NO BOOT After Many Attempts to fix! URGENTLY need help!

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Hi all,
I received all parts for a brand new pc yesterday. After some initial issues I fixed, I tried booting and nothing! I desperately need help! All fans and LEDs work although I hear varying patterns of beeps, seeming to indicate a RAM issue. However, I have tried all the solutions in the POST guide such as reseating RAM in different slots, reattaching CPU and GPU, clearing CMOS by removing battery, power cycling, and no avail at all! I have no idea what the issue is and cannot access the BIOS since I have no onboard video! Please, help! My complete parts list is the MSI 990FXA Gaming mobo, EVGA GTX 1060 3GB SC, AMD FX6300 Black Edition, Patriot Viper DDR3-1600 RAM Single stick, the Cougar MX-200 case, WD Blue 1tb HDD, PNY 120GB SSD, and a Logysis 550w ATX psu which functions but I will probably replace it. I am also using an LG 1080P 60HZ monitor via HDMI. Please, I am desperate for ANY help to solve this issue!
 
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Can't really tell anything from your pics.

But...RAM goes in only one way. You can't force the long end to go into the short end of the slot.

Bottom line...either something is broken, or something is not connected correctly.
You are the only one on scene...the only one with eyeballs and hands on the situation.

At this point.....this is what I would do:

Take it ALL apart. All of it.
Start over.
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Is that the only possibility? Because as I said, I fixed the issue yesterday and it is successfully powering all parts including LEDS etc as far as I can see.
 
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I had this happen and there were two things that were causing all the LEDs to boot and fans but the computer wouldn't turn over.
The PSU was DOA and wasn't powering the board properly. I had gotten 2 DOA psu's and I was thinking it was everything else but I literally just dragged my PC over and plugged in the mobo PSU's to my currently working rig instead and all of a sudden it turned over.

If you're brave you can take apart your PSU and clean it out. I did that for a PSU I got and it was working fantastically after. But it wasn't that easy. Found out it had a few bent over capacitors and so I just unbent them and kept pins from touching each other and that fixed that PSU.
 
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Agreed, but if it's dead anyway it might be a fun experience. I had a PSU tester; I would never take apart a PSU and plug it into my PC without first using the tester.
But it did fix my issue. I didn't think it was to complicated. And you can first hand verify if somethings wrong with your PSU (blown up capacitors, any patches of burnt looking piece on the mobo of the PSU, etc).
I had no idea what I was doing but I knew that bent over pins and capacitors were a nogo. I put it back together, plugged it into the wall, and used a PSU tester (a cheap plastic thing you can get off amazon for pretty cheap) and not only did my PSU light up (it turned colors), it worked immediately in the new build.

But I enjoy taking things apart. It's a fun learning experience. From his description it appears it's already dead so it might be fun to learn from it.

But yeah I totally get your stance on it. And wouldn't recommend anyone to do it and then just plug into their PC immediately.
 
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1. That PSU is what is known in the business as a 'box o crap' - it could well be the issue seeing as its a dire unit & ancient too.From the specs its really a 300w unit & a poor quality one.
2. The PSU could honestly be a dodo now even if it wasn't before.
Having the voltage set wrong could have killed it - I would argue that having it set to 230/240v on a 110v main should not kill it - the other way around definitely would have.The fact it has a manual voltage switch shows just how out of date/low quality it is - any half decent unit manufactured in the last 4 years would be auto switching.
3. Do you have the atx 12v 8 pin plugged in the board to the top left of the CPU ?? Many inexperienced builders forget this connection - I wouldn't be surprised if that PSU only has a 4 pin available though.
 
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Yes, I do have the 8 pin plugged in next to the cpu. And the only reason why I hesitate to blame the psu is that all the fans and leds etc work fine, could you please elaborate on what you mean by that? If it was DOA it wouldn't power anything right?
 
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UPDATE:
>Went out and bought new 80+ Bronze Raidmax 500XT and installed it
>Used it, no more POST beeps
>Lower load (you can tell)
>Still doesn't work, even with trying hdmi and dp
Help?
 
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Head, meet desk.
In the world of PSU's, Logysis and Raidmax trade weak blows for who gets to be crappiest.

(no, I'm not joking)


But it would seem that you have other issues.
 
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How is that the issue??? There is no more POSTing, everything works, and since it is 80+ bronze certified it is capable of providing at least 80% efficiency at full load, but this is not full load, so why do you believe that is why? All fans and leds work, no posts, yet no signal. Is the issue now with the video card? Or what?
 
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I purchased the cheaper ones because I am on a budget, and therefore cannot afford $60+ PSUs that you may say are the only non-garbage ones. 80+ bronze means that it is verified to work and I can SEE that it works to power my parts. I really don't think the issue is the PSU. Also, Raidmax is not listed on the PSU tier list at all and I can already tell it is better than my previous one. It just doesn't make sense to me that a display issue is being caused by a PSU. Perhaps the issue is with something else, unless there is a very good reason why it is the psu and that is the only possibilty.
 
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If it is a crappy and cheaply made PSU, which they are, it may not put out the stated voltages. If it doesnt put out enough power, things wont work. The PSU can cause your PC to act in ways that you wouldnt think possible due to a faulty or crappy PSU. Never said it was the only possibility. Troubleshooting is a process of elimination, you start with the most likely culprit first.
 
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But, you seem to not see that it is 80+ Bronze Certified, which means that it wastes less than 20% of its power. It also says on its box that it provides 432w max on testing, and if it were truly DOA it would be failing to power anything. I can visibly see all fans and leds etc working. All I am asking is for some help with an issue I've had for 3 days with my first PC so I can see any output and start using it. What doesn't make sense to me is how a lack of power of which no signs are present would cause a failure to see any video.
 
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"80+ Bronze Certified" simply means that they printed that on the side.
There is no independent testing authority.

And as said...this may not be an issue with the PSU...either the original crappy Logysis or the equally crappy replacement Raidmax.
 
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