<div><div dir="auto">I also once had this happen due to a short of the motherboard against the case. I am now more careful about my offsets.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I also once bought a case on craigslist that seemed to have a short in the case wiring. I had to throw that one away. I don't know what was happening with that.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Trent</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 17:44 Manveru <<a href="mailto:manveruandave@gmail.com">manveruandave@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Yes, both on the original and the new CPU got enough heat sink paste.<br>
(and I'm not overdoing it either). And I have a ton of fans, even a 3<br>
inch pointed directly at the Northbridge to help that out. CPU stays<br>
nice and cool never even close to max operating temp. In frustration,<br>
before I sent off the old CPU I used some testing software to push it to<br>
5 degrees /below/ recommended max... let it sit there an hour- no<br>
reboot happened. I haven't stress tested the new CPU, but I'm not near<br>
those temps with the CPU.<br>
<br>
On 01/05/2018 05:37 PM, Trent Robbins wrote:<br>
> Just as a basic verification - you have applied a pea-sized quantity<br>
> of heat sink paste smashed between the cpu and the heat sink, correct?<br>
><br>
> Trent<br>
><br>
> On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 17:32 Manveru <<a href="mailto:manveruandave@gmail.com" target="_blank">manveruandave@gmail.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:manveruandave@gmail.com" target="_blank">manveruandave@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> So, this is what I was told via PSU maker:<br>
><br>
> {begin quote}"Please following trouble shooting step below and<br>
> Attached<br>
> is the power supply testing guide:<br>
><br>
> * Please remove all DC connectors from the systems.<br>
> * Use a metal clip to bridge 24-pin main power connector’s GREEN and<br>
> any BLACK terminal to perform “ no load operation”.<br>
> * Plug the AC cord to power supply, and turn the I/O switch “I”<br>
> location.<br>
> * If power supply fails to turn on, please contact us for RMA<br>
> process.<br>
> * If power supply can turn on, this means it is normal."<br>
><br>
> {end quote}_<br>
> _<br>
><br>
> _It passed that test_ but that was before I replaced the RAM, MB, CPU,<br>
> etc. I will check again, in case it failed while fixing another<br>
> problem.<br>
> Is there anything else I should do to test it in addition to the<br>
> above?<br>
> I have a multimeter.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On 01/05/2018 05:24 PM, John Denning wrote:<br>
> > Have you checked to see if power supply is okay?<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Sent from my iPhone<br>
> ><br>
> >> On Jan 5, 2018, at 5:19 PM, Manveru <<a href="mailto:manveruandave@gmail.com" target="_blank">manveruandave@gmail.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:manveruandave@gmail.com" target="_blank">manveruandave@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
> >><br>
> >> Just running a web browser most of the time. Chrome mostly,<br>
> though it<br>
> >> has rebooted on Firefox and during games on Steam. This applies<br>
> to both<br>
> >> in Win10 and my primary Ubuntu 16.04. Nothing too heavy ever.<br>
> Sometimes<br>
> >> it reboots a few minutes after boot, other times goes hours<br>
> without, and<br>
> >> sometimes not at all. No discernible pattern in activity, room<br>
> temp,<br>
> >> time of day... nothing but random.<br>
> >><br>
> >>> On 01/05/2018 05:14 PM, John Denning wrote:<br>
> >>> Hi, What’s the PC doing other than getting hot?<br>
> >>><br>
> >>><br>
> >>><br>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone<br>
> >>><br>
> >>>> On Jan 5, 2018, at 5:08 PM, Manveru <<a href="mailto:manveruandave@gmail.com" target="_blank">manveruandave@gmail.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:manveruandave@gmail.com" target="_blank">manveruandave@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> I was wondering if someone could help me figure out what's<br>
> wrong with my<br>
> >>>> PC I built.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> Below I have a link to the build on PCpartpicker so you can<br>
> have the<br>
> >>>> full spec of the hardware. _Basically my PC is rebooting<br>
> intermittently._<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> I dual boot with Ubuntu 16.04 and Win10, and it does it in<br>
> both so I<br>
> >>>> know it's not software, virus, or OS related. due to some<br>
> suggestions, I<br>
> >>>> removed the M.2 drive and reinstalled my OS's on a new PNY<br>
> SDD which I<br>
> >>>> purchased to try to fix the problem; it didn't help. As a<br>
> side note, it<br>
> >>>> worked fine for over a year.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> I then discovered my RAM had memtest error, I filled an RMA<br>
> and replaced<br>
> >>>> it. The problem kept going, so I used memtest again and no,<br>
> the new RAM<br>
> >>>> is good.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> My motherboard's North-bridge reportedly gets hot so I have a<br>
> ton of<br>
> >>>> fans to keep it cool (while not voiding my warranty and<br>
> upgrading the<br>
> >>>> heat sinks). I decide that might be it, RMA'd the MB and got<br>
> a new<br>
> >>>> board, I still have the same problem.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> I explain this all to AMD and they RMA'd me a new Processor<br>
> with a<br>
> >>>> bigger stock cooler (ignore what I have down as the CPU<br>
> cooler on the<br>
> >>>> part list) which I intend to use because both AMD and AsRock<br>
> say using<br>
> >>>> something else voids the warranty which I'm glad I haven't).<br>
> By the way<br>
> >>>> I've monitored the temps, and it doesn't get near<br>
> unacceptable levels<br>
> >>>> before or after. No, I'm not over clocking anything either.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> The problem has persisted. It's not the PCI -USB C card as I have<br>
> >>>> experienced the problem with it in and with out it. I have<br>
> checked for<br>
> >>>> faults in my switches on the case to make sure it's not<br>
> shorting the<br>
> >>>> power or reset switch causing a reboot that way everything<br>
> checked out.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> _The only parts I have left to RMA is the GPU and PSU. Ideas<br>
> on what<br>
> >>>> else to look at? Or how to figure out which component is<br>
> causing this so<br>
> >>>> I can get it RMA'd?_ I don't have a spare known GPU or PSU<br>
> laying around<br>
> >>>> that's compatible.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> Here's my part list. <a href="https://pcpartpicker.com/b/qvpbt6" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pcpartpicker.com/b/qvpbt6</a><br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> Thanks so much in Advance, I've been battling with this thing<br>
> (and<br>
> >>>> waiting for shipping) since September.<br>
> >>>><br>
> >>>> Mike<br>
> >>>><br>
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