Hi
I have a machine built a few years ago to pretty much the following spec:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 750GB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (WD7500AZEX) £67.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £39.95
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £37.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £29.18
Total : £821.04 (includes shipping : FREE).
For some time now the MB (I'm fairly sure) has been a bit temperamental and the m/c will just cut out occasionally (sometimes two or three times in an evening, other times it will go for days being fine). Also, sometimes it's completely dead and I have to literally 'smack' the case, when it will suddenly fire back up.
I've taken it apart, taken the MB out, put it all back together, but it doesn't help.
Currently, it is now refusing to boot fully at all. It fires and fans spin for a second or two, then dies for a couple of seconds, re-starts and all fans start spinning, but it doesn't enter the full boot phase, there are no beeps and no power to the mouse or keyboard.
I've tried lots to get it started again, but no joy. Someone suggested clearing the BIOS (shorting the pins), but that hasn't helped either.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Replacing the motherboard may be the obvious option - see my other thread!
Thanks
I have a machine built a few years ago to pretty much the following spec:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 750GB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (WD7500AZEX) £67.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £39.95
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £37.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £29.18
Total : £821.04 (includes shipping : FREE).
For some time now the MB (I'm fairly sure) has been a bit temperamental and the m/c will just cut out occasionally (sometimes two or three times in an evening, other times it will go for days being fine). Also, sometimes it's completely dead and I have to literally 'smack' the case, when it will suddenly fire back up.
I've taken it apart, taken the MB out, put it all back together, but it doesn't help.
Currently, it is now refusing to boot fully at all. It fires and fans spin for a second or two, then dies for a couple of seconds, re-starts and all fans start spinning, but it doesn't enter the full boot phase, there are no beeps and no power to the mouse or keyboard.
I've tried lots to get it started again, but no joy. Someone suggested clearing the BIOS (shorting the pins), but that hasn't helped either.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Replacing the motherboard may be the obvious option - see my other thread!
Thanks
