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thank you! PSU seems to have been the issue. apparently i should've considered upgrading it as well. it is ok with powering graphics card but once i add one or more HDDs, the load when it tries to start the installation process must cause something to be out of spec and system powers down and...

i cannot install os at all; can't get that far. win 10 logo screen appears, animated dots start spinning and then within 10-20 sec computer shuts down and powers back up. yes, i've done every troubleshooting step i can think of before suspecting mobo, except 1) moving the video card to a...

admittedly i hadn't given the psu much thought bc when i purchased the existing one years ago it was state of the art and received rave reviews. it has been working 24/7/365 for quite literally years but nowhere near at 1000W. that being said, could it be the cause of my issue? if it is, then...

[cross-posted in PSU forum] i just completed a new build: motherboard: ASUS Maximus XI Code (BIOS updated to 1302) processor: Intel Core i9-9900K memory: 64gb (4x16) Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 3200 MHz DDR4 DRAM SSD: XPG SX8200 Pro 2TB NVMe Gen3x4 M.2 video card: ASUS ROG-STRIX-RX580-O8G...

i just completed a new build: motherboard: ASUS Maximus XI Code (BIOS updated to 1302) processor: Intel Core i9-9900K memory: 64gb (4x16) Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 3200 MHz DDR4 DRAM SSD: XPG SX8200 Pro 2TB NVMe Gen3x4 M.2 video card: ASUS...