Hah alright, alright, guys I get it, I shit the bed on the PSU, GREAT DISHONOR UPON MY FAMILY.
Anyways, tested the Diablotek with the PSU power tester (it's a little plastic device that puts the PSU under a constant load and then tells you if it performs normally/stable), it cleared the PSU...
I regretted buying the PSU almost immediately, it was like $50 and had 4 stars on Newegg, I knew better but convinced myself over some brews that "everything would be just fine." I've been meaning to replace it ever since but didn't have any problems and just kept telling myself I'd get around...
Thank you for the replies so far.
I have tried putting the old cooler back on, and have even tried using the stock cooler, none of them make a difference.
I've always been careful to touch the metal case before touching anything else, so I doubt it was static discharge but I can't be...
I don't think I'd be able to get as "far" as I'm getting if it were the CPU (although I don't know, someone correct me if I'm wrong here) so I'm definitely thinking it is MB or PSU.
I definitely can't claim I did an absolutely PERFECT install and didn't somehow accidentally nudge/mar...
I have a mystifying issue here.
Here are my computer specs:
Asus P8Z77 - V Pro
Intel i7 3770k (OC to 4.2ghz, temperatures never rose above ~62C)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670
ADATA S510 series 120G SSD
16G (4x4) Corsair Vengeance (CML16GX3M4X1600C8) RAM
Diablotek 775W PSU
All purchased...
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