I'm new to building, but have tinkered around for years. This is my first build, and I'm afraid it's not going so well at the moment.
Based on some advice I found online, I purchased equipment that I know is compatible, but when I turned it on, it cannot complete its boot. Here are my specs:
Asus P9X79 Pro (LGA 2011 / Intel X79)
Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge
16 gb G.SKILL Ripjaw Z Series (4x4gb) 240-pin DDR3
EVGA 025-PE-1579-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) HD 256MB
1x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM
2x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 RPM
1x Crutial M4 128GB SATA III
Corsair TX850 V 850W PSU
Corsair H60 CPU Cooler
Cooler Master Storm Trooper Case
The problem (at the moment) appears to be between my motherboard and my video card. When booting up, I get a long beep, followed by three short beeps, which indicates no VGA. This also corresponds to the "VGA_LED" light that comes on.
I have moved the video card into different slots, flash updated the BIOS, and tried two different monitors (just because I could)... but everything comes back the same, "no VGA." I even tested the motherboard's battery power, but it came back as full.
At this point, I'm stumped and have filled out the RMA info through EVGA. But before I ship it away, I thought I'd ask for help. Any suggestions, or am I going about this correctly?
Thanks!
Based on some advice I found online, I purchased equipment that I know is compatible, but when I turned it on, it cannot complete its boot. Here are my specs:
Asus P9X79 Pro (LGA 2011 / Intel X79)
Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge
16 gb G.SKILL Ripjaw Z Series (4x4gb) 240-pin DDR3
EVGA 025-PE-1579-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) HD 256MB
1x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM
2x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 RPM
1x Crutial M4 128GB SATA III
Corsair TX850 V 850W PSU
Corsair H60 CPU Cooler
Cooler Master Storm Trooper Case
The problem (at the moment) appears to be between my motherboard and my video card. When booting up, I get a long beep, followed by three short beeps, which indicates no VGA. This also corresponds to the "VGA_LED" light that comes on.
I have moved the video card into different slots, flash updated the BIOS, and tried two different monitors (just because I could)... but everything comes back the same, "no VGA." I even tested the motherboard's battery power, but it came back as full.
At this point, I'm stumped and have filled out the RMA info through EVGA. But before I ship it away, I thought I'd ask for help. Any suggestions, or am I going about this correctly?
Thanks!