TheWimpyRambo
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I'll start off with the background:
When playing games or doing anything, my computer (I believed) used to randomly shut off with the video display going away. However the computer would still be powered on and the only thing left to do would be to reset it. Then everything would be fine. This continued on and off until yesterday, when I was playing a game.
The computer turned off and, frustrated, I left the computer and didn't attempt to restart it.
Now today, it turns on but there is no video.
I opened my PC up, and realized the graphics card fan isn't spinning up, everything else is. I figured it was a Gfx problem. But then I also noticed that the USB ports do not work, nothing plugged into them gets powered.
I figure it is a motherboard problem?
I also tried with one RAM stick, both RAM sticks, and no RAM sticks.
I get no display, boot, or error beeps.
Edit: I can hear my HDD spinning up.
What other test do I need to do? Or is my motherboard simply fried?
Thank you in advance
---------- Post added at 05:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:59 PM ----------
I built my PC by the way.
I can't remember all the specs off the top of my head but I remember the motherboard is a Gigabyte m790x-ud4p with 4 gigs G.skill DDR2 RAM and a gtx 260 XFX card.
AMD phenom ii 940 processor at stock Ghz, no overclock was done.
All inside an Antec 1200 so I don't think it could be overheating.
It may also be a PSU problem, but all the fans and lights spin up on the case and the CPU.
Lastly, once the computer is turned on through the power button, it cannot be turned off unless i simply flip the switch on the PSU.
No integrated graphics to test the display on.
When playing games or doing anything, my computer (I believed) used to randomly shut off with the video display going away. However the computer would still be powered on and the only thing left to do would be to reset it. Then everything would be fine. This continued on and off until yesterday, when I was playing a game.
The computer turned off and, frustrated, I left the computer and didn't attempt to restart it.
Now today, it turns on but there is no video.
I opened my PC up, and realized the graphics card fan isn't spinning up, everything else is. I figured it was a Gfx problem. But then I also noticed that the USB ports do not work, nothing plugged into them gets powered.
I figure it is a motherboard problem?
I also tried with one RAM stick, both RAM sticks, and no RAM sticks.
I get no display, boot, or error beeps.
Edit: I can hear my HDD spinning up.
What other test do I need to do? Or is my motherboard simply fried?
Thank you in advance
---------- Post added at 05:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:59 PM ----------
I built my PC by the way.
I can't remember all the specs off the top of my head but I remember the motherboard is a Gigabyte m790x-ud4p with 4 gigs G.skill DDR2 RAM and a gtx 260 XFX card.
AMD phenom ii 940 processor at stock Ghz, no overclock was done.
All inside an Antec 1200 so I don't think it could be overheating.
It may also be a PSU problem, but all the fans and lights spin up on the case and the CPU.
Lastly, once the computer is turned on through the power button, it cannot be turned off unless i simply flip the switch on the PSU.
No integrated graphics to test the display on.
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