I need help big time

[markuserik7]

Hi, i recently upgraded from a stock Intel cooler to NZXT kraken x52. After i mounted it, my pc wouldnt start. Is this due to shortage of W’s in my power suply? My specs are (not in detail) 1050Ti, Mini-ITX, DDR4 8GB, 550W PSU, Intel Core i5 7600k, 2x NZXT 120mm rgb fans, connected to NZXT Hue+. Seagate Barracuda 1TB hard drive. If this is the case, what PSU is recomended??

 

[richiestang_78]

You have more then enough power for that system. I would make sure you didn't knock anything loose when you installed the AIO. Unless you somehow damaged something when you installed the cooler I dont know what else to tell you.

 

[nobspls]

This is probably really annoying to do, but it you go back to your old stock cooler, would it start?

It is highly unlikely the cooler is the culprit, and undoing it and going back to the old one just to prove that point is probably not the best path.

The highest probability is that you unplugged some connector accidentally/unintentionally in the process or the wires to something wiggled lose when you were swapping out the cooler and yanked on them without your realizing it.

If you really think it is the PSU, then you can try to borrow another and test. But chances are unless it is just bad luck and coincidence that the PSU failed just now, that would also be a lot of effort for really low odds of success.

I would really double check all connectors. And if you can provide a photo of the stuff, people can all play where's waldo and help you spot the lose connector.

 

[markuserik7]

Nobspls i removed the x52 and put the stock cooler back on, and IT works just fine, everything is plugged ad IT should be

 

[richiestang_78]

I assume you plugged in the AIO correctly? What motherboard do you have?

 

[markuserik7]

I Have ROG Strix B250I mini ITX

 

[richiestang_78]

Your board has a dedicated AIO_PUMP header next to the DIMM slots. Plug the AIO pump into that one and the radiator fan into the CPU_FAN header next to it. If the computer doesn't turn on then you got a faulty AIO

 

[Karadjgne]

https://www.nzxt.com/manuals/krakenx/X52-X62-115X.html

Most times failure to start is because ppl will plug the pump into the motherboards pump header, not the cpu header. The pc will not start if cpu_fan header is not populated.

 

[markuserik7]

ok, ill try that but i do have 2 fan cables from the radiator

 

[richiestang_78]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZsZnnOX_mo Here's their instructional video.

 

[markuserik7]

And BTW, my board does not have an internal USB 2.0 header so i GOT an internal 3.0 to 2.0 converter, which i plugged into a nzxt internal 2.0 hub, which i connect my, x52, hue + and Fan hub.

 

[markuserik7]

Thxxxx everyone i finally GOT this to Word after a week❤️❤️

 

[Karadjgne]

Wow, that's a first. A mobo verified no USB2 internal headers. What was Asus thinking? Half the AIO's made in versions bigger than 120mm use a USB2 header from the pump. The other half use a Sata connector. Kind of a bone head move, there's already usb2 ports in rear for mouse/kb, should have been room for 2x more easily on the board itself.