mrblond
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Lastnight my system simply shut down. I thought it was a poweroutage but the other lights and such were still on. I tried to turn my PC on through the case but nothing happened, so I flipped the power switch off and waited. I did notice some of the LEDs on the MOBO were still lit at this time. I fliped the power back on and still nothing though the power button on the case. I tried the button on the mobo and I heard a little click, but still it did not power up. At this time I happened to notice that there were no lights on my Corsair AX120i at all, no red or green.
Is this a bad PS? or you think the mobo is dead? I cant call Corsair tech till tomorrow to see if they can RMA ( this will be the 2nd bad one in 2 years )
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 09:45:23
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Lastnight my system simply shut down. Is this a bad PS? or you think the mobo is dead?
I cant call Corsair tech till tomorrow to see if they can RMA ( this will be the 2nd bad one in 2 years )
Sorry your having issues with your Rig Easiest test: Disconnect ALL cables from your PSU ---> Except the 24-pin ---> Remove 24-pin from MB ---> Place the test Cap on the 24-pin --> Does PSU Power Up ?
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 09:53:20
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unless the PS came with a test cap, i aint got one.
when the last one died. there was a red light that came on the PSU, I am not getting a red or a green light now which is why I am thinking it may be the PSU.
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 09:57:26
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 10:30:38
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ok, did the paperclip test and it all came up running, soo.. I am thinking dead mobo
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 10:37:31
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ok, did the paperclip test and it all came up running, soo.. I am thinking dead mobo
No, the PSU safety features could be the reason it fails If after you inspect the Rig you see no Obvious issues Next step: Remove all connections to the Case & every add-on Card except the GPU---> Does it start ? (MB must have start button or momentary short Only the two pins where the start button goes ) If NO ---> Remove GPU --> Does it start ? If NO ---> Place PC on a Non-conductive surface, 1 RAM, CPU, CPU cooler ---> does it start ? If Yes, remove power from wall & add back your GPU ---> Does it start ?
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 11:07:46
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☼ Best Answerby Cool GTX 2019/03/17 12:05:34
ok, i reset everything and cleared the comos, when I started it up, there was a spark from my top 980ti. I shut it back down, removed the card and all seems to be ok for the moment.
Time for a new video card me thinks
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 11:22:44
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ok, i reset everything and cleared the comos, when I started it up, there was a spark from my top 980ti. I shut it back down, removed the card and all seems to be ok for the moment.
Time for a new video card me thinks
 sparks Yes ... RMA ? check your https://www.evga.com/community/myProducts.asp then confirm with CS your Warranty status If under warranty --> Make sure to indicate your 980Ti is part of a SLI setup 
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 11:31:33
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went out of warranty back in July last year. sure do miss those lifetime warranty's they used to have 
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 11:43:51
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I buy the 10 yr Extended Warranty -- just for this reason 3 yr is too short & 10 yr is only couple bucks more than the 5 yr plan
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 12:00:08
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good idea, i might do that with the next card. got my eyes on a rtx 2080ti. my brain is saying yes, my wallet says no way.
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 12:04:01
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Well the Good news would be you'll use less Watts, create less heat & have better GPU power with one 2080 Ti
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 12:22:56
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just a little bottleneck with my 7700k
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 14:06:41
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Anytime I hear spark I would be worried about the PSU. I would also be getting a cheap video card to test the system or use an old one I had laying around. Hopefully it was just the video card but it really makes me wonder about the PSU since that is the source of power for the system.
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 14:24:39
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I saw the spark, it came from the back of the 980ti.
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Re: need some troubleshooting help
2019/03/17 18:32:09
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I saw the spark, it came from the back of the 980ti.
I'm not terribly surprised. It's become quite a common report on these forums over the last half year. ... Like ... maybe one report a week on average at this time. If anyone's 980 Ti is still working, I begin to wonder for how much longer. Seems that EVGA/NVIDIA chose the components well to maximize profit during the warranty period. In other words, it seems to have become common for it to die shortly after the warranty expires.
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