Ok finally gonna sort this problem

a standard call out pc repair man wouldnt have a clue i don't think, im an almost fully trained one myself (comptia A+) sadly i don't have facilities/spare parts to test and swap in and out with to route the problem :(
 
A few people have mentioned about USB's. You never responded. Have you tried booting with only the Keyboard, Mouse, Power and monitor connected. All extensions, external drives etc are removed?

Also are there any expansion cards in any of the pci slots? Tv card or extra usb maybe?
 
Oh sorry thought i answered that, ok it basically doesnt work even with minimum hardware plugged in, i mean its booted at the moment, has been on for like 120 hours or something perfectly stable, mostly been brutalized by solid gaming since i booted it, has about 12 usb's in atm but they dont affect its boot at all, have tried it at bare basics, PSU, mobo, 1 ram stick, cpu and no video card to try and get a basic post using the lcd poster screen, doesnt affect it and still wont boot until i reseat cpu :s
 
belial8321 said:
Oh sorry thought i answered that, ok it basically doesnt work even with minimum hardware plugged in, i mean its booted at the moment, has been on for like 120 hours or something perfectly stable, mostly been brutalized by solid gaming since i booted it, has about 12 usb's in atm but they dont affect its boot at all, have tried it at bare basics, PSU, mobo, 1 ram stick, cpu and no video card to try and get a basic post using the lcd poster screen, doesnt affect it and still wont boot until i reseat cpu :s
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Post your PSU voltages under OCCT load after 5 minutes.
 
I'm on Linux again atm, so I can't view the app. I seem to recall it is fairly obvious/simple to find in the configuration (to add extra voltage outputs), and you just need to click one of the UI tabs to show the voltage info at run-time.
 
ohh, OCCT shows voltages?
Cool, i shall do this asap as i have to go out now, thanks for help, check back here later and i will post results
 
Have you checked the motherboard mounting for shorts? ATX boards like yours should have nine standoffs behind the board and 9 screws. Any more and there could be problems. Perhaps you could try building the system outside of the case.
 
alexhull24 said:
Have you checked the motherboard mounting for shorts? ATX boards like yours should have nine standoffs behind the board and 9 screws. Any more and there could be problems. Perhaps you could try building the system outside of the case.
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I was going to suggest this. However, surely it wouldn't boot sometimes, and after reseating components. If it was shorting all those months I'd imagine it would have done some damage.

Reading his posts, he doesn't strike me as someone who wouldn't bother with standoffs. Certification in being a computer techie etc.
 
Buchanan0204 said:
I was going to suggest this. However, surely it wouldn't boot sometimes, and after reseating components. If it was shorting all those months I'd imagine it would have done some damage.

Reading his posts, he doesn't strike me as someone who wouldn't bother with standoffs. Certification in being a computer techie etc.
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Agreed, so I think it is either the motherboard, or the PSU is often incapable of providing sufficient voltage at cold-boot. So it will be interesting to see the voltages under heavy load from OCCT.
 
I don't disagree, but I do believe it's worth trying before binning the board, that's all. We all make mistakes sometimes. I still do silly things when building PCs from time to time, even though I've built many before.
 
I have checked all over for shorts, yes i do have standoffs :P hehe
I built it on the motherboard box on several occasions, same problem still occurs, even after having checked the whole thing over for damage and shorts, i've even been over it with a maginifying glass, in case its something really dumb, like a tiny screw caught between capacitors that i dropped there or something, i will do the OCCT thing when i get back from work, thanks for the help
 
belial8321 said:
I have checked all over for shorts, yes i do have standoffs :P hehe
I built it on the motherboard box on several occasions, same problem still occurs, even after having checked the whole thing over for damage and shorts, i've even been over it with a maginifying glass, in case its something really dumb, like a tiny screw caught between capacitors that i dropped there or something, i will do the OCCT thing when i get back from work, thanks for the help
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Just to clarify, you have tried with it with a 600W OCZ and an OcUK Crusade?
 
Guys if i can take my entire pc into oc uk, reckon they can sort it out for me, to save rmaing, as i cant be without it xD
 
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