u/D-Q-T-P

PC randomly shuts down. Turns on when I touch the CPU cooler. Is it short circuiting?

Hey guys, I just put together a brand new PC. I have ensured that all connections are secure, the motherboard has the correct standoffs and mounting screws.

Still experiencing random shut downs, only when I touch the CPU cooler everything starts to power on. Could this be a short circuiting issue?

My PC list:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (6-core / 12-thread)

Motherboard: Gigabyte B850M EAGLE WIFI6E ICE (mATX, WiFi 6E)

RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000MHz CL36 White

GPU: Sapphire Pure RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 16GB Dual (11350-02-20G)

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120

Case: Fractal Design North XL RC White TG

Power Supply: XPG CORE REACTOR II VE 850W (Fully Modular)

Storage: Team Group T-Force G70 PRO 1TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD

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u/D-Q-T-P — 3 days ago