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PC won't start. No POST/BIOS/Beep/Display. Strange, slow clicking sound? (x-posted from r/buildapc)

So about a week ago my PC decided it no longer wanted to start up, with a mysterious clicking sound replacing any real attempt at starting. The sound is NOT a HDD failure, as even with none connected the clicking remains. There is no display on either monitor, no matter where they are connected, they don't even come out of sleep mode.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor -
Motherboard Gigabyte - GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard -
Memory G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $67.99 @ Newegg
Storage Samsung - 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive -
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $45.69 @ OutletPC
Video Card Sapphire - Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card -
Case Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case $44.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Raidmax - 530W Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $41.65 @ Newegg Marketplace
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit $128.89 @ OutletPC
Wireless Network Adapter Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter $38.89 @ OutletPC
Case Fan Noctua - NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan $19.11 @ Newegg
Case Fan Corsair - Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan $13.19 @ OutletPC
Monitor Acer - G226HQLBbd 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor $82.99 @ Amazon
Monitor Acer - G226HQLBbd 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor $82.99 @ Amazon
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-30 16:28 EDT-0400 **

The clicking is approximately one every 4-5 seconds. I can't quite tell where it is coming from, maybe the PSU?

I've attempted:

  • Removing the GPU

  • Disconnecting all hard drives

  • Removing the MOBO battery

  • Replacing the Power Supply

  • Switching the RAM to different slots

  • Changing cords and SATA ports used

There are a ton of conflicting results from web searches(It could be a HDD, RAM, MOBO, PSU, CPU, random other things) but I fear I've eliminated all but CPU and the MOBO. I was in the market for a new CPU but if the Motherboard failed I'll have to go with that one first.



Submitted October 01, 2017 at 03:18AM by DruePhoenix http://ift.tt/2hCAzH6
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