Leviathan.Catnipthief said:
»Hrmmmmmm.... new PSU got in, put it in and got the same issue as the first time... so I started fiddling around (like last time...) and found out I think I may have actually had a working PSU the first time, the 4 pin connector for my motherboard was not wanting to go in the right way and this time (for some reason) it worked :3
Now I'm just having a seemingly odd new issue, I decided to just try the PSO2 character creator (the thing I first had issues with) and as soon as I start it up (when I get to the part where I hit enter to get to the menu) I get a video drop out (my monitor lights go yellow) and a black screen (BSOD) not really sure what is causing this, haven't tried anything else yet (I will in a bit, once I get a few prep things done in case I need to reinstall the OS again...) unless someone else can give me any hints? (I posted on facebook but I don't think many of you have me added lol, a select few have me)
did you ever do a ram test (not the bios one) but with a utility?
or a hdd test?
or a video test?
I mean the extensive ones could take time, but I'd say it's your next step. (should have been done the first time, but too late now).
if everything tests out well, then I'd say it is software related. Which shouldn't require a windows fresh install.