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2 blown mobos in 6 months - any advice please guru's?
Hey guys, hope some of you can help me...
First my specs:
I5 2500k
Msi z77a-g43
Msi twin frozr 3 gtx570
Asus xonar dgx
2 x 4gb corsair vengeance 1600mhz cl9 ram
1 x ocz 60gb ssd
2 x 500gb Samsung hdd
Cooler master rs700-pcaae3 psu
Windows 7 ultimate 64bit
This morning I went to turn only pc, it started up for about 3 seconds with a message on the screen: "operating system missing..." Then it reset, over and over and over again. It starts up for less than a second, the fans just start to spin up and it resets, and repeats this pattern indefinitely.
Normally I wouldn't know where to start, except this is the second time it has happened to me. About 5 months ago I had the same problem, the mobo I had the was the msi p67a-?? ( can't remember exactly which one it was, but it preceded the one I have now, it was the same except it was p67 chipset) anyway as I didn't have any spare parts at home, I took it to my local pc store and they helped me by testing all the components ( I did test the psu myself, using the paper clip method and a dmm) and it turned out to be the mobo. They sent it for replacement under warranty, but I couldn't wait so I purchased the newer z77 model.
Fast forward to this morning, and it's happening again!!! I mean, I've got guild wars to play! Psu seems to be working after paperclip test.
My question to you guys is, is this normal?? 2 motherboards in less than 6 months? Could my psu somehow be blowing my motherboards? Is that possible? I'm probably going to have to replace the mobo, should I just replace the psu same time? Has anyone else had a problem like this, and have a solution to offer?
Thanks guys, any help or advice will be greatly appreciated.
Ps. No overclocking whatsoever
Last edited by brentxlee; 18 Dec 2012 at 22:24. Reason: Forgot to in lude information