Quote Originally Posted by Evilsizer View Post
hmm.. im out of ideas then, other then a bad cpu? i mean if the ram/cpu/video/psu all work with another board then it could be the board. at the same time have you box tested it? like not mounted in the case just on the static bag it came with and just everything plugged in. sometimes a short will cause what you describing.
Hi mate, yeah i've tried out the case on the anti static bag but its the same result. The cpu is an e6300 which worked fine when it came out of my ds3, it has stood a few months though so i'll borrow an e2160 tomorrow to double check but I think its the board.