Strange and annoying problem.

[JayPhizzt]

I have a quite odd and irritating issue with my newly built PC.

Everyday when I first start it up in the morning, it doesn't want to boot. It starts, but I get not signal to the monitor and the SSD doesn't seem to be loading Windows because I get not indication of any activity from the HDD-LED.
When this happens, I need to turn off the PSU(sometimes more than once) and then start again and then it boots up as it should.

What could be the problem? Faulty graphics card or motherboard perhaps? Or could there be some setting on the motherboard causing this? I have tried clearing CMOS without any luck though.
Worth mentioning is also that I previously used a PSU which I believe was faulty, could this perhaps have caused damage to the graphics card or motherboard?

There is however another issue which would suggest that the graphics card is the problem. When I'm playing Guild Wars 2 I have on a few occasions gotten a strange graphics/image artifact. The upper half of the screen gets an odd pixelation and miscoloration. This does however go away as soon as I change areas in the game. In total this has so far only happened like 3 or 4 times though.
Maybe this is a completely seperate problem though.

Specs are in the signature.

 

[defaultluser]

It could be the PSU, but it could also be the motherboard/CPU/memory. All of these are involved during boot, and all of these are involved in games that could cause artifacts.

Let's start this off with some clarification: do you have any of this stuff overclocked?

Can you try clocking down your DDR4 to stock 2133? Sometimes memory makes get overzealous with the memory that runs beyond spec.

Beyond memtest, you'll have to procure a test PSU if you want to figure out of that is the culprit.

 

[sinisterDei]

I would agree with the above- based on your symptoms, I'd be suspicious of memory first and then PSU second, with the GPU a distant third.

 

[JayPhizzt]

It could be the PSU, but it could also be the motherboard/CPU/memory. All of these are involved during boot, and all of these are involved in games that could cause artifacts.

Let's start this off with some clarification: do you have any of this stuff overclocked?

Can you try clocking down your DDR4 to stock 2133? Sometimes memory makes get overzealous with the memory that runs beyond spec.

Beyond memtest, you'll have to procure a test PSU if you want to figure out of that is the culprit.

Yes, I have my CPU @ 4,5GHz.
I could try lowering the frequency on the RAM, the modules are however specced for 3000MHz.
Although if my problems are due to overclocking, shouldn't I most likely be getting other issues as well? Like freezing or crashes? I have done stress testing without any errors.

 

[ChoGGi]

I think I have the same modules as yours, mine weren't stable at 3GHz with my CPU overclocked till a BIOS update.
Also your CPU is supposed to use 2133, it's your motherboard that supports it, so as said above try not overclocking your CPU or memory.
Your newest BIOS is F4, which states "Improve DDR XMP compatibility"

It is newly built, so you could also go through and make sure everything is firmly seated and connected.

 

[defaultluser]

Put EVERYTHING STOCK. That's step number 1 EVERY TIME.

Stock clock and voltages for your CPU, GPU. set the ram to 2133, because anything higher overclocks the CPU' memory controller.

Yes, usually you just get crashes when you have an issue with your overclock. But today's systems have a whole lot more complications, so with things like offset voltage mode, ludicrous amounts of power states AND integrated memory controllers, you'd better believe that the BIOS can get messed-up by overclock settings.

Put everything stock, and run memory at 2133. Until you've done this, we can't help you.