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Is my MoBo dead? ... I'm not quite sure

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So, i just build myself a mini ITX computer with the following parts:

 

Intel Pentium G3258

Gigabyte GTX960 2GB 1x

MSI H81i

Cooler master B500

Kingston HyperX Red 4GB 1 DIMM 1333Mhz

Cooler master elite 120 advanced

Samsung 840 evo 120GB

 

When i first booted it up, it was doing great actually. No problems whatsoever. But you know, stock G3258 is not sufficient for most games. So i tried to OC.

That didn't work at all because the multiplier didn't change no matter what i tried. So I did an update to a newer version of the BIOS. I did this via MSI's automatic driver updates.

In the program it said it DIDN'T install correctly (no errors or problems though).

So overclocking was still not possible so I downgraded the BIOS to the driver that people used to overclock a G3258 with.

 

I put the BIOS update on an USB storage device, i plug it in and update the BIOS via the USB.

It was updating and it said the system was going to restart. So it did, but it never turned on correctly.

The system was running for 5 seconds, and as soon as the SSD starting writing or reading, it shut down. And then it boots again, and shuts down again. Over and over..

 

So I unplugged the SSD so there is no disk activity any longer. But when I boot it now, the fans are running and that's it. No lights coming out of my USB mouse/keyboard, no flickering on the screen, no heat production, no power LED, no disk LED. Reset buttons won't respond and resetting CMOS is useless, because the BIOS is fudged up..

 

Can I conclude that my motherboard died? And can I conclude that MSI or the retailer will provide me with a replacement or refund?

 

Thanks a lot if you have any idea on how to fix it. Maybe I'm just overlooking things..

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one time i thought my mobo died after I somehow OCed my CPU and it wouldn't boot up for days then one random day i pressed the on button and it turned on

tl:dr the point since your not sure. it can always come back 2 life

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one time i thought my mobo died after I somehow OCed my CPU and it wouldn't boot up for days then one random day i pressed the on button and it turned on

tl:dr the point since your not sure. it can always come back 2 life

I didn't tweak any settings, i just did driver stuff.. :D:(

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If the BIOS update went wrong... anything can happen :$

#RIPTopGear  This is the best thread ever: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/53190-i-can-not-get-hard/ " French meetings are just people sitting in a semi-circle shouting at each other" -Dom Jolly  :lol:

My rig: 

   CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz | GPU: GTX 760 reference | PSU: Corsair RM750 | Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V | Motherboard: Gigabyte B85M D3H | Case: NZXT S340 White | RAM: 8GB EVO Potenza @ 1600MHz | Storage: 3TB Seagate HDD, 60GB OCZ SSD, 620GB Toshiba HDD | Mouse: Steelseries Rival @1000 CPi |  OS: Windows 10 Pro | Phone: iPhone 6S 16GB  
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/439354-why-nvidia/
 
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Sounds like a brick to me. A failed BIOS upgrade (or downgrade) doesn't fall under warranty. It's on you, sadly. Unless you try to pull the old "it was like this when I got it" They might be able to call you on it or not.

 

EDIT: wait, what?! That's an H81 chip and no cooling on the MOSFETs. Why does it even have the OC menu?! It's worthless.

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if the fans are running then its still working.

Lol why am i getting no screen or anything?

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have you tried turning it off and on sir ?

 

 

“Your transformation is not a disease. You were just given the key to the door in front of you. There’s no need to know the cause. No need for sorrow or sadness. What comes next is up to you. You can use your keys to open the door… Or lock it tight. And if you do choose to open it… You can still decide not to pass through.” -Kisuke Urahara

 

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Sounds like a brick to me. A failed BIOS upgrade (or downgrade) doesn't fall under warranty. It's on you, sadly. Unless you try to pull the old "it was like this when I got it" They might be able to call you on it or not.

I think i'm going to tell them it started when i used the driver update utility. Which is partly true.

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I dont think you can even OC on a H81 board.....

 

You would need a Z series board.

My Rigs:

Gaming/CAD/Rendering Rig
Case:
 Corsair Air 240 , CPU: i7-4790K, Mobo: ASUS Gryphon Z97 mATX,  GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970, RAM: G.Skill Sniper 16GB, SSD: SAMSUNG 1TB 840 EVO, Cooling: Corsair H80i PCPP: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/f2TH99SFF HTPC
Case:
Silverstone ML06B, CPU: Pentium G3258, Mobo: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WiFi, RAM: G.Skill 4GB, SSD: Kingston SSDNow 120GB PCPP: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/JmZ8TW
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I dont think you can even OC on a H81 board.....

 

You would need a Z series board.

People did it before on the interwebs. Plus, the MB comes with advertisement for overclocking.

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People did it before on the interwebs. Plus, the MB comes with advertisement for overclocking.

https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=182983.0

 

Might help

My Rigs:

Gaming/CAD/Rendering Rig
Case:
 Corsair Air 240 , CPU: i7-4790K, Mobo: ASUS Gryphon Z97 mATX,  GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970, RAM: G.Skill Sniper 16GB, SSD: SAMSUNG 1TB 840 EVO, Cooling: Corsair H80i PCPP: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/f2TH99SFF HTPC
Case:
Silverstone ML06B, CPU: Pentium G3258, Mobo: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WiFi, RAM: G.Skill 4GB, SSD: Kingston SSDNow 120GB PCPP: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/JmZ8TW
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I think i'm going to tell them it started when i used the driver update utility. Which is partly true.

 

Well, it has the CMOS soldered on so the easy way to tell if you did it is out. Go for it, man! But try to get a better board for over clocking. Even if they have some tweaked BIOS that allows messing with the multiplier, those mosfets will burn like a bonfire soon enough.

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Well, any how, my Motherboard broke ;D

Sucks man, bad luck :(

My Rigs:

Gaming/CAD/Rendering Rig
Case:
 Corsair Air 240 , CPU: i7-4790K, Mobo: ASUS Gryphon Z97 mATX,  GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970, RAM: G.Skill Sniper 16GB, SSD: SAMSUNG 1TB 840 EVO, Cooling: Corsair H80i PCPP: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/f2TH99SFF HTPC
Case:
Silverstone ML06B, CPU: Pentium G3258, Mobo: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WiFi, RAM: G.Skill 4GB, SSD: Kingston SSDNow 120GB PCPP: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/JmZ8TW
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Well, it has the CMOS soldered on so the easy way to tell if you did it is out. Go for it, man! But try to get a better board for over clocking. Even if they have some tweaked BIOS that allows messing with the multiplier, those mosfets will burn like a bonfire soon enough.

I was planning to pay something extra to get a better MB in return. Otherwise refund and buy an OC MB,

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