OCZ600SXS powerfull enough to run this rig?

[Training]

I just built a new rig, an asus p7p55d with an 870 I-7. 2 sticks of G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 and a GTX470. The problem is when I turn it on, it does an infinite loop of starting for half a second and stopping. I know a lot of people have had the same problem with this mobo and I would instantly think that was the problem but for some reason sometime I CAN get into windows. It runs just fine when I can actually get it booted up, had it running for a couple days straight with no incident. As soon as I turn it off though I cant restart it. If I unplug the two power pins to the CPU the computer boots right up and stays on, but with them plugged in it does the loop. Im not sure if I should RMA the mobo or upgrade my PSU, I dont think it would run for 2 days straight like that if it were the PSU though.

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

It definitely sounds like the motherboard is the problem.

 

[Training]

Thats what I think for the most part too. I dunno if it makes a difference but my PSU im pretty sure isnt ATX12V 2.0+. Im not sure if the mobo requires that to run stable.

 

[electroju]

I do not know what jumpers you are referring to, so I suggest set all jumpers to their default positions. Then in the BIOS, enable the fail-safe defaults. After you enable the fail-safe defaults, set the speed of the processor. Set the speed of the memory to DDR3-1333 and set timings at a CAS 9. The voltage for the memory at this speed should be at around 1.5 volts or 1.6 volts.

A lot of ASUS motherboards reboots a few times before they actual boot up for the first time. ASUS are finicky motherboards compared to other brands like Gigabyte and MSI, but all motherboard brands have their own personalties.

Use a low model graphics card because your present video card could be consuming more current than what your power supply can handle.

Your power supply should be able to handle your computer, but the motherboard may not be compatible with it. The reason why your power supply may not be compatible is it is making motherboard's power supply oscillating or put it self in a fault. You could get another power supply from a different brand like Enermax. Though the OCZ power supply may not have enough power for its 12 volt rails to handle your computer. You could get a Enermax ECO80+ II EES620AWT. The Enermax uses two 12 volt rails and they can handle 24 amperes each, so it will handle your computer better. The OCZ power supply that you pick may not handle your video card when the graphics are intensive. The OCZ power supply that you pick can only handle 8.9 amperes each or 17.8 amperes if you want to compare based on two rails.

 

[AstroGuardian]

It looks like bad overclock or bad RAM timings. Try loading BIOS defaults and i have a feeling it will work. The loop happens when the BIOS tries to boot with the parameters you put there but if fails it just retries.
Try this and post back

 

[Training]

I havent changed the parameters on anything. I just got myself a P7P55D pro and am having the same problem. Should I order a new PSU? and what should I go buy? that enermax PSU is way overpriced.

 

[Markfw]

Try a different video card. I burned out a OCZ 1010 watt with the same thing, except 2 of the 470's. Thats not a bad PSU > 85% efficiency.

also, you could try with one stick of ram, no HD or optical, etc. Then add things back in if it boots. That 600 could definitely be your problem.

 

[Training]

It wont boot with no HD plugged in and the vid card doesnt seem to matter. It only does the start and stop loop when the CPU power is plugged in, either 1 4 pin or both doesnt matter.

 

[Markfw]

I mean, have you tried a very low power video card ? Like an old PCI one ?

 

[Training]

Ive tried with no gfx card plugged in at all and so long as the two 4-pin connectors for the CPU are plugged in the loop happens.

 

[JETninja]

Sorry cant help, but when I was researching my build I used this PS calculator:

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

Came in quite handy in picking my PS....

 

[Markfw]

Ive tried with no gfx card plugged in at all and so long as the two 4-pin connectors for the CPU are plugged in the loop happens.

No, you have to have a graphics card of some kind pluggefd in, find a low power one, and boot from that, the slower the card the better.

 

[Training]

Ive got an 8800GT from my old build, I just tried that and Same thing..

 

[Markfw]

I went back and re-read from the top. If you can't boot with both cpu plugs in, maybe you have then reversed ?? There is a right and wrong way to put them in, and without them you risk damage to cpu and motherboard (not enough power in the right circuits)

So if they are plugged in correctly, its a bad motherboard.

I still think you may need a bigger power supply for the 470.....

 

[Training]

I dont think Its the board because this is the second one to do this to me, I Returned the first one and got a p7p55d pro. ive checked and made sure several times that the cpu power pins were plugged in correctly. As for the 470 not receiving enough power, Ive had the rig up and running on the old mobo for a few days straight. I played Fallout New vegas and several other games on there highest graphic settings possible, it never once shut off on me while in game. The Mobo has a turbo evo setting and when I tried to conserve power setting it to a lower usage using the program the rig shut down on me again.

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

Try swapping the PSU out just to make sure that it isn't the problem.

 

[Training]

I dont have a second PSU to work with, id have to purchase a new one. The PSU im using was part of my last build and never once gave me a problem. Id be more than happy to buy a new one if I knew it were the problem.

 

[Training]

Well I just ordered a Corsair CMPSU-750TX PSU. Anyone who reads this please say a prayer for me tonight that it solves my problem. This under 1000 dollar build is now up to over 1250. I didnt even have that much of a problem with my old build, sure it didnt run things on high anymore, but at least it ran. I should have just spent the money on the 1366 socket, I didnt realize how annoying the 1156 socket was, Wish I had known before i ordered it that it came out only a few months ago. Its like a car, never buy a car the first year of its make, theres always problems with it.

 

[Absolution75]

Well I just ordered a Corsair CMPSU-750TX PSU. Anyone who reads this please say a prayer for me tonight that it solves my problem. This under 1000 dollar build is now up to over 1250. I didnt even have that much of a problem with my old build, sure it didnt run things on high anymore, but at least it ran. I should have just spent the money on the 1366 socket, I didnt realize how annoying the 1156 socket was, Wish I had known before i ordered it that it came out only a few months ago. Its like a car, never buy a car the first year of its make, theres always problems with it.

These kinds of problems are never fun to figure out. With 775 I went through 4 motherboards, 3 sticks of ram and a PSU swap over the course of a month to figure out my problem (I got 2 bad sticks of ram in a row, both of which would pass memetest with flying colors).

Sorry to hear you're frustration. Though I don't think its inherent to S1186 - luckily when I built my setup, it worked out of box.

 

[jacktesterson]

I went through a similar issue with my AMD Gamer setup.

I bought a 700W Modxsteam OCZ dirt cheap on NCIX.com's Ontario grand opening (like $25 bucks) and I only had 1 470 to start with, and I had all kind of issues similar to you.

I bought the XFX 850, a 2nd GTX 470, and O/Cd to 3.8 and Im rock stable now.

Hopefully your PSU is the issue.

I'll never buy OCZ PSUs again. It just seemed like a steal of a deal to try. Ive got it running fine in a lower power build and it works just great. On paper it should have ran my original system no problem, but it didnt.

 

[Training]

Yeah the older OCZ unit was only running an E6750 and an 8800 GT. Im hoping it has to do with the 12v power it supplied not being enough. But then again I dont think it would run stable for as long as it did.. It makes me believe that it cant be the cpu or ram (which is on the qualified vendor list for my mobo). The problem seems to be with getting it to actually boot up. Im thinking that when I first turn on my rig it doesnt think it has enough power and shuts down, oh well, ill know soon. I dont care what it costs at this point, this rig is gonna work, haha.