Yesterday I assembled my new rig. i5 2500K with an Asus P8P67 motherboard. I've done a slight processor overclock (4.0GHz) but no other tampering. There were no initial problems and everything was stable, including massive file transfers and gaming (The Witcher 2). Two times today I got a POST message saying that the CPU Fan had failed which caused a reboot. I went into BIOS and saw that temperatures were normal and that the CPU Fan was indeed spinning as it should. I figured it was a glitch. I went into Windows and used the computer for hours. The next time I booted, the error message appeared again, only that this time after the reboot the system wouldn't start at all. No POST, no nothing.
When I press the power switch there is a very small sound of... something. I only hear this when the case is fully open and I pay attention. I figure it's a normal part of the startup. The memory LED flashes red for just an instant, and then nothing. It's all dead. The fans don't start spinning, the screen won't show anything, I never get to POST. If I push the power switch again I don't even get the memory LED flashing or the small sound, it's just completely dead. If I pull the power cord and wait a while, It'll go back to producing the sound and the LED flashes again, once. When the cord is connected to the PSU, the standby LED is a constant green, indicating that the mobo has power.
I would be very surprised if it's a case of an overheated CPU. The system never crashed this morning, I closed it down myself. If the processor was overheated, the system would've crashed, right? For cooling, I'm using a Thermaltake True Spirit. The temperatures were normal (~40C) in both BIOS and right after an intensive task like gaming.
BIOS has been flashed to version 1850 (a beta driver) and there has been a single crash, when testing a WEI score. After the crash, WEI score was successfully tested twice, both with the small overclock and without. The PSU is a pretty old Antec Earthwatts 500W.
What do you think is the problem? Is there some way to rule out the PSU or CPU or mobo without getting extra parts? This is all very frustrating, and I'd be very thankful for your help.
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-ViRGE
When I press the power switch there is a very small sound of... something. I only hear this when the case is fully open and I pay attention. I figure it's a normal part of the startup. The memory LED flashes red for just an instant, and then nothing. It's all dead. The fans don't start spinning, the screen won't show anything, I never get to POST. If I push the power switch again I don't even get the memory LED flashing or the small sound, it's just completely dead. If I pull the power cord and wait a while, It'll go back to producing the sound and the LED flashes again, once. When the cord is connected to the PSU, the standby LED is a constant green, indicating that the mobo has power.
I would be very surprised if it's a case of an overheated CPU. The system never crashed this morning, I closed it down myself. If the processor was overheated, the system would've crashed, right? For cooling, I'm using a Thermaltake True Spirit. The temperatures were normal (~40C) in both BIOS and right after an intensive task like gaming.
BIOS has been flashed to version 1850 (a beta driver) and there has been a single crash, when testing a WEI score. After the crash, WEI score was successfully tested twice, both with the small overclock and without. The PSU is a pretty old Antec Earthwatts 500W.
What do you think is the problem? Is there some way to rule out the PSU or CPU or mobo without getting extra parts? This is all very frustrating, and I'd be very thankful for your help.
Moved to Computer Help from Mobos
-ViRGE
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