Need help with new APU build.

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ruskininja

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So, I decided to lower my standards for ONE time to help a friend out. I skimped on components and after 2 logisy's psu failures. I'm stuck here now with this troll of a build. I ran the entire checklist and I'm still getting nothing showing up on my monitor. What could possibly be bad with my build? Is it just another lemon component, or am I just going crazy?

Here's the current build.

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CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $134.99)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (Purchased For $56.00)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $54.99)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $30.00)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter (Purchased For $14.99)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (Purchased For $21.99)
Power Supply: Rosewill Stallion 450W ATX12V Power Supply (Purchased For $39.99)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $14.94)
Total: $367.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-22 23:05 EDT-0400)
 
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ruskininja

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Welp, this is just getting out of hand...I feel horrible for skimping so low on parts. I've never had more than one bad part on a build, this one is just toying with me.
 
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Seladon-1370374

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A bad CPU can give you bad performances, a bad motherboard might not give all the expansion slots that you could want, a bad GPU might not enable you to play the best games, a bad RAM module... well, this one doesn't exist, a bad HDD might be a bit slow, a bad case might have poor cable management and air flow, but on all of the parts, you actually choose the worst to cut on. A bad PSU might get your house on fire, might blow your motherboard, or if you're lucky might just not work at all. Think about it next time. ;)
 
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ruskininja

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Yeah, backstory...this friend was REALLY penny pinching....gave me a budget of $450, so with this build plus a refurbished 20" monitor, there's already been way too much spent on shipping back RMA'd parts. Just goes to show when you skimp in the slightest bit. If he wasn't a personal friend, I would have refused to do this build. SO STUPID of me.
 
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ruskininja

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Yeah, just goes to show... "only a rich man can afford cheap things" ~somebody quoting somebody on reddit
 
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RazerZ

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So the build is already bought?

 
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