New computer problems...

[incredablehefey]

Well i finally spent the money on new computer components and built a new one. I fired it up on friday night and everything seemed to be working well. I went through and started installing drivers for my video card and mobo and had a few problems with the mobo drivers so i said i will worry about them later and shutdown and went to bed. Well i get home from a long day at the fair today to see my case fans running but spinning down to a stop. I thought that was weird so i tried to fire the computer up and now it turns itself on and off without any input from me, sometimes it will stay running for a few minutes other times only seconds. I went and reseated the connectors on the mobo, drives and video card but the same problem exists. I dont know what the next plan of action is aside from sending the psu and mobo back for replacements would be. I will list the components and see if the calguns tec support can help me fix it.

mobo- Asus z87 pro

cpu- i7 4770k

cpu cooler- Thermaltake Water 2.0 Performer

memory- Patriot Viper 3 16GB- 2 x 8GB, PC3-15000, 1866MHz,

psu- XFX Pro Series XXX Edition ATX Power Supply - 850W,

video card- Gigabyte GTX 770 GDDR5-4GB OC WINDFORCE 3X

os- Windows 8 64 system builder

hdd- Samsung 840 Series (SSD) 250 GB Sata

and please no "should have bought a Dell or other pre-made computer" comments

[bigbearbear]

In before the "go buy a apple computer" crowd.

[bigbearbear]

Check the power switch and the connector that goes into your motherboard, what you can do is to disconnect it from the motherboard and see if the computer still boots itself up for no apparent reasons. If it does not do that, you can turn the computer on without the switch by touching the pins with a flat head screw driver. See if the computer still turns itself off.

It might be something as simple as a busted switch on the case.

[BEE]

Perhaps you can try switching all motherboard settings to default and clearing CMOS.

[Mr. Magoo]

No BSOD on shutdown? If BSOD, run memtest. I see you already checked the PSU seating...

Do you have the memory timing and voltage set to spec? If not is it underclocked? Even if underclocked if the timings are too tight this can be an issue.

If bsod, memtest passes, remove video card (I see that mobo has onboard) and see what happens.

Could still be the PSU but I would check all of that first, if issues still persist run a Linpack and see how it responds. I normally use LinX.

What does the event log say?

[the86d]

See if 12V yellow/black (4 square, or 8 pin rectangle) is lose...
Reseat that, and the ATX power connector, just a guess.

Make sure the latch catches.

[Peter.Steele]

That's the same motherboard and CPU I just got a few weeks ago. Same hard drive. Similar RAM, and I'll keep my Corsair PSU TYVM. Your video card is better, though.

With the Z87-Pro you can instantly rule out memory issues. There's a button on the motherboard on the upper right corner that when you push it, there will be status lights next to your memory to tell you if it's good or not, and it will automatically figure out what memory timings to use, and set them for you..

Also, there's another button, on the bottom edge of the board near the center, that will boot you directly into the BIOS.

Try these, see if anything helps.

[MotoriousRacing]

CPU overheat? Ensure that cooler is seated on the CPU correctly.

Aside from all the good advise above, I was going to suggest this too. Is the CPU cooler plugged in correctly to run the pump and fan?

[incredablehefey]

well its up and running today.. for whatever reason i cant seem to get the bios to set the memory to 1866... im bummed about that but it seems stable now.

[dynamomark80]

glad to hear you didnt kill a new build

another thing to try next time to ease the build is to use the on board graphics. just get the build running to load all the new drivers for the mobo and cpu stuff. then add the vid card as well as load the drivers for that bad boy. it cut out a few variables if something is causing issues with the build.

[dynamomark80]

dam dude that is a sexy mobo you have

[MotoriousRacing]

well its up and running today.. for whatever reason i cant seem to get the bios to set the memory to 1866... im bummed about that but it seems stable now.

It's been awhile since my last build, but....

isn't memory 2 channel and therefore you set the speed in the BIOS at 1/2 the rated MHz of the memory? Your setting would be 933 if I am not mistaken.

[WiKDMoNKY]

Reseat your waterblock on the CPU. It is almost surely a heating issue. Properly clean the block and the CPU and apply a small pea size blob of TIM paste to the center if the CPU and evenly screw the cooler down. Also set you bios to defaults and work back up from there.

I have a 4770K running at 4.5Ghz @1.25v on an Asus Sabertooth Z87 with a Corsair H100i and 16GB of GSkill Ripjaw X 21300 DDR3 and a pair of Samsung 840 Pro 128's in RAID 0 running at no more than 130f playing BF3 maxed out.

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[BigStiCK]

I've had the same imac for 7 years and have yet to have a problem. Macbook pro for 5, no probs. Ipad & Iphone that my 3 & 5 year old boys play with (and drop) frequently. All still working great.

Our windblows based pc's at work crash multiple times a day, like clockwork. I was a network admin for 5 years in the Air Guard. I will NEVER own or work on another windblows based pc or network EVER again.

Sorry for your troubles, but they're built in, dude.

[ocabj]

Our windblows based pc's at work crash multiple times a day, like clockwork. I was a network admin for 5 years in the Air Guard. I will NEVER own or work on another windblows based pc or network EVER again.

I use Mac OS X, too, but I can still maintain Active Directory.

Blame the IT department, not Microsoft, for the shortcomings of your infrastructure at work.

IT: It's not just about Mac, Windows, or Linux and Unix.