I built an all new PC with all new components, with the exception of monitors. After putting the PC together and powering it on, my monitor is blank, just a black screen. There are no messages being displayed. Doesn’t even show BIOS and there are no beeps indicating an issue.
The monitors and HDMI cables work. I have tested them and use them for work all day.
I removed the GPU and used the integrated display on the motherboard, still the same issue.
When I apply power, the fans come on. The lights on the motherboard come on, the mouse and keyboard light up.
From what I can determine, I either have a bad motherboard, CPU, or RAM.
I don't have any spare parts to test with, so I am thinking of going out and buying a cheap motherboard and RAM to see if these are the issues. Before I spend any additional money, I wanted to see if anyone had any other ideas to try.
In particular when I look at the motherboard specs it states this for RAM compatibility:
The RAM I bought fits into the A-XMP OC mode. From my understanding this mode can only be enabled in BIOS, which I can't see because my monitor will not turn on.
Could my issue be as simple as getting a RAM stick from option 2 (JEDEC)?
PC Build Parts:
Motherboard:
MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK AM4 AMD B550 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
CPU:
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - Ryzen 5 5000 Series Vermeer (Zen 3) 6-Core 3.7 GHz Socket AM4 65W None Integrated Graphics Desktop Processor - 100-100000065BOX
Memory:
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C18D-64GVK
GPU:
GIGABYTE Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Video Card GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD (rev. 2.0) (LHR)
SSD:
SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 2TB PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 V-NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
Power Supply: Seasonic FOCUS GX-850, 850W 80+ Gold, Full-Modular, Fan Control in Fanless, Silent, and Cooling Mode, 10 Year Warranty, Perfect Power Supply for Gaming and Various Application, SSR-850FX.
The monitors and HDMI cables work. I have tested them and use them for work all day.
I removed the GPU and used the integrated display on the motherboard, still the same issue.
When I apply power, the fans come on. The lights on the motherboard come on, the mouse and keyboard light up.
From what I can determine, I either have a bad motherboard, CPU, or RAM.
I don't have any spare parts to test with, so I am thinking of going out and buying a cheap motherboard and RAM to see if these are the issues. Before I spend any additional money, I wanted to see if anyone had any other ideas to try.
In particular when I look at the motherboard specs it states this for RAM compatibility:
- DDR4 5100+ / 5000 / 4866 / 4800 / 4733 / 4600 / 4533 / 4400 / 4266 / 4133 / 4000 / 3866 / 3733 / 3600 / 3466 / 3200 / 3066 / 3000 / 2933 / 2800 / 2667 (by A-XMP OC MODE)
- DDR4 3200 / 3066 / 3000 / 2933 / 2800 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 / 1866 (by JEDEC)
The RAM I bought fits into the A-XMP OC mode. From my understanding this mode can only be enabled in BIOS, which I can't see because my monitor will not turn on.
Could my issue be as simple as getting a RAM stick from option 2 (JEDEC)?
PC Build Parts:
Motherboard:
MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK AM4 AMD B550 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
CPU:
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - Ryzen 5 5000 Series Vermeer (Zen 3) 6-Core 3.7 GHz Socket AM4 65W None Integrated Graphics Desktop Processor - 100-100000065BOX
Memory:
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C18D-64GVK
GPU:
GIGABYTE Gaming OC GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Video Card GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD (rev. 2.0) (LHR)
SSD:
SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 2TB PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 V-NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM
Power Supply: Seasonic FOCUS GX-850, 850W 80+ Gold, Full-Modular, Fan Control in Fanless, Silent, and Cooling Mode, 10 Year Warranty, Perfect Power Supply for Gaming and Various Application, SSR-850FX.
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