Home built computer won't start up

Jjsaro · Dec 21, 2015

I've just assembled my parts. When I flip the PSU on the motherboards reset and power buttons light up. When you press the power button the counter shows 00 and the cpu fan spins. Then, after a few moments the counter and fan shut off, and there is a clicking sound. The reset and power buttons are still lit. I'm pretty certain all the cords are correctly hooked up. The only concern being that a 2x4 power receiving slot near the cpu can only be plugged in by one of my 2x2 power cords from the PSU. Thanks in advance for any help.

My parts:
Asus x79 deluxe motherboard
Cooler master evo cpu fan
Cooler master v750 PSU
8 gb ddr4 ram
GeForce gtx 970 graphics
DVD drive
1 TB Seagate hdd
500 GB samsung ssd
Intel i7 cpu
All inside a corsair case with 3 case fans

OS (Win 10) on hdd

Guest · Dec 21, 2015

You'll want to start by getting rid of anything that could be causing an issue. Unplug all the hard drives (Including your OS drive) and remove your GPU. Try turning it on after that and see what happens.

Jjsaro · Dec 21, 2015

I removed the gpu, ram, and unplugged the dvd, hdd, and ssd. The result is exactly the same.

Guest · Dec 21, 2015

I'm gonna assume this is the i7-5820K, which if this is the case, then I've dealt with this exact same scenario before.

Jjsaro · Dec 21, 2015

I7-5820k 6 core

Guest · Dec 21, 2015

You're gonna need to check all the screws on the motherboard and make sure their contacting the motherboard firmly, with this particular model, I believe there's a failsafe that prevents the mobo from POSTing without all the screws making contact.

Guest · Dec 21, 2015

How many sticks of RAM do you have? 1 or 2?

Benab3 · Dec 21, 2015

X79 chipsets and the I7 5820k are not compatible.

_Skittle_ · Dec 21, 2015

Can you upload some pictures of all of the power connectors? Motherboard, PSU, GPU, CPU etc.

Guest · Dec 21, 2015

Haha, Benab3 is right, I didn't do my homework, that's an X79 platform, which is LGA2011, the i7-5820K uses LGA2011-v3, better known as Haswell-E.

EDIT: Corrected because I need to put my foot in my mouth.

Benab3 · Dec 21, 2015

Glad I could help

, I hope nothing was damaged!!!

_Skittle_ · Dec 21, 2015

Or correctly known as Haswell-E..

Jjsaro · Dec 21, 2015

I made sure to screw everything in tightly. However, the middle hole on the motherboard is held in place by a peg on the case. It has the same 8 metal points around it. I cannot put a screw in it though. Will upload pictures after dinner.

Guest · Dec 21, 2015

_Skittle_ :

I really need to read more before putting down a hasty reply...

Jjsaro · Dec 21, 2015

Dammit. Is there any way to fix this without buying a new cpu or motherboard?

_Skittle_ · Dec 21, 2015

No. They are physically incompatible. I would send the motherboard back, and get an MSI X99A SLI Plus.

Guest · Dec 21, 2015

Like _Skittle_ said, the motherboard is going to be the easiest to send back, and the cost difference shouldn't be too huge. Unfortunately there's not much you can do unless you've got some mad electrical engineering and mathematics skillz, as well as a multi-million dollar manufacturing facility.

Jjsaro · Dec 21, 2015

While I am extremely frustrated, I thank you guys for your speedy help. I will have to return the motherboard as soon as possible.

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