Is my motherboard faulty?

asdfguy · 10 Jun 2024 at 19:50

My PC is refusing to power on. When it does, it shuts down after a few seconds. Once it said "PSU power surge detected". I powered it off and swapped it with a new Seasonic PSU. It's doing the same thing as before. I even swapped out the power cable. There are times when it does power on and stays powered on. I can play demanding games like Alan Wake 2 without any issue whatsoever.

Is my ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE Micro ATX motherboard at fault here?

I cleared the CMOS. Also, when it boots into Windows, it does not power off at all. It's only when I press the power button and while the ASUS logo is showing. But when it gets into Windows boot screen, it works fine.

My PC specs
CPU: Intel 6700K
Ram: Kingston 16gb DDR4
Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE Micro ATX
GPU: Zotac 3060 12GB

Tetras · 10 Jun 2024 at 19:53

I'd pull all your USB devices (and whatever other stuff you have plugged in) and clear the CMOS.

asdfguy · 10 Jun 2024 at 19:56

I have done that. I only have a Logitech mouse and keyboard plugged in.

Update: so I have tried the following:

I pulled out the ram, GPU, case fan, and the CPU, and I powered it on and still did not work, even though the light on the motherboard is lighting up.

I’m guessing the motherboard is faulty.

ATIorNvidia · 10 Jun 2024 at 20:37

Have you tried running the board outside of the PC case?

moppy89 · 10 Jun 2024 at 21:33

asdfguy said:
I have done that. I only have a Logitech mouse and keyboard plugged in.

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Including clearing CMOS?

asdfguy · 10 Jun 2024 at 22:02

yes I cleared the cmos. Also, when it boots into Windows, it does not power off at all. It's only when I press the power button and while the ASUS logo is showing. But when it gets into Windows boot screen, it works fine.

moppy89 · 11 Jun 2024 at 06:10

Is it an NVME drive or sata? I would check that everything is seated correctly and cables fully pushed in.