Hi, Ive got a problem with my Asus rampage formula IV, It started with me trying to run the game Path of exile, It crashed my computer _heavily_ a couple of times hanging it totally with a buggy colored screen, After rebooting the hard way by reset button the computer went black and the fans would run, I had to power the computer off and on for maybe 10-15 times until it would finally start giving me a screen and go into windows, I read some forums and probably found the error in the game causing it to crash, It had a problem with my soundblaster sound card and i was forced to use software audio and now the game seem to work not crashing. I thought this was fixed.
Next time i started my computer it began failing again, Fans running and harddrive working some, The keyboard and mouse light up after a while but then went black again, The screen is all black and the monitor is orange trying to connect.
On the MB inside the computer the VGA led is lit up red, And sometimes also the VGA_led + Boot_led lights up, I tried to updating the bios but it would not take the .cap files so i used the converter file explained by asus and renamed it to R4F.rom, Inserting the usb stick into the white slot, Pressing the rog connect it and starts blinking for 2 minutes, This seemed to work, But when i try loading the latest asus formula iv .cap it blinked 3 times and then stopped, it wont read it.
What i did then was probably something wrong, i took the latest .cap file and renamed it to .rom, It started reading it with the rog connect button blinking for 1-2 minutes then when it was done and i try to start the computer it starts and shuts off after 1 second, The boot is bricked right?
I try to update the bios again with ANY bios file rom or cap, Now the rog connect button dont even light up or flash at all..
I have tried turning the power off, removing the battery, Reset Cmos, removing the ram, Trying one ram in difference slots, Changing the graphics card, Measuring the PSU and it seems ok when i look at the voltages while its running the fans + the video card fan, i also removed the cpu from the MB and putting it back in, Tensioning and loosing the H100 waterfan screws, Removing the soundblaster card.
The computer has this parts: Asus rampage formula IV, 3930k processor, Dominator 1866 x 4 memory, OCZ 700W PSU, Asus 7970 Graphics card, also tested one different graphics card
What to do? Ive thought of ordering another motherboard but they are pretty expensive and hard to get, The only one available is like the Asus rampage black edition around here, and if i buy another MB for like 500$ and it does not solve the problem it would not be so funny 🙂
I could buy completely new MB and processor but I felt pretty happy with my 3930k before this happened. Its still good right?
Help is welcome. Thanks!
