Hey!
Building my son's first gaming PC and it's the first time I've built a PC in about 15 years. Here are my core components:
All physical installation seemed to go well, except I needed to flip the heat sync direction around. I cleaned and re-added thermal paste when doing that and it seemed to go ok. From the first power up I've been getting 5 beeps, which apparently means a CPU error, and nothing on screen.
My concerns are that I....
Would really appreciate any advice. Is there a way to test the CPU and motherboard without buying a freshy?
All the best,
Gareth
Building my son's first gaming PC and it's the first time I've built a PC in about 15 years. Here are my core components:
- Team Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x 8GB) 3200MHz DDR4
- Kingston A400 120GB M.2-2280 SATA III SSD
- Intel Core i3 9100F 3.6GHz 4 Core CPU
- Gigabyte B365M DS3H Intel Socket 1151 Motherboard
- BE QUIET! BK008 Pure Rock Slim Heatsink & Fan
- Corsair CP-9020120-UK CX Series 450 W CX450 ATX/EPS 80 PLUS
All physical installation seemed to go well, except I needed to flip the heat sync direction around. I cleaned and re-added thermal paste when doing that and it seemed to go ok. From the first power up I've been getting 5 beeps, which apparently means a CPU error, and nothing on screen.
My concerns are that I....
- damaged the pins in the motherboard when installing the CPU. It is definitely installed the correct way. Notches and arrow are facing the correct direction. I wasn't rough with the CPU and think I used the appropriate amount of pressure to get the metal lever down. How likely is it that those pins are damaged? (picture below & here)
- damaged the CPU during install. Perhaps when adding thermal paste the second time maybe added too much and seeped over the edges. Is this likely to cause a short?
- got the wrong PSU (Corsair CP-9020120-UK CX Series 450 W CX450 ATX/EPS 80 PLUS)
- turned on the power with only the 24 pin ATX attached and not the CPU power. I rectified this and then the beeping started but without the CPU power it won't do any harm but clearly won't work either
Would really appreciate any advice. Is there a way to test the CPU and motherboard without buying a freshy?
All the best,
Gareth