[SOLVED] Newly built computer starts, but won't show up on monitor

[popskully]

Visiontek R9 270x - GPU

AMD Athlon x4 860k - CPU

Hercules 600w - PSU

Kingston Hyperxfury 8GB - RAM

WD 500 GB - HDD

Asus A68HM-PLUS - Motherboard

No matter what I do all the fans power on but it doesn't show anything on the monitor. I have tried resetting the CMOs with removing the battery. I have tried different display cables (VGA/HDMI). I also removing part by part to see if that would work and even rebuilt it entirely.

 

[rgd1101]

connect the monitor to the gpu?

 

[popskully]

connect the monitor to the gpu?

yes I already did

 

[rgd1101]

Does the motherboard have the bios version to run 860k?

 

[popskully]

Does the motherboard have the bios version to run 860k?

I'm not sure I randomly purchased it from a guy online. Is there a another CPU I could use to boot it up and check it?

 

[rgd1101]

A68HM-PLUS｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

www.asus.com

 

[popskully]

A68HM-PLUS｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

www.asus.com

I checked this and my cpu is supported just not sure if the motherboard is up to date

 

[rgd1101]

take it to a shop. or ask the seller

 

[Ketchup79]

Where did you get these components? Most of these are very old here in the U.S. and what little I can find on Hercules for PC power supplies is not good. Also, as rgd1101 mentioned, that CPU is not officially supported on the first BIOS of that motherboard (support for that CPU came a year later).

 

[popskully]

take it to a shop. or ask the seller

Okay I'm gonna have to try doing that

 

[popskully]

Where did you get these components? Most of these are very old here in the U.S. and what little I can find on Hercules for PC power supplies is not good. Also, as rgd1101 mentioned, that CPU is not officially supported on the first BIOS of that motherboard (support for that CPU came a year later).

I had a low budget and is trying to build my 1st pc. It would help if I knew what cpus it initially supported so I could try getting one to do the BIOS update.

 

[DSzymborski]

First things first: this PC shouldn't even be turned on with a power supply such as that in the mix.

 

[popskully]

First things first: this PC shouldn't even be turned on with a power supply such as that in the mix.

What power supply do you recommend? As I said it's my first build, just learning as I go.

 

[DSzymborski]

What power supply do you recommend? As I said it's my first build, just learning as I go.

A Corsair CX 450 is the least expensive PSU I'd bother with purchasing. Do not buy it used.

 

[popskully]

A Corsair CX 450 is the least expensive PSU I'd bother with purchasing. Do not buy it used.

Okay I'm gonna try another CPU and if it doesn't working I might rebuild with Ryzen parts

 

[Ketchup79]

I had a low budget and is trying to build my 1st pc. It would help if I knew what cpus it initially supported so I could try getting one to do the BIOS update.

From rgd1101's link, any CPU in that list that supports BIOS level 201.

 

[Calvin7]

Radeon R9 270X System Requirements
https://www.visiontek.com/visiontek-radeontm-r9-270x-graphics-card.html

600W (or greater) power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended

 

[lynx1021]

Also what is the part number on your ram? is it 2 sticks of 4GB? Here is a link to compatible Kingston memory for your board.
https://www.kingston.com/us/memory/search?model=91588&deviceType=7&mfr=ASU&line=A68+Motherboard

 

[popskully]

Also what is the part number on your ram? is it 2 sticks of 4GB? Here is a link to compatible Kingston memory for your board.
https://www.kingston.com/us/memory/search?model=91588&deviceType=7&mfr=ASU&line=A68+Motherboard

I figured it out, thanks so much for the advises guys. It was a BIOS problem, it needed to be updated to work with the CPU

 

[Ketchup79]

Yep. Glad you got it updated!