. On Sunday, I booted as usual to a POST recovery message - the usual "Press F1 to recover BIOS settings".
- I run through, updated the clock, put XMP back on, adjusted fan profiles and I was on my merry way. Used the system for the full day (including a restart and shut down) with no issues.
- On Sunday night I shut down and switched everything off at the mains. Yesterday, I had to go through the same POST/settings/reboot sequence ahead of a full day as usual.
- Last night I switched off at the mains again; this morning it's extra weird: pressing the power button switches the system on for about a second, it then completely powers off, then a couple of seconds later powers back up and starts normal boot process.
- Unfortunately though it stops there - I get nothing on the display (not even the BIOS message), and the DRAM LED is lit solid orange.
- That's where I'm at now.
- Disconnecting and reconnecting all cables.
- Battery replacement and CMOS jumper reset.
- 1 RAM stick at a time (alternated), and in each of the four slots (the DRAM LED prompted this).
- Removing and re-seating GPU.
- Replacing GPU and PSU with spares (GTX 1070 / Corsair 650w) - both working in another PC.
- Updating the BIOS (one one of the occasions I did manage to get in - using the Internet option through the BIOS itself. It loaded up fine after this).
I thought the GPU might to be to blame - but a replacement has the same issue. This boils down to me to either the mobo or the CPU - unfortunately I don't have similar socket replacements to try these out.
Any advice you can give me - no matter how obvious - would be really appreciated. Please ask away if you have any questions!
Thanks
J