PC acting weird after power outage
My PC started doing something really weird after a recent power outage (I have a surge protector) and I can’t figure out what’s actually wrong.
When I press the power button, it often doesn’t boot right away. Sometimes I have to press it multiple times and wait a bit before it actually starts.
While this is happening, the RGB lights on my USB devices kind of flicker on and off like it’s trying to start but failing repeatedly. It happens even if my PC is just turned off and I'm not attempting to boot it. Every now and then it will stabilize for 5-10 seconds, during which the PC will turn on if the power button is pressed (Or before that). If not, it will just continue to loop randomly like that . Once the PC finally does boot, everything is completely fine. I can game, run stress tests, and use it normally with no crashes or instability at all. Sleep mode also works perfectly.
I already tried unplugging and holding the power button for 30 seconds, or removing the surge protector, but nothing changed. It almost feels like the PC is “trying to start”, failing a few times, then eventually stabilizing and booting normally.
Has the power outage permanently damaged my PSU? Motherboard? What could possibly be the issue here? Any help would be greatly appreciated.