- Feb 25, 2015
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Hello All,
i am a first time builder and need some help with this as i am very confused with what happend yesterday,
First thing ill start with my setup -
CPU - Intel Pentium g3528 (with stock cooler)
MSI H81 M-P33 LGA1150 - Motherboard
REVO X1 Pro SSD Solid State Drive 128GB
AVP Hyperion EV33B Dual Chamber USB 3.0 Cube Case - Black
EVGA 500W 80 Plus Certified PSU Power Supply
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8gb (2 x 4Gb) CL9 DDR3 1866MHz Black ( i know this isnt supported on the board but i am ok with it running at a lower speed)
AMD XFX RX 460 4GB Graphics Card GPU
After i installed everything -
Everything was put together correctly, i followed all the manual, proof read everything i could prior to switching the pc on to ensure it worked, everything was brand new and the pc booted, all fans spinning, no beeps, on board audio was installed correctly, i was getting no display on the screen (i was plugged directly into the motherboard via vga rather than the graphics card as i had not installed this yet.
The problem i had -
The psu 4 pin connector 12v that connects to the cpu for power, the cables on top were getting warm, eventually i left the pc running for 10-15 minutes while i was diagnosing the issue, i then began to smell the horrible stench of the psu burning out, immediately i switched off the electricity and turned everything off, i left the pc around 5 minutes before inspecting, the 4v cable had fused with the cpu slot on the motherboard, there is no way i could salvage this as it had melted together, the cable seemed the have arced. the motherboard has now been replaced we are awaiting the psu,
The mistake i made i believe -
The 20p cable connector for the psu and the 4p cable connector were sleaved together and i could not reach the psu slot on the motherboard, i pulled on the cable with the 4 pins to ensure the 4 pin connectors could reach the psu slot, this seemed to have worked and powered the pc fine, i was getting no display what so ever when i tested but everything seemed to work fine,
The questions i have -
Is my build compatible? what did i do wrong? was this my fault or just a faulty psu? this has really nocked my confidence when building and i want to know how i managed this, are my other components ie - cpu and ram faulty now also?
Kind Regards
Joel
i am a first time builder and need some help with this as i am very confused with what happend yesterday,
First thing ill start with my setup -
CPU - Intel Pentium g3528 (with stock cooler)
MSI H81 M-P33 LGA1150 - Motherboard
REVO X1 Pro SSD Solid State Drive 128GB
AVP Hyperion EV33B Dual Chamber USB 3.0 Cube Case - Black
EVGA 500W 80 Plus Certified PSU Power Supply
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8gb (2 x 4Gb) CL9 DDR3 1866MHz Black ( i know this isnt supported on the board but i am ok with it running at a lower speed)
AMD XFX RX 460 4GB Graphics Card GPU
After i installed everything -
Everything was put together correctly, i followed all the manual, proof read everything i could prior to switching the pc on to ensure it worked, everything was brand new and the pc booted, all fans spinning, no beeps, on board audio was installed correctly, i was getting no display on the screen (i was plugged directly into the motherboard via vga rather than the graphics card as i had not installed this yet.
The problem i had -
The psu 4 pin connector 12v that connects to the cpu for power, the cables on top were getting warm, eventually i left the pc running for 10-15 minutes while i was diagnosing the issue, i then began to smell the horrible stench of the psu burning out, immediately i switched off the electricity and turned everything off, i left the pc around 5 minutes before inspecting, the 4v cable had fused with the cpu slot on the motherboard, there is no way i could salvage this as it had melted together, the cable seemed the have arced. the motherboard has now been replaced we are awaiting the psu,
The mistake i made i believe -
The 20p cable connector for the psu and the 4p cable connector were sleaved together and i could not reach the psu slot on the motherboard, i pulled on the cable with the 4 pins to ensure the 4 pin connectors could reach the psu slot, this seemed to have worked and powered the pc fine, i was getting no display what so ever when i tested but everything seemed to work fine,
The questions i have -
Is my build compatible? what did i do wrong? was this my fault or just a faulty psu? this has really nocked my confidence when building and i want to know how i managed this, are my other components ie - cpu and ram faulty now also?
Kind Regards
Joel
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