PC from 2016 doesn't post :(

[DaltonM]

I have read and tried everything in the FAQ. What happens if my PC boots , all fans spin up, but there's no display with or without the GPU. I have tried motherboard HDMI with and with out GPU. I have purchased a new CMOS, booted with and without CMOS battery installed. I also got new RAM and that didn't help. I have tried booting with a Windows recovery USB, and every combination of the 3 drives. 

I have done everything except reseat the CPU. I haven't done this because the thermal paste I have is really old, IDK if its still good to use. The PC was working fine for years, but over the months its becoming less reliable. 

 

I can't even get into the BIOS, the keyboard lights up but there's no video, I have tried both monitors and a TV, different HDMI cords, I even found that one HDMI cable was defective. 

 

Still nothing

 

It's 4690k (never OC), 1070, 32GB RAM, ASRock z97m pro4 mobo.

 

Any help us appreciated, I feel like less of a man because I'm considering taking into the shop that will cost as much as just replacing the whole PC minus the GPU at this point.

[--SID--]

4690K is from 2014!

 

What's the brand and model of the PSU?

 

Remove the GPU and test with the monitor connected to the motherboard.

[DaltonM]

16 minutes ago, --SID-- said:

4690K is from 2014!

 

What's the brand and model of the PSU?

 

Remove the GPU and test with the monitor connected to the motherboard.

EVGA 750w 80+ Bronze. 

 

Also I did test it w/o GPU 

[Crunchy Dragon]

I would test a different PSU. I've had some units go bad on me through the years, and the symptoms sound like exactly what you describe - fans spin, lights come on, USB devices power up, but no POST or anything else.

[DaltonM]

4 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I would test a different PSU. I've had some units go bad on me through the years, and the symptoms sound like exactly what you describe - fans spin, lights come on, USB devices power up, but no POST or anything else.

I do have a thermaltake psu I bought it and never used it because people said it wasn't reliable. I'll give it a shot

 

[Blazepoint5]

54 minutes ago, DaltonM said:

I have read and tried everything in the FAQ. What happens if my PC boots , all fans spin up, but there's no display with or without the GPU. I have tried motherboard HDMI with and with out GPU. I have purchased a new CMOS, booted with and without CMOS battery installed. I also got new RAM and that didn't help. I have tried booting with a Windows recovery USB, and every combination of the 3 drives. 

I have done everything except reseat the CPU. I haven't done this because the thermal paste I have is really old, IDK if its still good to use. The PC was working fine for years, but over the months its becoming less reliable. 

 

I can't even get into the BIOS, the keyboard lights up but there's no video, I have tried both monitors and a TV, different HDMI cords, I even found that one HDMI cable was defective. 

 

Still nothing

 

It's 4690k (never OC), 1070, 32GB RAM, ASRock z97m pro4 mobo.

 

Any help us appreciated, I feel like less of a man because I'm considering taking into the shop that will cost as much as just replacing the whole PC minus the GPU at this point.

I just posted the same issue here: 

 

[DaltonM]

29 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I would test a different PSU. I've had some units go bad on me through the years, and the symptoms sound like exactly what you describe - fans spin, lights come on, USB devices power up, but no POST or anything else.

Okay I just switched the psu and it's the same result so it would seem it's possibly the motherboard or CPU. 

[Crunchy Dragon]

59 minutes ago, DaltonM said:

Okay I just switched the psu and it's the same result so it would seem it's possibly the motherboard or CPU. 

You could always try another CPU. 4th gen Intel chips are fairly cheap used these days.

 

Typically, a dead motherboard or CPU will result in either a POST code or the fans starting for one or two seconds, and then stopping.