Hello All,
I'm very new to pc building and these forums so just bear that in mind. Like the title says, this is my first ever attempt at building a pc. However, I did do extensive research and tutorial-watching before attempting to do so. Here is my parts list:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QrxNrH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QrxNrH/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor
Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse
First off, since I know this will be the first thing you all recommend, I have already looked through this sticky:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems
I have very closely read through and followed all of the steps, except for step 11. I didn't want to remove my CPU and CPU Cooler if I didn't have to because that's what I found to be to most difficult and delicate part of the build.
Also, it should be known that I made the mistake of fully assembling the PC before testing the motherboard or other hardware to make sure they worked.
Here is a quick overview of the build, test, and troubleshooting steps I have already gone through:
So this is where I'm at now. Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreaciated. I'm not acquainted with anyone with experience building PCs so I'm pretty much in the dark on this one. Here are some pictures:
http://imgur.com/a/3uN3W
I'm very new to pc building and these forums so just bear that in mind. Like the title says, this is my first ever attempt at building a pc. However, I did do extensive research and tutorial-watching before attempting to do so. Here is my parts list:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QrxNrH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QrxNrH/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor
Keyboard: Logitech G105 Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse
First off, since I know this will be the first thing you all recommend, I have already looked through this sticky:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems
I have very closely read through and followed all of the steps, except for step 11. I didn't want to remove my CPU and CPU Cooler if I didn't have to because that's what I found to be to most difficult and delicate part of the build.
Also, it should be known that I made the mistake of fully assembling the PC before testing the motherboard or other hardware to make sure they worked.
Here is a quick overview of the build, test, and troubleshooting steps I have already gone through:
Fully assemble pc
Connect graphics card to monitor though HDMI
Turn on power supply, motherboard LEDs light up and begin "breathing"
Power on pc using case power button, case fans and CPU cooling fan spin up, CPU LED lights up
Spam delete key, no image on screen after >5 minutes
Sulk
Retry using integrated motherboard graphics with both HDMI and VGA cables - no image
Repeat using different monitor - no image
Take out all PCI cards (wifi, soundcard, videocard) - no image
Try one stick of RAM in each slot - no image
Unplug SSD and HDD - no image
Order motherboard speaker from Amazon
Breadboard pc, install mobo speaker
Power on - 1 long 2 short beeps - no image
Insert 1 stick of RAM - no beeps - no image
More sulking
So this is where I'm at now. Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreaciated. I'm not acquainted with anyone with experience building PCs so I'm pretty much in the dark on this one. Here are some pictures:
http://imgur.com/a/3uN3W
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