Hello,
First of all, the machine specs:
- Intel core i7 4790K
- MSI GTX 970
- Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600mhz
- Corsair 750W PSU
- Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel LGA1150 Z97 ATX Motherboard
So, I've been having boot loop issues with this machine for.. months. I've tried everything I could think of and still no avail.
Tested with different RAM, no luck.
Tested the PSU outside of the Mobo, it's fine.
Disconnected everything from the PC but the CPU/PSU/Mobo, it still boot loops.
Sometimes when it reaches POST, the loading circle goes around for a while and then just freezes and the PC never boots. Then all I can do is restart and hope after its many 5-500 reboots it will get past POST. Sometimes Overclocking the CPU bypasses the freeze on POST, but not always.
I was led to believe the issue was the motherboard, I had someone else look at it too and they believed it to be the Mobo as well.. so I bought a replacement which arrived yesterday. I disassembled the PC and fitted the new board, no change. Still the exact same symptoms as with the previous board.
The old board BIOS version was F7 (I think) and the new Board has had no BIOS updates as of yet, I will be doing this when I'm home later today. Any thoughts before I start fiddling around with the BIOS? Also my Room is pretty cold at the minute so not sure if the temperature of the Mobo has anything to do with it, not really tried warming it up before booting but might try that as well.
Any help would be appreciated