Diagnosing system when you have no substitute componants to use......grrrr

[Dachipsta]

Welp, I went ahead and built a new gaming pc with all the amenities and now its dead and unlike all my old stuff where I have all kinds of old parts to swap in, I dont have any extra high-end parts to sub. As in processor, memory, vid card...ect..ect. Now, aside from taking the damn thing to some stupid repair shop, what alternatives to I have to try and at least positively determine what the cause of the failure is? I do have good troubleshooting skillz but with no extra parts I feel pretty stuck......thanks

By the way, I did ROR the board and it came back from Asus as ok...

[Steve R Jones]

Try posting the issues you're having

[Big_Daddy]

If you have two memory mods, pull each one and see if it helps

[RainbowSix]

Does it power on?

[Dachipsta]

Hey, thanks for posting. It all powers up but the lcd poster on the back of the mobo displays the CPU-Init error followed by a Dram-det error and that is basically it. I have tried swapping the memory around, testing the power supply and other things. I had oc'd the e6600 a pretty good bit in the year that it was running but the temps never exceeded anything that warranted concern. I did notice some random shutdowns before the final nuthin but thats about it for symptoms. Since the mobo came back ok I am suspecting the processor. Whadaya'll think?.......tanks

[RainbowSix]

I'm not sure what it could be. I would say the processor, but the DET-DRAM error is a RAM problem. Then again, the CPU could be causing problems for the RAM.
Are you able to enter the BIOS?

[PoonDoggy]

Try booting the system with just processor, 1 stick ram, power supply and motherboard. Disconnect everything else. Post back here with results.