Help problem solving PC that won't boot please

I like your summary to @orbitalwalsh, better than I could have put it.
The more I think about it the more I prefer more open space in the case, if I ever need to reach cables etc when troubleshooting again. It was a struggle to get at the memory due to the cpu cooler and the SATA due to the large graphics card. So I like the idea of the shorter 1050.
What cooler would the i5 9600k require?

Any of the 3 mobo/cpu pairs you have mentioned plus a 1050 presumably means a less powerful PSU is required, how do I work out wattage?

You ask what I am happy spending, well I would rather not spend at all but where I have to spend I prefer good quality and potential longevity over saving money.
 
Display port versus HDMI, I always thought display port offered higher refresh rates or is that dependent on the graphics available?
The 1030 doesn't have display port, the Gigabyte mobo doesn't either, the Asus mobo does. I have a display port cable running inside the desk leg from the monitor to the PC case on he floor. I can get this changed with help if needs be.

It seems worth going for the Intel just to have on board graphics as a backup (or 2400 with iGPU and less processor power).

Is the 9600k mobo choice just between those two boards? Nothing between the two in price with a display port by any chance?

What about PSU, should I swap it as well and keep the old one as a spare?

I know it's starting to look like a new system now but given in the 90s I changed every 18 months and up until the last build every 3 years it's not so bad changing after 4.5 years.
 
Thanks for the PSU options.

That 1050Ti looks perfect :)

Re CPU cooler, I would like smaller if possible and less complicated fan setup, those alpenfohn clips are impossible to fit in at the bottom when the heatsink is in place. An all in one heatsink/fan would be good for me as long as it did the job.
 
I would keep the old PSU as a backup/spare.

I won't sell the 980Ti but offer it to my nephew and if he doesn't want it keep it also as a spare fro testing.

As always when I get going, I am spending far more than I need to to resolve the issue.
 
Yes I like the look of that cooler, the fan looks easier to clip on, it being on top not on the side.

I have 5 items in my basket coming to 99p short of £600 so I will leave the memory for another day and PSU only if reqd.

That isn't final on my basket but it contains that cooler, the last Gig mobo you posted, the Gig1050 you posted, the 9600k and an HDMI cable, just to give me an idea, I will hold off ordering until tomorrow around 14:00.
 
Plec said:
you could buy a single PSU to test and return, in good faith, if it wasn't the issue
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I wasn't ignoring this point you have well made. I have now got interested in putting the new kit together now though (OK it's not as exciting as the last build but still), it seems you can't get rid of that particular bug after 25 years of building my own PCs :)
It should also do for a few years, with a memory (and PSU) change if needed before that.

I looked at AIO but that simple cooler will do me.

Also I may sleep on it and change my mind completely tomorrow.
 
Can I just add that when we upgraded the bios, the pattern of the failure changed, I know we aren't getting to the bios window but it just feels more like a motherboard failure than PSU to me, although I bow to your superior experience in these matters.

Also £200 of that basket isn't necessary, I just want to reduce space in the case to make my life easier.

Anyway I am off until tomorrow now.

Thank you again so much for all the time you have spent on me and this problem :)
 
I haven't got a new battery, didn't get around to ordering one when I found my wife's scales had the same size, it wasn't lithium but thought it would do.

The motherboard hasn't been plugged in to the PSU since yesterday, I have taken the battery out and will try again in 20 mins or so.

I too have been going through the thread and revisited this:
Plec said:
i5 9600K retail longer guarantee (internal GPU), Gigabyte entry level motherboard as you have no intention of clocking (UK RMA and great representation on forums) - you use your current memory and the on board GPU:
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So I think I will take the 1050 out of the basket and go with the onboard grahics. After all I always have the 980 to fall back on and could order a 1050 anytime.
 
Plec said:
Sounds like a plan - but forgot to stress that 4k HDMI output on the CPU is limited to 24Hz - Clicky and it's 60Hz using DP.
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So if I went for the ASUS Prime Z390-P Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard (one of your options) which has an external DP connector, instead of the Gig in my basket, (I don't see one on the Gig) then I would get 60Hz from onboard and still wouldn't need the 1050. I also have a DP cable running from monitor to floor already. Am I reading this correctly?
 
No joy following the nearly 30 mins of no battery no cables to mobo and definite CMOS reset. Still getting 00 on the onboard LED. I didn't put the graphics card on again but would expect to see the pre and post memory and cpu test codes on the LED.
 
I missed the MSI in your post yesterday, I see although it is £30 dearer than the ASUS it also has onboard wifi/ bluetooth. I think the bluetooth could be handy I have a fairly expensive but very comfortable pair of Sennheiser bluetooth headphones I could use instead of the £15 USB headphones I have been using. :)

I think I prefer the MSI, just need to check current PSU has the extra 4 pin power that mobo requires, by check I mean I need to find the modular cables, the current setup with the X99 only needed the 1x24pin and 1x8pin power.
 
Thanks for that, I like the dearer MSI board with the wifi/bluetooth. I have also been playing with the Alpenfohn fan/heatsink and clips. The instructions concentrate on the thermal paste and heatsink attachment not on the clips. I think I may have had the clips back to front making it harder to attach the fan.
So here is my simplified basket.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £430.08 (includes shipping: £11.10)​
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Plec said:
On the PSU output slots does it have a second CPU 8 pin (4+4) slot?
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I have just found the original PSU box with cables and small leaflet. Yes is the answer, 1xATX 24pin and 2x EPS12v 4+4 pin which are labelled cpu1 and cpu2 on the PSU itself. So I should be good to go with the simpler basket above.
 
Yes, I do hope I have made the right choice and it's not the PSU.

I will place the order above I think.

In this exceptional case I guess it would be best to try the new mobo/cpu out of the case first wouldn't it, and then before going beyond the bios install in the case and reinstall windows as an upgrade. What do you think?
 
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