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nation_1ne   12-21-2007 at 02:19:11 AM

Hey all, was wondering if any of you could help me out here please. I have recently purchased some hardware being:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135072 GPU

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131173 MOBO

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/112706 CPU

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/...AID=84 125536 RAM

I also have this PSU from my previous setup and was wondering if it's powerful enough to run the above?

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=605901

I have tried running it but the screen remains black whilst the fans chug away. It also beeps, which I assume is the hardware check up passing? But nothing comes up on the screen, it's not a problem with the monitor either.

I have also tested all the other hardware and it works fine. The only problem is I can't test the GPU because I don't have another PSU that's powerful enough.

I have been told by one person that the PSU isn't powerful enough becasue it only amounts to 22.3amps, but then I was also told that the PSU should run it fine?

Any help is much appreciated.

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bc4   12-21-2007 at 02:58:59 AM
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The PSU should be good IMO. it has 18a on 2 12v rails (if anyone else wants to chime in) I'm not sure how to calculate it but i'm guessing it is more than 22.3 amps ~ 30+ amps

 

the link to the ram doesn't work

 

do you have an old pci video card lying around? it might be as simple as the bios needs changed to output video via PCIe (weirder things have happened --- although I haven't used a board as new as that)

 

edit: just to be clear, you are only getting a single beep, correct?


Message edited by bc4 on 12-21-2007 at 03:00:03 AM
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nation_1ne   12-21-2007 at 03:10:41 AM
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Yeah just a single beep.

Well I can understand what you're saying about the amps, someone else said something similiar. However I was also told this:

http://forums.steampowered.com/for [...] stcount=20

The situation is quite awkward and I'm not quite too sure what to do. I will do some further tests, such as the bios etc.

Thanks for the help.

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bc4   12-21-2007 at 06:23:09 AM
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Yeah, I still doubt it is the PSU. That guy doesn't know what he is talking about, IMO. I'm not an expert but i've had many questioned answered in this forum concerning PSU and that doesn't make sense.

Also, check your card manual, it should give you some beeps of its own if it is under powered.

Unfortunately, I don't know where to point you. It could be a "bad" psu, but it was working. It could be a bad port on the card.

I guess just try the standard troubleshooting and let us know. (hopefully someone will have a better suggestion than this)

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nation_1ne   12-21-2007 at 06:03:16 PM
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I checked that thread again today and a few people agreed with the previous guy?

I'm still not sure if it is due to the PSU though to be honest. I will soon find out, as I'm going to test the set up on a higher end PSU.

I'll run some more tests as soon as I can, I'll be sure to let you know the outcome. Thanks for the help.

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nation_1ne   12-22-2007 at 06:59:45 PM
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Ok I have just tried out a more powerful PSU, and still there are problems. The CPU fan is not spinning properly from the start, it does the odd random spin but thats it. The CPU is definitely in working order though. I'm also no longer getting any beep. I really dunno what the hell is wrong here.

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nation_1ne   12-22-2007 at 09:14:03 PM
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I'm thinking it might be a faulty card then? I just have this horrible feeling I'm going to send it back to find the card is fine.

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chuckm   12-24-2007 at 05:26:43 AM
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A lot of times the CPU will not spin at max speed when you first power up. What ram are you using?

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chuckm   12-24-2007 at 04:58:22 PM
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I would try 1 stick of ram or even a different brand if you have or can borrow some. I read about a lot of people having issues with OCZ ram and don't see what else could be causing this problem

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bc4   12-24-2007 at 05:15:40 PM
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Have you tried with only one stick off ram? Try in different ram slots. Also, can you try a different PCIe slot? Make sure the cards power connector is securely connected. Also, try both dvi connectors on the card.

 

edit: sorry, didn't see the post above saying the same thing about the ram


Message edited by bc4 on 12-24-2007 at 10:42:31 PM
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bc4   12-24-2007 at 09:41:36 PM
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From another thread, double check your manual and make sure the CMOS jumper is correctly on the run position. (You also might want to clear the CMOS ((reset Bios)) -- follow the instructions in the manual)

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