- May 1, 2017
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Hi everyone, I recently finished installing the last components into my self build and like I expected it won't boot (I figured this was normal for a first timer).
I have been looking at other posts and looked through the troubleshooting thread too. I ended up taking all the components out of the case again and set up my motherboard with the processor, ram and gpu. I wired the power switch from the case in and it wouldn't boot properly.
The gpu fans would spin a little and then stop again and nothing came up on screen. A friend suggested maybe I didn't have a big enough psu, so I took out the gpu and tried again and this time it booted, and I got a screen come up.
I tried it again just to make sure it wasn't a fluke, plugged an ssd in this time, and it came up again.
At this point I felt happy I had found the problem and put everything, apart from my gpu, back into my case. I tried to boot it back up and I got the exact same problem as before.
One of the troubleshooting steps says about the motherboard standoffs, could anyone elaborate on that, do I just screw these in and it would maybe work? Is there something in particular I should look for if that was the issue?
And I also would like to know if my psu isn't big enough, I used a few online calculators before I bought one and after I built it to make sure I had a powerful enough one for my components and they all say I do.
I just tried Cooler Master's and it came up with: A recommended size of 385ish
My specs are:
Mobo: Asus H110M-K
CPU: Intel I5 6500 3.2GHz
Ram: Corsair Vengeance LPX
1x8GB 2400MHz
GPU: Gigabyte 1060 6GB
Storage: 1TB WD Blue 64MB cache
120GB Samsung 750 evo
Fans: 2x Corsair ML120 120mm
1x Corsair ML120 Pro 120mm
2x Corsair ML140 140mm
CPU fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212X
Fan Controller: NZXT Semtry Mix 2
I have a DVD R/RW
Psu: Corsair CX 550M 550W
I'd greatly appreciate any help or suggestions
Edit: My case is a Corsair carbide 100R
I have been looking at other posts and looked through the troubleshooting thread too. I ended up taking all the components out of the case again and set up my motherboard with the processor, ram and gpu. I wired the power switch from the case in and it wouldn't boot properly.
The gpu fans would spin a little and then stop again and nothing came up on screen. A friend suggested maybe I didn't have a big enough psu, so I took out the gpu and tried again and this time it booted, and I got a screen come up.
I tried it again just to make sure it wasn't a fluke, plugged an ssd in this time, and it came up again.
At this point I felt happy I had found the problem and put everything, apart from my gpu, back into my case. I tried to boot it back up and I got the exact same problem as before.
One of the troubleshooting steps says about the motherboard standoffs, could anyone elaborate on that, do I just screw these in and it would maybe work? Is there something in particular I should look for if that was the issue?
And I also would like to know if my psu isn't big enough, I used a few online calculators before I bought one and after I built it to make sure I had a powerful enough one for my components and they all say I do.
I just tried Cooler Master's and it came up with: A recommended size of 385ish
My specs are:
Mobo: Asus H110M-K
CPU: Intel I5 6500 3.2GHz
Ram: Corsair Vengeance LPX
1x8GB 2400MHz
GPU: Gigabyte 1060 6GB
Storage: 1TB WD Blue 64MB cache
120GB Samsung 750 evo
Fans: 2x Corsair ML120 120mm
1x Corsair ML120 Pro 120mm
2x Corsair ML140 140mm
CPU fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212X
Fan Controller: NZXT Semtry Mix 2
I have a DVD R/RW
Psu: Corsair CX 550M 550W
I'd greatly appreciate any help or suggestions
Edit: My case is a Corsair carbide 100R
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