Dead MB / CPU?

[G4rfield_CZ]

Hi guys,

 

two days ago my computer was working fine, since yesterday it decided not to post. Think its playing dead on me, but for so long, its not funny anymore. A power goes to the system, LEDs on the motherboard light up when I just plug-in PSU just like before. After pressing start button on a case or motherboard, fans spin once and everything turns back to previous state. I hear a noticable click in PSU, possibly a protection inside the unit itself?

 

Tried taking it apart, removed GPU, RAM and kept it to PSU, MB and CPU. Still nothing. Just 00 q code pops and turns off right away. Got a new PSU, same result. The situation is very similar to this previous post.

 

Do you think there might be a chance to save the system? The system is 3 years old, so no warranty. The build wasn`t cheap and would like to find a way to get it back working without a need to buy a new motherboard and CPU, because the ones I have aren`t supported anymore and investing into an old system without warranty doesn`t seem to me as the brightest idea.

 

Specs:

Asus x99-A II Motherboard

Intel Core i7-6800k

Zotac GTX 1070 6GB

NZXT X52 Kraken AIO cooler

Kingstom HyperX Fury DDR4 2133MHz, 32GB (8GB x 4 sticks)

PSU EVGA G2 750W

[Bombastinator]

Computers aren’t actually smart.  Or even intelligent at all. An ant is wildly more intelligent than a computer.  Ergo, something is up. Possibly something serious. The click is disturbing.  It very well could be a PSU problem.  It might also be the PSU reacting to a serious problem elsewhere.  Are there any extra parts you can do swap tests with?

[G4rfield_CZ]

9 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

Computers aren’t actually smart.  Or even intelligent at all. An ant is wildly more intelligent than a computer.  Ergo, something is up. Possibly something serious. The click is disturbing.  It very well could be a PSU problem.  It might also be the PSU reacting to a serious problem elsewhere.  Are there any extra parts you can do swap tests with?

Yeah, it disturbs me quite a lot. Don`t think its the GPU or RAM based on testing. I got a new PSU for the test, got the same result. Just fans started to spin and immediately turned off. Same goes for everything else. Don`t have any other extra bits I could swap.

 

Could there be a way to save the system? Its like 3 years old and I`m surprised it stopped working in such a short time.

[Bombastinator]

5 minutes ago, G4rfield_CZ said:

Yeah, it disturbs me quite a lot. Don`t think its the GPU or RAM based on testing. I got a new PSU for the test, got the same result. Just fans started to spin and immediately turned off. Same goes for everything else. Don`t have any other extra bits I could swap.

 

Could there be a way to save the system? Its like 3 years old and I`m surprised it stopped working in such a short time.

Well if the PSU tested was known good it’s elsewhere.  The motherboard is most likely simply because it has the most components on it.  CPU is simpler to test.  Anything new enough to RMA?  Kinda doubting it from the parts names but one never knows for sure.

[G4rfield_CZ]

6 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

Well if the PSU tested was known good it’s elsewhere.  The motherboard is most likely simply because it has the most components on it.  CPU is simpler to test.  Anything new enough to RMA?  Kinda doubting it from the parts names but one never knows for sure.

I`m about a year late for RMA in our country. I`ll disassemble the PC and check it online with manufacturers, but my hopes aren`t high. Maybe I`ll give it another spin and if it won`t work, think a new MB and CPU combination is the only way to go  Od do you see another option?