Very Very Strange Problem with Rig

None · 2007-12-16T19:18:05

Hey, I just built a new gaming rig. I have: EVGA LGA 775 nforce 680i LT SLI Intel motherboard Intel Q6600 quadcore CPU Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT Video Card Western Digital "Raptor" harddrive Lite-on DVD-ROM/CD-RW disk drive acer 22" AL2223Wd monitor PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750 Watt power supply a Thermaltake armor case 4 Gigs of G-skill RAM(2 2Gig sticks) That's all the important stuff, not counting keyboard, mouse, etc. Now, I built the rig, and I plugged it into my monitor. Plugged the monitor power cord and the PSU power cord into my surge protector. I fire up both of them, and the rig runs for about 15 seconds(The fan runs, it makes little tiny noises, lights up), and then it shuts down. During this time, the monitor says no signal. I tried uninstalling all the ram, rebooting, and installing thhe 2 ram sticks 1 at a time, but that failed. Any ideas on what the problem might be? I'm stumped, this is my first build. What might be the problem. I highly doubt it's overheating already, after just starting up. Maybe I have a bad BIOS? I forgot to add, after it shuts off the first time, if I restart it, it runs for about 5 seconds. I am stumped. Any help? EDIT: I forgot, the lights that light up, are part of the MOBO, so I'm highly doubting the problem lies there. I have quite a few four pin connectors that are fairly large, but there's nothing to plug those into on the Mobo or anywhere...

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Started by brandonman December 14, 2007 03:53 PM

12 comments, last by FlyingIsFun1217 16 years, 11 months ago

nb

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December 14, 2007 11:27 PM

for a few minutes? i haven't messed with a cpu or fan for awhile, but the last time i tried running a cpu without the fan (drinking and annoyed and why the hell not etc) i nuked it in about 5 to 10 seconds of having the power on. i think that was an amd 1.2ghz memory serving... was.

brandonman

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December 15, 2007 11:40 AM

ok, I changed the stock CPU fan/heatsink to a better 120mm one and w00t, it works! Vista 64 bit is installing right now! I guess it WAS overheating.

nb

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December 15, 2007 07:48 PM

so now you have to be concerned with damaged cpu etc.

and isn't the 'stock' stuff supposed to be appropriate to what it comes with? or did you just buy it separate to the cpu and hoped it was sufficient?