Hey everyone, I am building a new system, and I am completely new to the process... or rather, I have been building it for the past month or so, and I could not get it to go no matter what. I've test ran it, checked it, re-checked it, pulled it apart and put it together already about 5 times, with everything from simple test runs to full in-case build. I've re-ordered and replaced the power supply and the motherboard once already, yet the thing doesn't want to run still, and no POST screen is seen, even in my wildest dreams. The specs of my "build to be" are:
MSI Z97 Gaming 5 motherboard,
CX 750M Corsair power supply,
Intel Core i5-4690K processor,
Vengence 8G RAM (x2),
Geforce gtx 980 EVGA video card,
and the rest I assume doesn't matter, since this thing doesn't even pass the outside-of-case test.
Again, I've tried everything, made sure all is connected, all is properly fitted, ran through full checklist that I found on this site, even tried different power outlets in my house, done all that, and yet I still get "Monitor is going to sleep" and no POST screen. Am I being dumb, or is the problem really in one of the parts, like the processor? Do I just suck and building PCs and mess up on the steps, therefore shortening or ruining the parts? Is that why it's not working?
The steps I take for the test-run are as follows:
-Put on gloves
-Take out the Motherboard out of the Conduct Grid Bag with one hand underneath the board and place it on the box it came in
-Insert CPU in the slot with the cover take off
-Connect the RAM in the 2nd and 4th slots, making sure that it clicks in all the way
-Place the CPU cooler on the CPU, making sure that it clicks in all the way as well, and connect it to the CPUFAN1
-Insert the 24-pin and the 8-pin cables until they click in
-Plug in the power supply and turn it on to the "I" part of the "I/O"
Then the monitor is connected via VGA (tried with HDMI too, didn't work as well), and I get nothing, just a monitor going to sleep. Does the fan on power supply supposed to turn on when it's plugged in? How about the CPU fan? Do they start right away or only when overheated? I would really like some answers, as I'm running out of patience and hope, and days away from shelving the whole thing. Please, help me out!
MSI Z97 Gaming 5 motherboard,
CX 750M Corsair power supply,
Intel Core i5-4690K processor,
Vengence 8G RAM (x2),
Geforce gtx 980 EVGA video card,
and the rest I assume doesn't matter, since this thing doesn't even pass the outside-of-case test.
Again, I've tried everything, made sure all is connected, all is properly fitted, ran through full checklist that I found on this site, even tried different power outlets in my house, done all that, and yet I still get "Monitor is going to sleep" and no POST screen. Am I being dumb, or is the problem really in one of the parts, like the processor? Do I just suck and building PCs and mess up on the steps, therefore shortening or ruining the parts? Is that why it's not working?
The steps I take for the test-run are as follows:
-Put on gloves
-Take out the Motherboard out of the Conduct Grid Bag with one hand underneath the board and place it on the box it came in
-Insert CPU in the slot with the cover take off
-Connect the RAM in the 2nd and 4th slots, making sure that it clicks in all the way
-Place the CPU cooler on the CPU, making sure that it clicks in all the way as well, and connect it to the CPUFAN1
-Insert the 24-pin and the 8-pin cables until they click in
-Plug in the power supply and turn it on to the "I" part of the "I/O"
Then the monitor is connected via VGA (tried with HDMI too, didn't work as well), and I get nothing, just a monitor going to sleep. Does the fan on power supply supposed to turn on when it's plugged in? How about the CPU fan? Do they start right away or only when overheated? I would really like some answers, as I'm running out of patience and hope, and days away from shelving the whole thing. Please, help me out!
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