PC Crashing - I'm Lost

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  1. icor1031

    icor1031 Geek Trainee

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    The issue is this:
    When I make contact with the PC: by hand, by setting side panel against case, or (especially) by usb or esata (even before it's connected!),
    it: Crashes.

    It used to give a black screen with red streaks, and then restart. Some times it restarts instantly. Some times it locks up. Some times it locks up as if the HDD was disconnected (the mouse still moves), and then restarts after a delay. Some times it locks up and restarts 5s later.

    What else can I try? I am rather amazed at this point.

    Thanks.



    These are the solutions I have tried:

    Part/Issue listed first.
    The variations of that part I have tried listed between ----'s


    Case:
    HAF 932 ---- NZXT Beta Evo (Known Good.)

    GPU: Never crashes during games.
    6950 2gB ---- 9800 (Known Good.)

    RAM: Passes memtest.
    Mushkin Silver+Ripjaws ---- Mushkin Black (Known Good.)

    HDD:
    Samsung RAID 0 ---- SSD Agility 2 (Used separately(disconnected), still crash.)

    PSU:
    Antec HCG 750 ---- Seasonic Gold 750

    Power Source:
    6-plug strip ---- CyberPower 810w UPS (Appears Good, other PCs do not crash.)

    Optical Drive
    DVD-RW (Known Good) ---- DVD-RW ---- Blu-ray

    Mother Board:
    AsRock 880G Extreme 3 ---- Asus P8P67 Evo, Rev. 3.

    CPU:
    1055T (Known Good) ---- 2500k

    Case Fans:
    Set A (ALL Replaced or Removed) ---- Set B

    Extension Cable or Adapter:
    CPU 8-Pin (REMOVED) ---- 3 to 4 Fan Adapter (Was not used until months after the crashing started.)

    SATA Cables:
    Set A (ALL Replaced or Removed) ---- Set B

    Sound Card:
    X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty (Known Good) ---- X-Fi Titanium ---- Neither

    Video Cables:
    (All Tried Separately)

    Front Panel I/O:
    Connected ---- Disconnected (Completely disconnected any such thing except (obviously) the rear mobo connections.)

    125v Power Cable:
    A ---- B (Known Good)

    PC Placement:
    On Carpet ---- On 10" x 22" Board

    Heatsink:
    S1283 --- NH-D14

    Overclock:
    With (1055T) ---- Without (2500k)

    Note on Outlet/Power Source
    Second, third, fourth, and fifth PC Never crash like this.
     
    icor1031, Feb 5, 2012
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  2. Ghostman 1

    Ghostman 1 Mega Geek

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    It sounds like it might have a short somewhere..I would remove the motherboard and all components ... then check for any loose wires or any place where the case and motherboard come together and look for anything that doesn't look right... put everything back one by one and checking each piece..
     
    Ghostman 1, Feb 5, 2012
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  3. icor1031

    icor1031 Geek Trainee

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    WELL.

    I know the ground was not well done in my apartment, I've known that for months.

    But I couldn't figure out why 1 PC crashes and the other doesn't, and I still can't.

    ... I ran an extension cable from the original house up to my PC, and so far even with creating a nice strong spark by rubbing socks on the carpet and then touching the case, 3 times, no crash.

    Fixing the ground may be a real pain.

    Thanks for your help, gents.
     
    icor1031, Feb 6, 2012
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