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Processor | Intel Core i5 3570K |
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Motherboard | MSI H61m-P31/w8 |
Cooling | Stock |
Memory | 2*8GB DDR3 |
Video Card(s) | XFX HD7850 |
Case | Coolermaster Elite 330 |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek HD audio |
Power Supply | Corsair RM650 |
Software | Windows 10 |
I had a fault on my old motherboard which I hadn't got round to fixing for about 4 years (wouldn't post due to a motherboard timing error, tried clearing the CMOS and fitting a new battery but it still wouldn't work) so I replaced the motherboard. Everything worked smoothly for a week (I played a bit of Empire Total War so nothing particularly challenging for the computer), I fired up Destiny 2 and about an hour later the computer lost all power and refused to start up again.
I tested the power supply (a Corsair CS 650M which I had bought a touch over 5 years ago, hardly used due to the motherboard failure) using the method of shorting pins 4 and 5 on the motherboard connector as advised on the Corsair website. I could hear the sound of a relay switching but the fan didn't power up.
Concluding that the power supply was dead I purchased myself a Corsair RM650 power supply which I fitted this morning, PC still won't start up and when I do the pins 4 and 5 test I get the same symptoms as with the old PSU. Somewhat puzzlingly the light on the internal SD card reader connected to the USB header turns on when the PC is plugged in but not turned on with the new supply which suggests that it is transferring power to the computer.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get it working? I'd rather not have to return the PSU as a dead on arrival unit and it feels like there is something else strange going on here...
I tested the power supply (a Corsair CS 650M which I had bought a touch over 5 years ago, hardly used due to the motherboard failure) using the method of shorting pins 4 and 5 on the motherboard connector as advised on the Corsair website. I could hear the sound of a relay switching but the fan didn't power up.
Concluding that the power supply was dead I purchased myself a Corsair RM650 power supply which I fitted this morning, PC still won't start up and when I do the pins 4 and 5 test I get the same symptoms as with the old PSU. Somewhat puzzlingly the light on the internal SD card reader connected to the USB header turns on when the PC is plugged in but not turned on with the new supply which suggests that it is transferring power to the computer.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get it working? I'd rather not have to return the PSU as a dead on arrival unit and it feels like there is something else strange going on here...