What am I doing wrong??? First PC build

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dankest_bank

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My PC won't boot / post / power LED no matter what I do, so can somebody tell me whats wrong?
I have my motherboard on the motherboard box.
I have the CPU installed, the stock cooler on top with the fan cable connected.
I have my two RAM sticks installed in the second and fourth slot.
I have my graphics card in the PCIE x16 2 slot, and I have the 6+2 pin power connector connected.
I have the 8 pin CPU connector and the 24 pin power connector connected to the motherboard.
I have the power supply connected to a working outlet, with a working power cable (Yes the switch on the back is turned on)

R5 1600
Asrock X370 pro4
16GB G.Skill EVO Potenza (2 x 8)
Asrock Phantom Gaming X Rx 580 8GB
Corsair CX550 (2017)
 
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you might need to reset the motherboard bios by removing cmos battery? then try and jump start the motherboard with a screwdriver or something (can lookup on the internet). try and use one stick of ram only instead of 2. try these and if they dont work then report back ;)
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kadec.a.mackinney

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you might need to reset the motherboard bios by removing cmos battery? then try and jump start the motherboard with a screwdriver or something (can lookup on the internet). try and use one stick of ram only instead of 2. try these and if they dont work then report back ;)
 
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tejayd

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Sounds like something is broken. Are there any fans spinning? Or anything showing signs of power?
Edit: lol and yeah. Good point, how are you turning it on? I guess I just assumed you were. If not by the case button, do what he said with the screwdriver
 
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Dugimodo

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Just to clarify slightly, find the motherboard pins for the front panel power button using the manual and short them out for a moment with something metal - like a screwdriver.

If you have a speaker you can connect to the motherboard pins that can help because it'll let you hear beep codes if you are gettting that far. a lot of cases and motherboards come with a tiny little peizo speaker for this purpose.
 
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dankest_bank

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Turns out the power button on the motherboard was busted so I had to jump it myself with a screw driver, thanx for the help :)
 
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