Newly Built PC No Display (Have Read the Guide)

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Hello, I have read the guide that says to check before you post. I have recently purchased:


GIGABYTE GV-N770WF3-2GD GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-Bi
Intel Core i7-4770 Haswell 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Qua
SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE250BW 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gb/s
CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRA
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA

I hooked everything up, and I cannot get a display. The motherboard does not come with a speaker, and I have been unable to find any lights on the mobo either. I borrowed a friends speaker, and I don't get any beeps from the motherboard.

I have tried every individual ram slot with one ram, and I have tried pairing the ram in the slots the mobo manual tells me to. I have plugged everything powered correctly, including the 4/8 pin connector for the CPU.

I later found that my power supply, a 500W diablotek, does not have a high enough wattage for the graphic cards, it recommends a 600W or higher. Also, I have found out the RAM I have purchased is incompatible.

After finding that out, I tried running the computer without the videocard and different RAM stick from my old PC; however, the old RAM is also listed as incompatible.

I have read that incompatible RAM, if it still matches the DDR recommendation will just downclock the RAM so it will work. I want to go to a store and buy a power supply that is large enough, and I want to purchase some compatible RAM. Do you guys think that I might get a display if I do purchase both of those things? Like, can you guys see a different issue from the facts I have listed so far that would make me going to purchase these as helpless?

Thanks.
 

Doramius

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What are the specs on the RAM? There are different types of the Corsair Vengeance at DDR3. Latency, speed, etc. Try just connecting a monitor directly to the Mobo, with only 1 stick of RAM (if it is compatible), and the CPU installed. Even a crappy PSU should allow you to bring up a BIOS screen, at minimum. You'll then be able to give more details that we can provide help for.
 

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