New build constantly restarting, every second or so. What could be causing it?

coops1992 · 28 Apr 2014 at 19:58

Google Ubuntu. They explain how to do it all on there.

Have you actually put everything together and tried to install windows?

OldDevlin · 28 Apr 2014 at 20:04

There is one that doesn't look quite right, to me.

OldDevlin · 28 Apr 2014 at 20:19

Yup...fairly sure one of them is just half a pin.

coops1992 · 28 Apr 2014 at 20:32

Return it

wazza300 · 28 Apr 2014 at 20:33

yeah the tip is bent back in on itself,gonna be hard to straighten without it snapping off

magnifying glass and a fine sewing needle might fix it,or id just rma again,gigabyte will accept rma for bent pins though

that's your issue for sure

OldDevlin · 28 Apr 2014 at 20:47

Thanks guys. Really hoping it's a case of third time lucky!

ukbilleh · 28 Apr 2014 at 23:20

That is seriously unlucky… going for the same again?

OldDevlin · 29 Apr 2014 at 11:24

Aye, getting really frustrated now.
This means I'm going to be waiting another week for a replacement, and after this weekend, I'll rarely be coming home. I was hoping to take the new system with me.
I paid the best part of £700 (more than, if you include the PSU I needlessly bought, just in case it was a PSU problem), have already gone through the hassle of arranging returns, driving to the UPS Access Point to send the faulty board back, and making sure there would be somebody home for the replacement to be delivered. More than two weeks after placing the order, I still haven't got a working system.

wazza300 · 29 Apr 2014 at 12:04

I feel a bit guilty about recommending a psu,you should have returned it for a refund

OldDevlin · 29 Apr 2014 at 12:11

No need at all Wazza, it was worth it, just to make sure. Plus, it was probably time for a new PSU anyway

wazza300 · 29 Apr 2014 at 12:21

just stick with it,you'll soon be up and running

OldDevlin · 29 Apr 2014 at 18:44

Thanks Wazza

With the way my luck's been, when it comes to the motherboard, I'm going to have to pick it up at a bricks and mortar place. I can't afford to spend more time sending stuff back and to. At least this way, I can exchange it on the day if my luck continues

OldDevlin · 1 May 2014 at 19:55

I bought another motherboard today (stuck with the Z87 D3HP) and so far, so good!
Haven't built the whole system yet, but the dreaded problems getting into the BIOS and constant system restarts, aren't an issue anymore, and RAM is working in all 4 slots.
3rd time lucky? I hope so!

OldDevlin · 2 May 2014 at 10:23

Everything's up and running without a glitch, motherboard number 3 did the trick.
Thanks for all the help guys

Canary Wundaboy · 2 May 2014 at 10:32

Glad to hear it.

BaDBoY_uK · 2 May 2014 at 11:22

Wow long thread but glad it's sorted for you. Nothing worse than a rig refusing to start after the work of putting it together

OldDevlin · 2 May 2014 at 19:29

Thanks guys

Faulty motherboards aside, I'm surprised at just how easy it was to build it once I had healthy components.

UTmaniac · 2 May 2014 at 20:12

Was that half pin not on the cpu? If so, I'm surprised all is well on a different motherboard!

Maybe things have moved on since my 2007 system and the pins are on the motherboard socket.

OldDevlin · 2 May 2014 at 20:16

Heh heh, yup, it was most definitely on the motherboard