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So I had a pc i was moving to a new case as it was being superseded, and it was being put in a "lesser" case to serve as a backup PC.

 

The issue is that while the components booted before, they don't now.

 

Now i get a cycle of tries to turn on for a few seconds, then stops, and tries again. No Display at all, and i have no speaker for a POST beep, but i have some on order.

 

The things that have changed are the case and CPU cooler, plus losing a load of hard drives.

 

The CPU cooler is where i messed up. It went from an aging AIO to a Hyper 212X, and while i was installing the 212X I released i had goofed and had over-tightened the cooler onto the socket as i missed out some spacers on the standoffs thus making them too low for the screws and I'd "Compensated". I fixed this but fear the damage has been done.

 

I've tested with a known good PSU and without the GPU and SSD, with a mixture of ram configurations - aiming to just get a display and POST - but still the fan-spin then stop cycling persists.

 

Is there anything else i can try to find the culprit? As i don't have a CPU or motherboard i can swap, and I've ruled out the PSU and GPU.

 

Components:

CPU - Intel 7700K

Cooler - Hyper 212X

motherboard - Gigabyte Z170 Gaming

GPU - Nvidia GTX 1080

PSU - Seasonic Evo II PSU

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Have you tried booting(hear me out) without the cooler installed?

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30 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Have you tried booting(hear me out) without the cooler installed?

^ this 

 

@OP, if this sounds scary, booting without a cooler is only dangerous for prolonged periods. Booting just to see if there's a POST for <1 minute is perfectly fine.

It's entirely possible that I misinterpreted/misread your topic and/or question. This happens more often than I care to admit. Apologies in advance.

 

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51 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Have you tried booting(hear me out) without the cooler installed?

I actually did this recently as a troubleshooting technique. For the purposes of seeing if the PC will POST, this is good advice. 

Edited by Godlygamer23

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Just tried the advice to start without the cooler and no dice, it still does it.

 

Didn't seem scary, it's a step I've done before and forgot this time.

 

Also reseated the cpu again, tried moving ram sticks around again.

 

Any other ideas?

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