Question NO Display Out

[sparker781]

So i was given this custom built about a year or so ago with no GPU. Struggled looking for a GPU at the time the market was ridiculous pricewise. I was able to get my hands on a 3060 albeit used. I am not able to get anything to display. The fans are on, on my motherboard I am getting power but nothing else. I have tried to remove the CMOS battery and memory to see if it would error out but when I turn it on, I don't get any warning beeps just turn it on and nothing. Can't get onboard to work either.

Gigabyte A520M S2H (rev. 1.x) Motherboard
G-Skill 32GB DDR4 RAM
Samsung 500GB SSD
AMD Ryzen 3 I believe

 

[DSzymborski]

What's the exact PSU? What's the exact Ryzen CPU?

What outputs are you connecting your monitor to?

 

[sparker781]

Which one? EVGA has sold 13 different models of 650W, Gold-rated PSU, ranging from excellent to mediocre in quality.

That seems about right for a 1050 Ti and Mafia 3. Even on low settings you only get to the mid-40s. Though it might be more consistent.

Not really sure you can justify it, that is the GPU it has.

There is always a budget gaming machine, just depends on what your budget is. Unless you grossly overpaid for that Dell G3, it probably has a better price/performance ratio than any other laptop you can buy.

$600 RTX3050 with an 11th gen i5. But in a few years you will be in the same boat you are now. An entry level GPU.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-t...oc=Narrativ&mpid=376373&ref=198&skuId=6512281

As for a desktop, if you are starting from scratch, probably going to be more like $800 or $900 for worthwhile gaming performance. It could be cost optimized down to $600, but it wouldn't be worth it I think. An i5 would be far more preferable with its six cores, and this is basically the cheapest GPU worth having at the moment. Paying for something like a 6700 or 6700XT or RTX 3060 would certainly put this in that higher price range.

There are also a few 3070 class laptops hovering around 1000-1200.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($105.98 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock B660M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($41.98 @ B&H)
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card ($234.03 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool MATREXX 55 MESH ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.65 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex III Super Pro 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Total: $638.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-10-19 13:33 EDT-0400

What's the exact PSU?

PSU is EVGA 650

What's the exact Ryzen CPU? Ryzen 5 5600

What outputs are you connecting your monitor to? DP or HDMI with the On-Board

 

[DSzymborski]

"EVGA 650" is not an exact PSU.

The Ryzen 5 5600 doesn't have integrated graphics, so you're literally connecting your monitor to nothing.

 

[sparker781]

okay well if that is the case....I need to figure out why I am not getting output. The board has on on-board video but am still getting nothing on my monitor

 

[Eximo]

Not sure why the spec sheet is written without mentioning it, but you need a processor with onboard graphics for the motherboard display outputs to do anything. One of the G chips would be required. The board doesn't appear to have support for the low end Athlons that also have graphics.

With the 3060 plugged in, you should connect the monitor to that.

If you still don't get a signal, likely a bad GPU.

 

[Zerk2012]

okay well if that is the case....I need to figure out why I am not getting output. The board has on on-board video but am still getting nothing on my monitor

The motherboard has no built in graphics it has to come from the processor for any plug on the motherboard to work.
Your processor has no built in graphics so you must use a video card with the monitor plugged into the video card.

 

[DSzymborski]

okay well if that is the case....I need to figure out why I am not getting output. The board has on on-board video but am still getting nothing on my monitor

It doesn't, though.

This CPU doesn't have a G in the name, meaning it has no integrated graphics (Zen 4 CPUs have graphics, but that's a different platform). AMD/Intel Boards consumer boards haven't had onboard video since some very early budget AM3+ motherboards that were basically retrofit from AM3 more than a decade ago.

 

[sparker781]

Not sure why the spec sheet is written without mentioning it, but you need a processor with onboard graphics for the motherboard display outputs to do anything. One of the G chips would be required. The board doesn't appear to have support for the low end Athlons that also have graphics.

With the 3060 plugged in, you should connect the monitor to that.

If you still don't get a signal, likely a bad GPU.

I was hoping that wasn't the case. I do have a lower end GPU I'll plug in to test. If that works then I know the GPU is bad. It's a shame though