Hi folks,
About 4 or 5 years back, I got some forum help to build a mid-high end PC from scratch, as I'd never done it before and don't keep tabs on the various pieces of hardware out there (i.e., I'm not that tech saavy on hardware). PC has worked great for my family for about 5 years now. Yesterday my dad was using it and it started to behave a bit funny, it wasn't booting into windows until we removed one monitor connection (normally use a two screen setup) and then worked fine. Today, it doesn't work even with only one monitor plugged in - when switched on, fans start moving, initial HDD light flash, but after that nothing happens. BIOS won't load, but PC is clearly on.
Am suspecting it could be a PSU issue and might be worth replacing, even if it's just a cheap PSU to get it going for another 2-3 years?
Here's what I built:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 –
Mobo: Gigabyte B85-D3H –
RAM: Patriot S 8GB Kit DDR3 1600 –
GPU: Sapphire 7870 2GB OC –
SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB –
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB –
ODD: Pioneer DVR-220 –
PSU: Antec Neo Eco 520C –
Case: Fractal Design Core 3000 USB3.0
It's hard to diagnose without further testing. From my experiences the motherboard is at fault the majority of the time.