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Hey all,
Short and simple my computer is no longer displaying video or booting (hard to tell with no video).
Current setup is E6750 running on a Gigabyte P35C-DS3R with 4 gigs of Patriot Viper. I'm also using an old 7800gt and an Antec 650w Trio (see details below).
Last week I decided to upgrade the HS/Fan combo to an Artic Freezer7. I powered down, removed the power cord and placed the new HS/Fan with an adequate amount of thermal paste. I checked all the standoffs and reattached everything fine and dandy.
I powered up and immediately smelled a faint burning. So I flipped it off and tried to find the cause of the smell, which I could not immediately. All the fans that were visible came on and were working as they should.
I reconnected all the relevant power cords and things looked good, so I decided to give it another go. Upon boot and up to this point I do not have any video, also my power switch and case speaker no longer function. As soon as I flip the master power switch on the PSU the computer comes on itself. (Note: the hard drives spin up and the fans attached to the MOBO itself work fine, as well as the fans attached to molex connectors)
I went out and purchased a new video card thinking it might have been some connector that burnt up and was the smell, replacement video card did not resolve.
I then tore down the entire rig and while doing this detected the very faint burning smell at the PSU. I then purchased the current PSU (the Antec 650w) and rebuilt once again only to find that I still did not have any video/post.
I then removed everything including the HS/Fan, checked the CPU which looks/smells as it should. I completely rebuilt again checking for any grounds/shorts from case to board etc. No luck again with video/post.
At this point Im of the opinion that the MOBO is at fault, as the PSU definitely smelled burnt (perhaps one of my rails burnt out), and the computer powers on by itself immediately.
Opinions?
Thanks for any help/replies.
Short and simple my computer is no longer displaying video or booting (hard to tell with no video).
Current setup is E6750 running on a Gigabyte P35C-DS3R with 4 gigs of Patriot Viper. I'm also using an old 7800gt and an Antec 650w Trio (see details below).
Last week I decided to upgrade the HS/Fan combo to an Artic Freezer7. I powered down, removed the power cord and placed the new HS/Fan with an adequate amount of thermal paste. I checked all the standoffs and reattached everything fine and dandy.
I powered up and immediately smelled a faint burning. So I flipped it off and tried to find the cause of the smell, which I could not immediately. All the fans that were visible came on and were working as they should.
I reconnected all the relevant power cords and things looked good, so I decided to give it another go. Upon boot and up to this point I do not have any video, also my power switch and case speaker no longer function. As soon as I flip the master power switch on the PSU the computer comes on itself. (Note: the hard drives spin up and the fans attached to the MOBO itself work fine, as well as the fans attached to molex connectors)
I went out and purchased a new video card thinking it might have been some connector that burnt up and was the smell, replacement video card did not resolve.
I then tore down the entire rig and while doing this detected the very faint burning smell at the PSU. I then purchased the current PSU (the Antec 650w) and rebuilt once again only to find that I still did not have any video/post.
I then removed everything including the HS/Fan, checked the CPU which looks/smells as it should. I completely rebuilt again checking for any grounds/shorts from case to board etc. No luck again with video/post.
At this point Im of the opinion that the MOBO is at fault, as the PSU definitely smelled burnt (perhaps one of my rails burnt out), and the computer powers on by itself immediately.
Opinions?
Thanks for any help/replies.