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Time Wasted

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Ok so I already posted this in hardware not seeing this section being so eager to fix my pc it wasn't as detailed but for this I'm gonna explain every detail from the start of the issue (please understand). I got a ton of help from another user but am looking for more confirmation before I start ordering parts.

So I've had my pc for almost 2 years now. About a week ago I was in the middle of a game when the power cut out to my apartment. After a couple hours the power came back I restarted my pc without issue. The following day randomly I would get a blue screen that said windows didn't start properly and to restart the pc. I would do so and carry on with my session. The following day I would get to the login screen and it restarted about 5 times. Get to the login screen and the restart. I finally got on and continued on for the rest of the night without issue. The following day it was restarting over and over. It show the OEM logo and I can access the bios on the first time firing it up. Then it restarts over and over without me even being able to access the bios til I shut it down and restart it.

As I said I had some help on the other thread and tried some things coming to the conclusion we thought it was hardware. I bought a new PSU and that didn't work. Tried using a stick of RAM booting,sane issue, switching to a different one, same issue. Tried unplugging the graphics card and booting of the integrated graphics on the mobo, same issue. We had come to the conclusion it's probably the motherboard but as I said I was looking for more opinions on what it could possibly be or simply confirmation I should go ahead and get a new motherboard and hopefully that's my problem. Thanks in advance for any insight or help.

Specs:
CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i7-4790K 4.0 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150
HDD : 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+28] (Single Drive)
HDD2: 128GB SanDisk SATA III 6.0Gb/s
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory (ADATA XPG V2)
MOTHERBOARD : ASUS Z97-P ATX w/ GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 2 PCI, 4x SATA 6Gb/s
POWERSUPPLY:650w Thermaltake smart series(new one)
VIDEO: EVGA Superclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2GB GDDR5 w/ ACX Cooling PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Single Card)
 
UsandThem

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Time Wasted said:
Ok sorry I didn't know. I'm new to this site
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No problem. I figured you were new here since you have a total of 11 posts, and are a junior member with a July 2016 join date. ;)

The general hardware forum gets a lot more traffic, so the chances of people looking at your other thread are greater anyways.

Nothing wrong with getting additional opinions on your problem. At this stage before you start spending money replacing parts, I would call a local computer shop and have them bench-test your motherboard for sure, and possibly your CPU and RAM. The cost should be a lot less than buying new parts.

At my house where I have several PCs, I actually keep a old video card, RAM, and power supply for testing. If I suspect one of my motherboards or CPUs had an issue, I could pull them from another system to test.

That's really the only 100% true way to isolate damaged or defective parts. One part at a time.

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I found an old thread with a user who had problems after power outage. You say your computer reboots at the BIOS screen, so it might not work for you, but you can try this before you start swapping parts:

http://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-support/237553-startup-problem-after-power-outage.html

Generally if your Windows boot became corrupted it would give you an error code when it attempted to load, so since yours doesn't do that, it is a long shot to try.
 
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I would execute a command prompt running it as admin and run sfc /scannow to insure that your system files haven't become corrupted. Many times a boot loop comes from a driver but it can be as a result of a damaged mbr if you're running windows in legacy mode (non uefi mode). You could also try using system restore and return the configuration to an earlier time when things were working right.
 
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Burpo said:
Do you have a different power supply you can try?
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He already bought a new one and tried it from his general hardware thread. He thought it was his video card next, but same problems after he removed it.

From what it sounds like, his computer enters a reboot loop after he starts it somewhere near his BIOS splash screen. So it doesn't appear that Windows even attempting to boot before the reboot.
 
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Time Wasted

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UsandThem said:
No problem. I figured you were new here since you have a total of 11 posts, and are a junior member with a July 2016 join date. ;)

The general hardware forum gets a lot more traffic, so the chances of people looking at your other thread are greater anyways.

Nothing wrong with getting additional opinions on your problem. At this stage before you start spending money replacing parts, I would call a local computer shop and have them bench-test your motherboard for sure, and possibly your CPU and RAM. The cost should be a lot less than buying new parts.

At my house where I have several PCs, I actually keep a old video card, RAM, and power supply for testing. If I suspect one of my motherboards or CPUs had an issue, I could pull them from another system to test.

That's really the only 100% true way to isolate damaged or defective parts. One part at a time.

EDIT:

I found an old thread with a user who had problems after power outage. You say your computer reboots at the BIOS screen, so it might not work for you, but you can try this before you start swapping parts:

http://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-support/237553-startup-problem-after-power-outage.html

Generally if your Windows boot became corrupted it would give you an error code when it attempted to load, so since yours doesn't do that, it is a long shot to try.
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Thanks. I will likely call today to see if I can get it tested I really don't know what to do besides lookin to possibly replace somethings. All the threads I find similar to my issue seems to be hardware of some kind.
 
Ketchup

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OP, have you tried resetting the CMOS yet? Also, what was your original power supply? I am not a big fan of thermaltake power supplies (well, thermaltake anything for that matter).

If you haven't already, make sure all power connections and all grounding screws on the board are secure. Also try different memory slots if you haven't already.
 
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Ketchup said:
OP, have you tried resetting the CMOS yet? Also, what was your original power supply? I am not a big fan of thermaltake power supplies (well, thermaltake anything for that matter).

If you haven't already, make sure all power connections and all grounding screws on the board are secure. Also try different memory slots if you haven't already.
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I have not tried resetting the CMOS yet. The original power was a 600 Watts - Standard 80 Plus SLI/CrossFireX. I checked all the connection but will be sure to check them again. I also tried the different memory slots and got the same issue.
 
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I woukd definitely try a CMOS reset, and I would probably exchange that new power supply for a better brand, such as Corsair or Antec (there are more good brands, but those two usually gave the best prices).
 
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Ketchup said:
I woukd definitely try a CMOS reset, and I would probably exchange that new power supply for a better brand, such as Corsair or Antec (there are more good brands, but those two usually gave the best prices).
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I'll try that since it can't hurt any. And I'll worry about my powersupply once I have my computer running normal again
 
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Since a good power supply is cricial for well-running machine, the computer may not be "running normally" again until this is addressed. Of course, it could be something different, but replacing a cheap power supply with a cheap power supply is not a good start.
 
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Ketchup said:
Since a good power supply is cricial for well-running machine, the computer may not be "running normally" again until this is addressed. Of course, it could be something different, but replacing a cheap power supply with a cheap power supply is not a good start.
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All I'm concerned with right now is a properly running powersupply which it is. Once I find the actually issue I will get a better powersupply so my computer can run as efficiently as possible
 
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Ketchup said:
I woukd definitely try a CMOS reset, and I would probably exchange that new power supply for a better brand, such as Corsair or Antec (there are more good brands, but those two usually gave the best prices).
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Well after resetting the CMOS I restarted my pc and still the same issue unfortunately
 
Ketchup

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Ok. Can you still access the BIOS from a cold boot? One other thing I can think of (aside from ps) would be to disable as much as you can from the bios (lan, extra usb controllers, etc), and see if that makes a difference.
 
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Time Wasted

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Yes I can still get into the BIOS. I will try that tomorrow when I get home to see if thathis will make a difference
 
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