Booting up PC without CPU (LGA 1151)

Elemential · Oct 6, 2016

Hello everybody. After a long while of inactivity im back as i'm building my first gaming pc.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 470 4GB HS Black Edition Video Card
Case: Aerocool VS-1 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550W ATX Power Supply
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($37.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Silverstone FN121-P 58.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VP228TE 21.5" 75Hz Monitor
Total: $363.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-06 14:22 EDT-0400

Here is the list of parts. Ignore price as I am buying from other sellers.

Currently I have the PSU, Motherboard, HDD, Ram and Network Card and the Case fan as well on
me. My question would be, can I check that everything is fine without a CPU? Most likely i'll be buying the CPU next week and I want to make sure everything is fine with what I have bought. The mobo has LEDs for the VGA, RAM and CPU I believe. But I don't have any of them. I want to make sure the RAM is working fine and so is the rest of the components I currently have.

Thanks for any answers in advance.

superninja12 · Oct 6, 2016

no you cannot and thats a poor build.

Elemential · Oct 6, 2016

superninja12 :

In what sense is it a poor build?

Elemential · Oct 6, 2016

Keep in mind all I want to do is power it on and see that everything is spinning/working.

dangus · Oct 6, 2016

superninja12 :

pfff what a rangus. its a fine build don't listen to this guy. im not impressed with the power supply but it is by no means horrible

dangus · Oct 6, 2016

Elemential :

you need a CPU for that. don't bother trying til you get all the parts.

R_1 · Oct 6, 2016

without the CPU all you will get is a beep code and/or an error LED stating the CPU is faulty or missing and it will shutdown.
without CPU it will not stay powered on long enough to actually test anything.

theyeti87 · Oct 6, 2016

Elemential :

If you;re going with a non-K version of an i5, it is better to go with the 6500.

Also, you'll want at least a 2-DIMM ram kit. The RAM is quad-channel, which can only be enabled if theres 2 (or 4) sticks of RAM.

The PSU is a low-quality unit, tier 4 as judged by http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

superninja12 · Oct 6, 2016

dangus :

did i say horrible ? no i said poor

- the i5 6400 is a poor investment a quad core with low single core ghz either get a 6500 or dorp your budget to a 6100 (which is a really strong cpu)
-ram always in dual channel for a free 10% boost.
-powersupply is horrible no doubt
-that monitor is a waste of money.

theyeti87 · Oct 6, 2016

superninja12 :

dangus :

did i say horrible ? no i said poor

- the i5 6400 is a poor investment a quad core with low single core ghz either get a 6500 or dorp your budget to a 6100 (which is a really strong cpu)
-ram always in dual channel for a free 10% boost.
-powersupply is horrible no doubt
-that monitor is a waste of money.

To OP's defense, most of his components are already purchased.

R_1 · Oct 6, 2016

[strike]Look at the S12II seasonic power supply 520W. its a much better unit.
if you want modular the m12II is available[/strike]
you already have the PSU the above is a suggestion when you replace it

DT523 · Oct 6, 2016

superninja12 :

Muin Sendarro, my friend. It looks good except that PSU. I would definitely agree on the RAM, but that's up to you. The CPU , I have found, is almost as personal and custom a choice as the case.

Elemential · Oct 6, 2016

superninja12 :

dangus :

did i say horrible ? no i said poor

- the i5 6400 is a poor investment a quad core with low single core ghz either get a 6500 or dorp your budget to a 6100 (which is a really strong cpu)
-ram always in dual channel for a free 10% boost.
-powersupply is horrible no doubt
-that monitor is a waste of money.

The monitor will be exchanged. The reason I need a monitor is because rn I am using an all-in-one PC with no Display Ports.

DT523 · Oct 6, 2016

Elemential :

To answer your question from the beginning, no. A computer can't compute without the computing unit.

Elemential · Oct 6, 2016

DT523 :

Elemential :

To answer your question from the beginning, no. A computer can't compute without the computing unit.

Alright. I'll be ordering a i5 6500 today or tomorrow

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