Okay I know these kind of threads are common, and yes, I've looked through other threads, i've looked at that one guide that ppl post and i've tried just about everything to get my PC to start(Tried one Ram stick, switched the Ram positions(though i followed what my mobo manual said) Unplugged things one by one, etc). So i'm here making my own thread to get a more personalized answer.
So, during black friday/cyber monday, i ordered a new CPU, Mobo, and Ram to start my process of upgrading my PC. Was a delay with the shipping sadly and didnt get them until around Wednesday and only had time today to try and put it all together.
New Parts
CPU - Ryzen 5 1600, Mobo - ROG Strix B350-F Gaming, Ram - Two 8gig(16 gig total) DDR4 2400 G-Skill Flare-X Ram Sticks, Rosewill Challenger Case. All items were on sale/I'm on a budget.
Old Parts/Parts that will be upgraded over time
GeForce GTX 960 - Rosewill Photon 550 Watt PSU - WD Green WD10EZRX 1TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s HDD
So after putting all that together, I go to press the power button, and nothing happens. However, on the Strix mobo, a Orange light would show when i flipped my PSU power switch on before pressing the power button, and the little RGB thing would be glowing on the mobo. When I googled that, people had said the orange light just indicates that the Mobo is being powered. I noticed when i pressed the power button, I would hear a slight beep/bzzt type noise that would only happen once when i tried to press the power button. I even tried the screwdriver trick to boot with no power button and it would make the same noise. No sound from the HDD starting, no fans powering on, etc. The beep/bzzt noise would only happen once after flipping my PSU switch on and pressing the power button. It wouldnt make the noise again until i flipped the PSU off, and then back on to try and boot it again.
With that said, I had noticed that the Rosewill Photon 550 is an ATX PSU(It splits into two 4 pin connectors for the CPU power), but the Strix Mobo is an EATX for the CPU power. After googling people said just connecting the 4 pin part would be enough to power the mobo(Since only one half of connector had the right shapes to be connected) instead of using all 8 pins. However, when i put all these parts together it still wont start. Again. there is no sound from the HDD when i try and start, no fans turn on, only the orange light and the little rainbow part glowing on the Strix Mobo when i flip the PSU switch on(Before even pressing the power button).
After trying many things, nothing has worked, and i'm now currently making this thread while on my old PC using the old GPU, PSU, and HDD that i posted. My old Mobo that i'm on now is an Asus A88X-PLUS with 8 gig DDR3 ram, and an old AMD Athlon x4 760K. At first I was worried the PSU went dead for whatever reason or because it was just an ATX using only 4 pins was and issue, but here I am on my old PC running fine.
I'm hoping some one here can help me diagnose what is going on. Do I need a new PSU that uses all 8 pins for the CPU power? Maybe I'm just delusional but it's hard to think that the CPU, Mobo, or Ram is the is issue. I bought all these parts as a combo package on Newegg and double checked many times they would all be compatible before purchasing.
Anyways, any and all replies are appreciated and welcomed. Thank you for your time.
So, during black friday/cyber monday, i ordered a new CPU, Mobo, and Ram to start my process of upgrading my PC. Was a delay with the shipping sadly and didnt get them until around Wednesday and only had time today to try and put it all together.
New Parts
CPU - Ryzen 5 1600, Mobo - ROG Strix B350-F Gaming, Ram - Two 8gig(16 gig total) DDR4 2400 G-Skill Flare-X Ram Sticks, Rosewill Challenger Case. All items were on sale/I'm on a budget.
Old Parts/Parts that will be upgraded over time
GeForce GTX 960 - Rosewill Photon 550 Watt PSU - WD Green WD10EZRX 1TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s HDD
So after putting all that together, I go to press the power button, and nothing happens. However, on the Strix mobo, a Orange light would show when i flipped my PSU power switch on before pressing the power button, and the little RGB thing would be glowing on the mobo. When I googled that, people had said the orange light just indicates that the Mobo is being powered. I noticed when i pressed the power button, I would hear a slight beep/bzzt type noise that would only happen once when i tried to press the power button. I even tried the screwdriver trick to boot with no power button and it would make the same noise. No sound from the HDD starting, no fans powering on, etc. The beep/bzzt noise would only happen once after flipping my PSU switch on and pressing the power button. It wouldnt make the noise again until i flipped the PSU off, and then back on to try and boot it again.
With that said, I had noticed that the Rosewill Photon 550 is an ATX PSU(It splits into two 4 pin connectors for the CPU power), but the Strix Mobo is an EATX for the CPU power. After googling people said just connecting the 4 pin part would be enough to power the mobo(Since only one half of connector had the right shapes to be connected) instead of using all 8 pins. However, when i put all these parts together it still wont start. Again. there is no sound from the HDD when i try and start, no fans turn on, only the orange light and the little rainbow part glowing on the Strix Mobo when i flip the PSU switch on(Before even pressing the power button).
After trying many things, nothing has worked, and i'm now currently making this thread while on my old PC using the old GPU, PSU, and HDD that i posted. My old Mobo that i'm on now is an Asus A88X-PLUS with 8 gig DDR3 ram, and an old AMD Athlon x4 760K. At first I was worried the PSU went dead for whatever reason or because it was just an ATX using only 4 pins was and issue, but here I am on my old PC running fine.
I'm hoping some one here can help me diagnose what is going on. Do I need a new PSU that uses all 8 pins for the CPU power? Maybe I'm just delusional but it's hard to think that the CPU, Mobo, or Ram is the is issue. I bought all these parts as a combo package on Newegg and double checked many times they would all be compatible before purchasing.
Anyways, any and all replies are appreciated and welcomed. Thank you for your time.