Qcode 00 usually means either a dead board or CPU, when you say at first it booted did it boot to Windows or to bios? clear cmos by pushing the bios button on the I/O panel , hold it in for a few seconds
1. always have a cooler installed when turning on your system, the temperature will be to hot instantly and more than likely damage something but will definitely not boot
2. No, will not boot without at least 1 memory module installed
I would troubleshoot the board you have by laying it on a flat surface such as a motherboard box if you have one, if not any flat non conductive surface, use a small clean paint brush to clean off dust and dirt, or blow dust off
remove CPU and check for damaged, bent pins in CPU socket using a magnifying glass, (if pins are damaged, either try to carefully straighten then with a tooth pick or small blade)
Carefully install CPU and heatsink (an over tightened heatsink or uneven tightened heatsink can be the cause of this issue), one stick of memory in a RED memory slot DIMM_A1, connect power supply cables, 24 pin and 8 pin, monitor cable to motherboard if you have an HDMI cable and see if it will boot to bios, if you do not have an HDMI capable monitor and cable then install the 780 first, if you still get Qcode 00 you could try flashing the bios using the Flashback method which is explained in the manual which can be downloaded from the ASUS support page for this board, if you still get code 00 which could be bad board or CPU you need to decide whether it is worthwhile to purchase another used board and or CPU, unless you know someone with a similar system that you could try your CPU in to verify it is OK
1. always have a cooler installed when turning on your system, the temperature will be to hot instantly and more than likely damage something but will definitely not boot
2. No, will not boot without at least 1 memory module installed
I would troubleshoot the board you have by laying it on a flat surface such as a motherboard box if you have one, if not any flat non conductive surface, use a small clean paint brush to clean off dust and dirt, or blow dust off
remove CPU and check for damaged, bent pins in CPU socket using a magnifying glass, (if pins are damaged, either try to carefully straighten then with a tooth pick or small blade)
Carefully install CPU and heatsink (an over tightened heatsink or uneven tightened heatsink can be the cause of this issue), one stick of memory in a RED memory slot DIMM_A1, connect power supply cables, 24 pin and 8 pin, monitor cable to motherboard if you have an HDMI cable and see if it will boot to bios, if you do not have an HDMI capable monitor and cable then install the 780 first, if you still get Qcode 00 you could try flashing the bios using the Flashback method which is explained in the manual which can be downloaded from the ASUS support page for this board, if you still get code 00 which could be bad board or CPU you need to decide whether it is worthwhile to purchase another used board and or CPU, unless you know someone with a similar system that you could try your CPU in to verify it is OK
Menthol wrote:
Qcode 00 usually means either a dead board or CPU, when you say at first it booted did it boot to Windows or to bios? clear cmos by pushing the bios button on the I/O panel , hold it in for a few seconds
1. always have a cooler installed when turning on your system, the temperature will be to hot instantly and more than likely damage something but will definitely not boot
2. No, will not boot without at least 1 memory module installed
I would troubleshoot the board you have by laying it on a flat surface such as a motherboard box if you have one, if not any flat non conductive surface, use a small clean paint brush to clean off dust and dirt, or blow dust off
remove CPU and check for damaged, bent pins in CPU socket using a magnifying glass, (if pins are damaged, either try to carefully straighten then with a tooth pick or small blade)
Carefully install CPU and heatsink (an over tightened heatsink or uneven tightened heatsink can be the cause of this issue), one stick of memory in a RED memory slot DIMM_A1, connect power supply cables, 24 pin and 8 pin, monitor cable to motherboard if you have an HDMI cable and see if it will boot to bios, if you do not have an HDMI capable monitor and cable then install the 780 first, if you still get Qcode 00 you could try flashing the bios using the Flashback method which is explained in the manual which can be downloaded from the ASUS support page for this board, if you still get code 00 which could be bad board or CPU you need to decide whether it is worthwhile to purchase another used board and or CPU, unless you know someone with a similar system that you could try your CPU in to verify it is OK
Thank you very much! I will definitely try that!
if CPU is bad.. probably that would mean buy CPU and MOBO, at which point, I don't think it is worth it and rather stick with what I have and later buy something Ryzen or whatever Intel has out.
I followed a recommendation from a friend and bought a new Z97-A/USB3.1 from Amazon wih a $30 MiR.. cost of board would be about $120 after rebate. If board is bad, I am willing to keep new board. If CPU is bad I can return Mobo to Amazon and no harm done. Its the best I could do..since I don't know no one with an 1150 cpu I could try on the Z87 Hero I have to troubleshoot the CPU.
If you or anybody else has more suggestions on what I could try.. I am all ears.
xeromist wrote:
It might not be the paste. Sometimes a mount could be loose or something else causing uneven pressure. The easiest way to tell is to lift the HS and see if the paste spread out evenly on the CPU. It doesn't have to reach the corners but it should cover most of the CPU.
Pumps are rated in hours of use rather than time of ownership. So on average a pump used infrequently will last longer than one powered on all the time. I've had a couple of corsair AIO's operating pretty much continuously for years but you might have one that falls on the low end.
Hello,
Sorry for delay in updating the thread, but it has taken a lof of time to get here. Ok, so there was good contact between coldplate of AIO and CPU... so I decided to ditch it and bought a Noctua NH-U14s and what a difference. It was big but not terribly so. With the new motherboard and cpu cooler I tested the system and it was running ok.. Not to mention that the Z97-A in its default config always had the CPU running at 4.4 ghz all the time.
So I went nuts (best way I can put it I guess) and bought the rockit88 delid tool and Conductunaut liquid metal and replaced the TIM on the CPU. I wanted to overclock and where I live is hot all year long and I can't turn the AC all the time, so I wanted to have as good cooling efficiency as possible. Also having a good air cooling, calms me from that (perhaps unnecessary) fear of sudden pump failure or a leak or something, given that I don't know how much the previous H60 was abused.
This is what I can share so far. Any comments? Are these good numbers for this overclock?
