- Oct 4, 2013
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i5-4570
ASUS H81M-A LGA 1150
Team Vulcan 8gb DDR3 1600
Rosewell Challenger Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower
XFX pro 550w
Onboard graphics (to minimize variables)
Put this build together for a friend and it wouldn't start at all. Nothing. Sent the motherboard back for the RMA and made a second attempt. Now it starts for 1-2 seconds (LEDs, fans) and stops. It's now out of the case resting on the mobo box / anti-static wrap that came with the mobo and it's doing the same thing. I tried a different PSU I have - same result, except it stayed lit for maybe 1 second longer. Went from 2 DIMM to 1 and I even swapped RAM from another computer - same results.
I am at a loss for words. I can't imagine it being the motherboard, PSU, RAM. Could it possibly be the CPU?? It's new and was installed properly. My only guess is maybe this motherboard doesn't like the Hyper 212 +? It's a pretty che--inexpensive motherboard afterall. I might attempt to swap that out and put the stock heatsink on there but I wanted to reach out to the community first.
Any and all help is much appreciated.
ASUS H81M-A LGA 1150
Team Vulcan 8gb DDR3 1600
Rosewell Challenger Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower
XFX pro 550w
Onboard graphics (to minimize variables)
Put this build together for a friend and it wouldn't start at all. Nothing. Sent the motherboard back for the RMA and made a second attempt. Now it starts for 1-2 seconds (LEDs, fans) and stops. It's now out of the case resting on the mobo box / anti-static wrap that came with the mobo and it's doing the same thing. I tried a different PSU I have - same result, except it stayed lit for maybe 1 second longer. Went from 2 DIMM to 1 and I even swapped RAM from another computer - same results.
I am at a loss for words. I can't imagine it being the motherboard, PSU, RAM. Could it possibly be the CPU?? It's new and was installed properly. My only guess is maybe this motherboard doesn't like the Hyper 212 +? It's a pretty che--inexpensive motherboard afterall. I might attempt to swap that out and put the stock heatsink on there but I wanted to reach out to the community first.
Any and all help is much appreciated.
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