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rosewill 1000w lightning question

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Mewohkie

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has anyone ever had booting issues with this other than the common DOA? I just tried running this on a new build and it will turn on then immediately off. I'm going to guess it's because 1000w is not enough power.
 
What system? (list your HW please)

Also, did you try to run it with a paperclip?
 
Sorry completely spaced.

I7 3960x extreme edition CPU
gtx690 signature Series GPU
32gb quad channel mem
gigabyte assasin2 mobo
2x 3tb HDD
1 Samsung 256gb ssd
1 Swiftech mcp655 pump
1 swiftech apogee drive II cpublock/pump
2 NZXT 200mm fans
2 NZXT 140mm fans

as for paperclip test, what pins do i jump?
 
Unplug everything, and insert the paperclip into the green wire and a black wire (doesn't matter which one) on the 24-pin motherboard connector. You should leave a fan connected to make sure that it's supplying power.

Your system is less than 650 watts under full load at stock. Overclocked, maybe 750 watts. You definitely don't need 1000 watts.

The Rosewill 1300w Lightning reviewed well, and the 1000w is most likely the same platform. What you are most likely experiencing is some sort of DOA issue. It can be motherboard, power supply, CPU, RAM, something not attached properly, or maybe even a short.
 
Thanks I'll take a look at whats going on with the wiring maybe there's a short.
 
Indeed, the Lightning 1000 is a high quality unit... as far as power consumption goes, that's a ~500W system at stock clocks and a ~650W with high overclocks (give or take, depending on the CPU sample draw).
Do the paperclip test as suggested by Tsumi, maybe you got a bad sample (in which case you RMA, it happens) or it's something else altogether.
 
I was able to drain the system and pull the motherboard out. I hooked up the motherboard ram and a video card and it fired right up and did some BIOS recovery. I'm guessing it's the assassin 2 mobo shorting out somewhere inside the phantom case. Might try and get a piece of craft foam and put it in between the board and the chassis. Otherwise everything looked good in there.
 
Make sure you don't have any standoffs that shouldn't be there.
 
So it turns out having the GTX690 in there is causing the PSU to instant off
I popped an 8600gts I had laying around in and it came up fine. I'm guessing maybe the card is shot? I haven't tried that in a different machine yet but why bother if it won't work in this one.
 
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