- Aug 2, 2019
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Hello, this is my first time building my own gaming PC from scratch. I've taken IT classes and networking classes before in school and I don't consider myself to be unknowing when it comes to computer hardware and software, yet when I decide to drop tons of money and build something for once, I butcher it up somehow.
Problem: Pressing power button on PC turns on motherboard lights for less than a second and then powers off. CPU light on motherboard flashes and then is killed with the rest of the PC.
Solutions tried: 1.) I had to buy different RAM because the RAM I had before was the incorrect MHz and was not compatible with the motherboard.
2.) Took out all hard drives and put one stick of RAM in to minimally run (GPU was still in but I don't think that was the problem since the same problem occurred with CPU light)
3.) Crying and screaming in frustration at the expensive paper weight on my table
Notes: Motherboard pins seem to be weird to me, not sure if they are bent or not since they all look the same. When I put in the connections for the power supply some stuff took some effort to plug in but i'm positive every motherboard needs a little pressure put on it to plug them in securely. I dropped the CPU in nicely with the arrow in the correct corner and when closing the lever on the cpu holder, it seemed a bit off to me with the noise and resistance but I assume it was just the metal of the hinge making the noise.
Specs: Motherboard- MSI MAG Z390 Tomahawk
RAM- Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8 GB DDR4 2666MHz v3.31
CPU- Intel i5 9600k
GPU- ASUS Nvidia GTX 1060
Case- Cooler Master HAF XB EVO (Case has special hot swap feature for hard drives, heard somewhere on Youtube that it can damage something if not installed correctly?)
Power Supply- EVGA 650 w
CPU Fan - Arctic Freezer 34 eSports duo
Problem: Pressing power button on PC turns on motherboard lights for less than a second and then powers off. CPU light on motherboard flashes and then is killed with the rest of the PC.
Solutions tried: 1.) I had to buy different RAM because the RAM I had before was the incorrect MHz and was not compatible with the motherboard.
2.) Took out all hard drives and put one stick of RAM in to minimally run (GPU was still in but I don't think that was the problem since the same problem occurred with CPU light)
3.) Crying and screaming in frustration at the expensive paper weight on my table
Notes: Motherboard pins seem to be weird to me, not sure if they are bent or not since they all look the same. When I put in the connections for the power supply some stuff took some effort to plug in but i'm positive every motherboard needs a little pressure put on it to plug them in securely. I dropped the CPU in nicely with the arrow in the correct corner and when closing the lever on the cpu holder, it seemed a bit off to me with the noise and resistance but I assume it was just the metal of the hinge making the noise.
Specs: Motherboard- MSI MAG Z390 Tomahawk
RAM- Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8 GB DDR4 2666MHz v3.31
CPU- Intel i5 9600k
GPU- ASUS Nvidia GTX 1060
Case- Cooler Master HAF XB EVO (Case has special hot swap feature for hard drives, heard somewhere on Youtube that it can damage something if not installed correctly?)
Power Supply- EVGA 650 w
CPU Fan - Arctic Freezer 34 eSports duo
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