new build, no picture no bios and no beeps.

[faldor20]

xfx r9 270x, asrock 970, amd fx 6300, 8 gigs of ram, windows 8.1. I just finished a new build and when i press the power button the fans spin but the screen shows nothing and there are no beeps.

 

[jafrankl]

Are you trying to output from the 270x before booting the first time? You have to output from the mobo and download drivers before the card will output.

 

[reedo_43]

That is not true! All power connections to mother board and GPU connected properly? What is your PSU?

 

[faldor20]

I dont have a video output on my mobo

 

[hang-the-9]

Are you trying to output from the 270x before booting the first time? You have to output from the mobo and download drivers before the card will output.

The FX 6300 does not have onboard video so that would be pretty hard to do. It's also not true, the add-on cards most often disable onboard video and take over when installed in motherboards that do have onboard video.

 

[faldor20]

500w cougar psu

 

[faldor20]

well i have no vga or dvi on the mobo

 

[reedo_43]

Pcie connections to the gpu?

 

[faldor20]

what? the graphics card is connected i have removed it and tried to use a different graphics card but still no success

 

[reedo_43]

is your gpu powered from you psu?

 

[hang-the-9]

Before you start messing with taking it apart, think about returning the power supply and getting a better brand. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Cougar-A-Series-560-W-Power-Supply-Review/1332/10

While the PSU may not be at fault here, it may be, so would be a good time to swap it out for a good model form Antec, XFX, Silverstone, EVGA and such.

 

[Joshua Martin]

Make sure your PCIe power cables are hooked to the GPU.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

The troubleshooting checklist in the stickies at the top of the forum should help you narrow down what's causing the problem. There's also a link to the checklist in my signature.

 

[faldor20]

The gpu is powered by the psu, the cables are plugged into the gpu.

 

[faldor20]

Solved, took out a stick of ram and booted with just one.

 

[faldor20]

One more question can i boot with two ram sticks after the initial boot?

 

[reedo_43]

You probably have a bad stick. Try a different slot...

 

[shortstuff_mt]

I don't completely understand the question. Are you asking if you can initially set up the system with a single stick of RAM and add another stick later? If that's the question then the answer is yes. You can add additional RAM at any time. You haven't listed the model number for your RAM, but it should have a warranty. If you can determine that a stick is faulty you should be able to RMA the RAM and get it replaced. You can use Memtest86+ to test the RAM.