ga-970a-ds3p won't start even with a power switch how to know is mother board is dead

[brickstonemews]

I'm building a computer I've put everything together and anytime I try to power the mother board it won't turn on at all....I've tested the PSU and it works from the paperclip test what should I do buy another motherboard

 

[cin19]

I'm building a computer I've put everything together

Can you list your parts specifications?

 

[Bob125484]

I'm building a computer I've put everything together and anytime I try to power the mother board it won't turn on at all....I've tested the PSU and it works from the paperclip test what should I do buy another motherboard

If you can return, return it and build new system with AMD AM4 Ryzen. AM3/AM3+ is dead platform and CPU runs l
hot and has poor IPC compare to Ryzen.

 

[cin19]

" return, and build the new gen. AMD or intel PC" Yes, it is very good idea.

 

[dshort01]

I'm building a computer I've put everything together and anytime I try to power the mother board it won't turn on at all....I've tested the PSU and it works from the paperclip test what should I do buy another motherboard

If after all the ideas you have tried here go back to the basics.......... disassembly your PC and place the motherboard on some kind of insulation. Only install the power supply (video card does provide variable so if the cpu have built in video remove your video card) and then no boot device. Make sure nothing is attached. It should post, will take a long time and you might get a keyboard error. Any peripripheral can create a problem. Some BIOS don't post well without a keyboard so try a keyboard first. Everything else removed. You get the idea. Even a short from the motherboard to the case or improper grounding can cause a problem.

 

[dshort01]

If after all the ideas you have tried here go back to the basics.......... disassembly your PC and place the motherboard on some kind of insulation. Only install the power supply (video card does provide variable so if the cpu have built in video remove your video card) and then no boot device. Make sure nothing is attached. It should post, will take a long time and you might get a keyboard error. Any peripripheral can create a problem. Some BIOS don't post well without a keyboard so try a keyboard first. Everything else removed. You get the idea. Even a short from the motherboard to the case or improper grounding can cause a problem.