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ionbasa
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Ok, well I am in the middle of building my friends new computer.

 

It's using the Evga 750G PSU, with a Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3, with a AMD 8350, and a Saphire 7950.

 

Once it was all built the computer wouldn't turn on. I ended up taking the mobo out of the case and testing it on it's box to check that the mobo wasn't shorting anywhere.

 

If I flick the on off switch on the PSU the fans spin for 1 second, the leds turn off and then nothing, repeating this 2 or 3 times eventually causes it to boot properly.

 

So do you guys think its a dead PSU or motherboard?

 

I managed to install windows, and if I try to shutdown, it does the same thing where it won't power up unless I flick the switch on the psu a few times.

 

Thoughts?

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Might be the PSU. Try clearing the CMOS.

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Might be the PSU. Try clearing the CMOS.

Cmos has been cleared a few times already. Even ended up updating the bios and still the same thing.

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If you can check other PSU if same thing happens. I would say RAM, but since it started like you said then it shouldnt be.

It's not the RAM, I was able to get Memtest86+ running last night after playing with the psu switch.

 

I have filed an RMA just today for the PSU. I'm just hoping that its not the motherboard.

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You dont have PSU laying around to be sure? Youll RMA the psu and find out that its the mobo. Hell, take mobo with with CPU, one stick of RAM and GPU to your place and power it up if it isnt the problem. If it runs normal -> PSU if not -> mobo. If it may be the mobo check the 8350 too if the pins are not bent.

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Good point. I built it at my buddy's house, so ill just take the PSU from my build over to his house to double check.

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