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August 1, 2014 4:38:03 PM

Hi all,

This PC won't turn on - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00FQMBERU

Basically the fans power on for a fraction of a second, the mobo green light is on, and when I press the power button the light turns on for a fraction of a second.. Completely stumped as I have just come from consoles. Any help and I'd really appreciate it

Thanks

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a b 4 Gaming
August 1, 2014 5:13:16 PM

Return it. No sense trying to fix it yourself if you just purchased it.
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a b 4 Gaming
August 1, 2014 10:20:37 PM

Blaise170 said:
Return it. No sense trying to fix it yourself if you just purchased it.


This. Send in a complaint; Amazon will be happy to help you.
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a b 4 Gaming
August 1, 2014 10:26:28 PM

DONT OPEN ANYTHING YOU MIGHT VOID A WARRANTY
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a b 4 Gaming
August 2, 2014 2:50:17 AM

I agree send it back
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a b 4 Gaming
August 2, 2014 3:05:13 AM

Here is a similar build with better parts for less money. You could go to a PC shop and get them to build it for you if you are not confident. Especially as it costs almost £100 less!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£97.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.18 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£129.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.73 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£58.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.98 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£33.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £569.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-02 11:02 BST+0100
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a b 4 Gaming
August 2, 2014 10:41:46 AM

plywrlw said:
Here is a similar build with better parts for less money. You could go to a PC shop and get them to build it for you if you are not confident. Especially as it costs almost £100 less!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£97.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.18 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£129.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.73 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£58.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.98 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£33.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £569.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-02 11:02 BST+0100

Thats not similar at all.. This build is a beast compared to the prebuilt! :p 
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a b 4 Gaming
August 2, 2014 10:49:09 AM

MasterDell said:
Thats not similar at all.. This build is a beast compared to the prebuilt! :p 


It's nearly the same?
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a b 4 Gaming
August 2, 2014 10:52:54 AM

Yeah its pretty similar, I expect the power supply is an improvement though and the case is nicer :) 
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a b 4 Gaming
August 2, 2014 10:54:11 AM

plywrlw said:
Yeah its pretty similar, I expect the power supply is an improvement though!


Yes. The "gaming" power supply is probably one of their CX units which aren't the best, and use questionable capacitors on the secondary side.
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a b 4 Gaming
August 2, 2014 4:38:03 PM

Wait what.. I swear OP had a prebuilt there before that had a GT 640..
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