Need some help...

[penny4821]

I've come to the conclusion after 4 hours, something is either fried or incompatible. Any direction at all would be helpful. I'm going to take it to a repair shop for assistance if this doesn't work out.

PROBLEM: The LED power button flickers and fans move for about a half a second then just shut off. I've made sure the metal risers aren't ground the mobo. I've also tried it with and without the +4 pin connector, originally without.

Here's everything I have with a picture of what it currently looks like.

i3 550 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115065
NVIDIA 460 GTX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133394
1156 Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157214
Corsair 8GB RAM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345
630W Power Supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182200
1 TB HD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697
Card Reader - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223103
Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147108

Here's a picture: http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/922/img20111012232210.jpg

I've tried literally everything

 

[clutchc]

This may not solve your problem, but for future refernce the motherboard standoffs (risers as you call them) are SUPPOSE to ground the motherboard via the screw heads. Don't put insulation between the screws/standoffs and the grounding rings around the screw holes.
On the otherhand, check that you didn't add an 'extra' standoff under the board that's grounding out. I doubt you did, but it can happen.

I don't see anything in your list that isn't compatible. But your discription of the problem suggests the motherboard is faulty. New board?

 

[penny4821]

Thanks, I just got everything in the mail today. I got 9 parts in total so I guess it wouldn't be rare for a part to be faulty. Curiously, I've only been working with computers for about a year, how do you diagnose the problem to be the motherboard? I figured since the fan and light would power on for even a second it mean't it was okay. Sorry if I seem inquisitive, I just would like to know the reason to expand my knowledge.

 

[clutchc]

My 'diagnosis' isn't carved in stone. Just past experience with mostly good... and a few bad boards. Assuming all is correctly wired and installed, the sytem should at least allow you to get into BIOS.