[Solved] New first build

Forum Graphics & Displays : Graphics Cards [Solved] New first build

Hello,
I have a new build, my first build and I have no graphics display. I cant get started since I cant see any thing from the PC. I have p8p67 which has no built in graphics, core i5, Graphics: gigabyte 6670. I have two different hard drives at least one of which has win xp loaded. help with graphics>?

Reply to Robert Fraley

I'm not sure exactly what your question is, for what are you asking advice?

Reply to sam_fisher

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] oting-tips

------------------------------ The power supply is the most important component in any computer. Without a good quality one, you usually wind up with a really expensive door stop.
Reply to tlmck

the new pc is not showing anything on display. what will i need to do in order to get it started showing graphics? This is a new case, new ps, new ram, new video, and used hard drive with XP loaded. How do i start the machine graphics? I have power up lights are good, CD drive making noises, seems good. but stuck here

Reply to Robert Fraley

Follow the troubleshooting guide I posted step by step.

------------------------------ The power supply is the most important component in any computer. Without a good quality one, you usually wind up with a really expensive door stop.
Reply to tlmck

well thanks guys for the help. I believe I learned a valuable lesson. It appears that I have bent the pins. I have some pins that look out of order or smashed. The CPU alignment at first was difficult for me to see. So I will have to try to get another board tomorow.

Reply to Robert Fraley

Best answer

It depends on how bad they are smashed and how much patience you have. With a razor blade, some tweezers, and a magnifying lens of some sort you may be able to straighten them assuming you did not short anything out. The exception would be if after straightening they were loose in the socket. That would be a throw away unless you buy a new socket and are adept at soldering.

Unfortunately you have seen the downside to Intel's moronic design.

------------------------------ The power supply is the most important component in any computer. Without a good quality one, you usually wind up with a really expensive door stop.
Reply to tlmck

Lol I know Intel's CPU design are somewhat have downside which is this.

You'd better be careful next time.

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Reply to refillable

refillable wrote :

Lol I know Intel's CPU design are somewhat have downside which is this.

You'd better be careful next time.

I am sure there is an electrical resistance reason as to why the pins are as tall as they are, but from a mechanical standpoint they are laughable. They should be no longer than the balls coming from the CPU.

I remember bending the bejeepers out of my first socket 775, and I was very careful. An attempted repair was fruitless. As it turns out, ASUS owned up to receiving a bad batch of sockets and replaced the board for free.

------------------------------ The power supply is the most important component in any computer. Without a good quality one, you usually wind up with a really expensive door stop.
Reply to tlmck

And Yet, Another reason Why I Use AMD...

Reply to Hella-D

I'm not a professional but aren't intel CPU's pinless? My Core 2 extreme QX6850 had no pins, made the installing painless =P Not like when i went back to my socket 939 board n tried replacing the cpu heatsink fan... Damn cpu came off with the heatsink n all, bended about 3 pins in the process, and about 30 mins trying to pry that heatsink off the cpu n another 10-15 mins straightening out the pins i bent. Are the new i5 and i7's have pins now?

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Reply to giovanni86

giovanni86 wrote :

The Intel sockets have pins which is an oxymoron. Socket(female connector) generally denotes a hole, and plug(male connector) denotes a pin.

In this case there are no holes. The CPU has something called Ball Grid Array, or you can just call them balls. They rest on top of the socket pins.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_grid_array

------------------------------ The power supply is the most important component in any computer. Without a good quality one, you usually wind up with a really expensive door stop.
Reply to tlmck

good info, and I am not still convinced to buy generic... lol I mean AMD

Reply to Robert Fraley

that remark may have started AMD vs Intel wars lol also there must be some acronyms for both Intel and AMD I am not aware of any. meanwhile I will be taking my board to local repair place since I am concerned that I may have quite some difficululty doing the pin repairs

Reply to Robert Fraley

well I have made another trip to the PC store and purchased a new motherboard. I upgraded again to the p8z68 mobo. and am able to boot now I think.

Reply to Robert Fraley

OK good luck .

Reply to refillable

Best answer selected by robert fraley.

Reply to Robert Fraley

I have searched to no avail, but I have some more questions concerning my setup. I have Linux Ubuntu working and will need to know somethings about the BIOS setup. Would you help show the link to the BIOS CMOS section. I have this complex EFI system on the board. My new board is P8z68 M Pro.
Would be able to offer the link to help with the BIOS and Linux setup?
Any link also to the SSD?
I have this setup now: Core i5,
8G,
p8Z68 with EFI. Is {GUI interface?},
Corsair 64G M4 SSD.

Reply to Robert Fraley