[AX860i and random shutdowns followed by bootloop]

***UPDATE***

 

So after many weeks/months (I lost tack of time) I finally got the store I bought the PSU to swap it for a new one. I just installed it and have not encountered any shutdown yet (here's for hoping!).

 

I will keep this thread updated for further information regarding if it worked or not.

[AX860i and random shutdowns followed by bootloop]

I am still waiting for an answer for the RMA. I see you guys are having the problem too!

 

Since I made this post it has happened 20+ times! Sometimes it will occur multiple times in an hour. Other instances it won't happen for days.

 

I really hope for a positive reply from cosair soon :( Have had this problem for a long time now.

[AX860i and random shutdowns followed by bootloop]

Do you think it is because it's sensitive and shuts down? I first thought about turning off surge protection some months ago, but I was too scared that I would screw up and it would get a real surge.

 

Did it sort the problem 100%?

[AX860i and random shutdowns followed by bootloop]

Problem: The PC was build around November 2016, ran smoothly the first 1-2 months. PC will shutdown, it can happen anytime. What will happen is the computer will shutdown, then it will stay shut off. I then go ahead and press the on button on the front panel to turn it on, then it will enter a bootloop. The boot loop looks like the kind many other people on these forums are having. The PC will start for 1 second, then shut off for about 3 seconds. This will repeat until I am "lucky" and it will start by telling me it was ASUS anti surge or just a plain restart with no error codes. But most of the time I got to flip the on/off switch on the PSU and take out the 24-pin power cable for the motherboard before it's fixed. So basically, same story as many others on these forums.

 

 

System specs:

 

Intel Core i7-6700K

 

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Formula, S-1151

 

ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 ROG Strix Gaming

 

Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666MHz 16GB

 

Corsair AX 860i, 860W PSU

 

Crucial® MX300 750GB 2.5" SSD

 

WD Desktop Blue 3TB 3.5"

 

Corsair Obsidian 750D Big Tower

 

What I've tried:

 

-Rebuilding the PC because I thought there might be a short circuit with a standoff or somthing. Nothing!

-Testing motherboard, CPU and PSU to see if I can get up bios.

-Testing Mobo, CPU, PSU and 1 brick of RAM.

-Tried all of the RAM. 1 by 1.

-Ran MemTest86.

-Changing PCI slot for my GPU.

-Checking temps on all components.

-Rebuild the computer, 2nd time. Checking everything is snug and perfect.

-Changing all the cables with new ones.

-Send in a RMA for my PSU, wicth was tested OK with a stress test that lasted 60+ hours running PassMark, BurnInTest og Heaven benchmark.

-Rebuild the computer again for the 3rd time. ran alot of different stress tests. This time there is no shutdown for 2 months, then shutdowns again.

-Did some testing with support on the phone. Showed him this forum with all the posts about faulty PSUs. Send in a complaint to the seller, waiting for answer.

 

I dunno what I expect by posting this, mostly for awareness and for others to see the problem. Ofcourse IF you know anything I dont please feel free to help me :)