Losing the will to live.

Kronos · 31 Dec 2022 at 15:38

This has really got me baffled as this PC I am trying to put together will not stay powered on.
It became necessary to replace the motherboard otherwise everything has been running fine.
Bought a Gigabyte X570s UD and a new case, committed a schoolboy error and did not check that the GPU actually fitted the case which it didn't, not a biggy as I can offload the case and have ordered another.
But I thought I would get every ready, windows ETC installed as the case will not be here until next week.
So barebones system on a wooden stool and Windows installed but it will randomly power of, doesn't seem a set time it will just turn itself off.

I have no idea where to look for a solution.

Any thoughts?

Finners · 31 Dec 2022 at 16:02

Anything in the event viewer to point you in a direction?

And what are all the parts? Are they all new?

Thekwango · 31 Dec 2022 at 16:09

cpu cooler mounted properly?
check temps with something like hwinfo?
what is the power supply - can you change it out for another, even temporarily to rule that out?

Tetras · 31 Dec 2022 at 16:10

Tried turning off all low power states (c-states)? I've had this with very old PSUs that can't handle them, but that's usually on an Intel system.

What CPU are you using?

Got XMP / DRAM voltage 'n stuff set up right?

Double checked all the power connectors are firmly seated?

Kronos · 31 Dec 2022 at 16:30

Will look into your suggestions tomorrow folks but I think there may well be a CPU cooler issue, something does not look right.
Thanks all for your suggestions.

Kronos · 1 Jan 2023 at 12:23

Thanks to @Thekwango to pointing out what was blindingly obvious, cooler mounted incorrectly.

Thanks all.