Hey good samaritans!
I've just tried to build my PC for the first time, and it was a failure! The PC wouldn't boot at all until I plucked out the GPU or instructed my system to use the onboard GPU instead of PCI-E's via UEFI. The GPU's cooler was running when it was installed. Have I gotten a DOA card?
Also, I noted in UEFI's Hardware Monitor that my CPU (using stock Intel heatsink) was running at 50-60 celcius, which in my experiences is too hot when it was apparently not under heavy load. What do you think? Is that abnormal?
Since this is my first time in assembling a PC, I am worried that I might have destroyed certain components (through static electricity or excessive use of force while plugging power cables and installing RAM, GPU, etc). Any thoughts and advice will be appreciated!
This is my build:
i5-4440
Asrock Z87M-Pro 4
Kingston HyperX 1600 Mhz 4GB x2
Crucial M500 120GB
Sapphire R9 270X OC
Corsair VS550
BitFenix Shinobi (with window)
I've just tried to build my PC for the first time, and it was a failure! The PC wouldn't boot at all until I plucked out the GPU or instructed my system to use the onboard GPU instead of PCI-E's via UEFI. The GPU's cooler was running when it was installed. Have I gotten a DOA card?
Also, I noted in UEFI's Hardware Monitor that my CPU (using stock Intel heatsink) was running at 50-60 celcius, which in my experiences is too hot when it was apparently not under heavy load. What do you think? Is that abnormal?
Since this is my first time in assembling a PC, I am worried that I might have destroyed certain components (through static electricity or excessive use of force while plugging power cables and installing RAM, GPU, etc). Any thoughts and advice will be appreciated!
This is my build:
i5-4440
Asrock Z87M-Pro 4
Kingston HyperX 1600 Mhz 4GB x2
Crucial M500 120GB
Sapphire R9 270X OC
Corsair VS550
BitFenix Shinobi (with window)
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