Help on new build in London E1

EZCocos

EZCocos

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My son build I guess a Gaming PC and has now left. After many months, I plugged in the PC but it is constantly rebooting without even loading the bios I think.

The build is as follow:
Processor 4th Generation Intel Core™ i7 4790K 4.0GHz Socket LGA1150
Mother Board Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO Z97 Socket 1150 VGA DVI HDMI 8-ch audio ATX Motherboard
Graphical Processor Unit GeForce GTX 780 3GB PCI-Express 3.0 HDMI DirectCU II
RAM Corsair 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Vengeance Memory
Disk SSD Crucial 512GB M550 SATA 2.5\" Internal Solid State Drive
Disk HDD Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB 6GB/S Internal SATA Drive [PC]
Cooler/Fan Corsair Hydro H110 Liquid Cooling System
Case NZXT Phantom 410 Black Performance Mid Tower Case with 2x120mm & 1x140mm Fans US
Power Suply Unit CORSAIR ENTHUSIAST SERIES RM850 MODULAR 80+ GOLD 850w PSU

Can someone help me to fix it?

Honestly, the best would be if someone could have a look at it. I am based in London E1 (near Mile End).
Many thanks in advance,
EZ
 
Hey!!!! Many thanks so much all!!! It works!!!!

I removed everything even monitor, GPU (to access the battery)...

Then I ran everywhere in London to find a LR 2032 battery on a Sunday, since it's been since 06/2014 we did this built and most of the time stayed in its cartoon. My son starting already to abandon his father at this time :)...

I don't know what it did since I don't have a monitor, but at least it stayed on for a much longer than usual... Plus, last time it shutdown on me while installing Windows 10. So no idea what's its state is now...

Now I need to run before other half abandon me either... but I will later start putting back everything starting by monitor, keyboard and mouse...

Big thanks already for now...

EZ
 
I'm afraid I don't have good news.

I put back GPU and plugged keyboard and mouse.

It started without rebooting but the monitor could not detect any signal. I tried different cables white and blue, and tried different options on the monitor Displayport, D-Sub, DVI... none worked.

Worse, after a few minutes the computer started again to reboot as before. I reset the computer on the button at the back (near usb's). It started fine but after a few minutes re-started again in continuous reboots not even loading the bios... :(

So now no screen and still reboots...

Many thanks in advance for your help.
EZ
 
Awesome! It works...

Don't know if it is normal but it has always done this: At start after 2 seconds, the computer stops completely and then restarts and stays on normally.

Now the BIOS prompt has appeared and I could enter the BIOS configuration. It's now 5-10 mn and still on normally...

Is the problem the GPU? This is the most expensive thing we have ever bought!!!!!

Please let me know next steps, I have no idea how to configure this BIOS... knowing that I might have to boot on a USB stick since the computer shutdown last time in the middle of windows 10 installation... I appreciated very much.... )(*!"£$&!&$""£$!!!

Now I will shutdown everything including myself to bed before I kill everything... :)

Thanks again, I'm learning a lot and will resume your suggested next steps tomorrow...
EZ
 
I have now updated the BIOS to the latest version for windows 10.

The computer is perfectly working... and asking me to reinstall windows 10.

Is there other settings for the BIOS? Should I go ahead and reinstall Windows 10?
 
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Haya!!!
Windows 10 installed with updates... Computer stable with no reboot. Not even the micro reboot that used to be.

I have though a slight issue with the gaming mouse not recognized by the system: CSL - SM800 Optical Gaming Mouse | 3500 dpi sampling rate

I have to re-plug it for it to work. Is there something I can do besides changing mouse? Manufacturer is claiming no driver necessary...

Now I guess there is the other GPU issue... what's should I do with this one???

Many thanks in advance
EZ
 
I have switched between keyboard and mouse (2 usb2 black) and now the mouse seems to be recognized fine. Could someone explain why switching worked?

Otherwise, the issue solved with BaroUK2 was that with the GPU in there was no signal to the monitor. So I removed the GPU.

But now re-reading BaroUK2, I understand I might have been the dumbest person ever... Since I kept plugging the monitor onto the motherboard while GPU installed. Checking the GPU card I can see monitor connectors which would make sense I plug the monitor there instead... Is that correct?

Should I re-install GPU and plug the monitor on it now instead? I have the feeling I will feel stupid with the answer. :) Jeeez!!!!

EZ
 
Last time I checked there were no yellow warning symbols in device manager. Is it OK to leave it on usb2 since it works after the switching?

More importantly, when I installed the GPU the computer entered again the continual rebooting mode. BIOS not even loading I think.

I did not tried the blue usb plugs and now computer is not booting anymore.

What can I do for this issue?
EZ
 
Here are 2 pictures of how it is:
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Hi All,
After many attempts it seems the computer is working.

In summary I managed to update the GPU driver when rarely the computer was on for long enough. Then with still those abrupt reboots, I put the GPU in a different slot and use different pci-e cables. It is now a couple of hours it is working without rebooting. I will keep monitoring...

Something else I did was to change the mouse which kept colliding with the system...????

However, I am quite frustrated, because I don't really know what was the problem and even if the problem is solved. Why changing slots and/or cables could possibly solve the problem?

Many thanks anyway, I hope this works...
EZ
 
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The computer still reboots randomly and I can't test the GPU on another computer. And I don't know what else to do besides trashing this GPU card which has cost me a fortune.

Does anyone know a good quality computer shop in London to have a look at it? Or someone willing to have a look at it?
Thanks,
EZ
 
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