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Last night I put together my first build. I took all necessary precautions to make sure there was no ESD event. I had the PSU plugged in (off) into a power strip (off) and a static bracelet plugged into an open ground on the power bar. I got everything together and went to boot up and ...nothing. No sound no light no response from anything.
I went back through and checked and re-checked all the plug-in's to make sure they are secure and in the correct spot.
I then went through with a Pen-Type AC Voltage Detector to see if everything was getting power, sure enough EVERY wire had power flowing through it. Including the CPU cooler which is only connected to the MoBo fan header.
I initially thought it must be the board but then why would the CPU cooler be getting power?
After pulling it apart I found a screw touching the case and MoBo and my heart sank. NOTE: it was not touching anything but the coated back side in the bottom left hand side of the MoBo, and both the screw and case are also painted. I type this last so it isn't a conclusion to jump to without considering the aforementioned CPU cooler having power flowing to it.
For some reason, I have a feeling it may be a faulty power switch on the case? It feels cheap and doesnt compress like most computer power buttons; it kind of squishes down in a weird way. Perhaps that is wishful thinking though...
Here is the build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Dawn_Chorus/saved/ZvD3FT
Intel - Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor
CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler
MSI - B250M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card
Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
I went back through and checked and re-checked all the plug-in's to make sure they are secure and in the correct spot.
I then went through with a Pen-Type AC Voltage Detector to see if everything was getting power, sure enough EVERY wire had power flowing through it. Including the CPU cooler which is only connected to the MoBo fan header.
I initially thought it must be the board but then why would the CPU cooler be getting power?
After pulling it apart I found a screw touching the case and MoBo and my heart sank. NOTE: it was not touching anything but the coated back side in the bottom left hand side of the MoBo, and both the screw and case are also painted. I type this last so it isn't a conclusion to jump to without considering the aforementioned CPU cooler having power flowing to it.
For some reason, I have a feeling it may be a faulty power switch on the case? It feels cheap and doesnt compress like most computer power buttons; it kind of squishes down in a weird way. Perhaps that is wishful thinking though...
Here is the build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Dawn_Chorus/saved/ZvD3FT
Intel - Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor
CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler
MSI - B250M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card
Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair - RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
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