[SOLVED] Just built my first ever pc, turns on but shows no display

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Minipiwi

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As the tittle says, this is my first pc build. I've put everything together but when I turn it on, the lights are on and the fans rotate but there's no display. I've redone the ram sticks, changed there different gpus, made sure things are plugged in but still nothing. Any help would be appreciated.
 
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So is there anything else I can do? I'm really just about to take it to a pc place and see if they can rest the parts. I've had the parts since July since I've been waiting on them all to get here so I'm hoping I just <Mod Edit> up how it's meant to be put rather than a DOA item.
Last thing to try is remove everything including motherboard from the case. Reseat CPU into socket. Install 1 stick of RAM into slot. Connect all power to motherboard. Connect HDMI cable to motherboard. Short the power pins on motherboard.
So is there anything else I can do? I'm really just about to take it to a pc place and see if they can rest the parts. I've had the parts since July since I've been waiting on them all to get here so I'm hoping I just <Mod Edit> up how it's meant to be put rather than a DOA item.
 
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So is there anything else I can do? I'm really just about to take it to a pc place and see if they can rest the parts. I've had the parts since July since I've been waiting on them all to get here so I'm hoping I just <Mod Edit> up how it's meant to be put rather than a DOA item.
Last thing to try is remove everything including motherboard from the case. Reseat CPU into socket. Install 1 stick of RAM into slot. Connect all power to motherboard. Connect HDMI cable to motherboard. Short the power pins on motherboard.
 
Solution
Standoffs are the brass posts that you attach to the case to support the motherboard and prevent it from making contact with the case and causing shorts.
As the tittle says, this is my first pc build. I've put everything together but when I turn it on, the lights are on and the fans rotate but there's no display. I've redone the ram sticks, changed there different gpus, made sure things are plugged in but still nothing. Any help would be appreciated.
I got the same problem recently when tried to add RAM sticks and got no display (Monitor LED, Mobo LED, RGBs glowing and all fans running). Lol I kicked my cpu with frustration as i got urgent work and all components are recently new. Finally i got the idea to flush the cmos (bios reset) by joining the 2 pins on motherboard. May it can help with you just try.